The Clinical Research Network West Midlands Primary Care PPIE team are supporting the roll out of the NIHR Patient Research Ambassador Initiative.

Patient Research Ambassadors (PRA) promote health research from a patient point of view. They could be a patient, service user, carer or lay person who is enthusiastic about health research and willing to communicate that to other patients and public as well as healthcare professionals.

There are a number of PRAs who help to raise the profile of research in an acute setting. We are keen to establish PRAs to help local practices and health centres, promote research and work with existing groups such as Patient Participations Groups in the region.

If you would like to find out more information about the patient experience in primary care research survey or are keen to establish patient research ambassador at your organisation then please contact your local research facilitator.

You can also contact Moe Shaikh, CRN WM Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Cross Cutting Theme Lead on 024 76430165 or email mohammed.shaikh@nihr.ac.uk or contact Mary-Anne Darby, CRN WM Head of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Research on 01902 447193 or email mary-anne.darby@nihr.ac.uk.