Table 2 Public Involvement Values and Principles and UK Standards for Public Involvement
From: ‘All hands-on deck’, working together to develop UK standards for public involvement in research
INVOLVE Values and Principles | Health Care Research Wales Principles | UK Standards |
|---|---|---|
Respect Researchers, research organisations and the public respect one another’s roles and perspectives | Advocating respect, so researchers and the public show mutual respect for each other’s roles and perspectives and all parties are recognised and acknowledged for their contributions | Working Together |
Support Researchers, research organisations and the public have access to practical and organisational support to involve and be involved | Supporting public involvement and engagement, ensuring researchers and the public access to the support necessary to enable them to involve and be involved; | Support and Learning |
Transparency Researchers, research organisations and the public are clear and open about the aims and scope of involvement in the research | Promoting transparency in relationships between the public and researchers as well as transparency in Health and Care Research Wales Public Delivery Board decision making; | Working Together Communications Governance |
Responsiveness Researchers and research organisations actively respond to the input of public members involved in research | Communications | |
Fairness of opportunity Researchers and research organisations ensure that public involvement in research is open to individuals and communities without discrimination | Encouraging diversity so involvement and engagement occurs with relevant groups with equal opportunity, and inclusivity | Inclusive Opportunities |
Accountability Researchers, research organisations and the public are accountable are accountable for their involvement in research and to people affected by the research | Demonstrating accountability, of Health and Care Research Wales but also researchers to the communities and members of the public they involve and engage in their work | Governance |
High quality and meaningful public involvement in both Health and Care Research Wales, and in health and social care research more widely | Impact | |
Encouraging appropriate public involvement and engagement throughout the research process, from setting research priorities through to dissemination of research | Inclusive Opportunities |