Fig. 1From: Patient and public involvement in research: the need for budgeting PPI staff costs in funding applicationsPPI staff interactions with PPI members and academics in AUKCAR. Circles represent individuals. Interactions are represented by lines connecting circles, and can be any of: face-to-face, email, telephone, virtual meetings, social media. Interactions between academics and PPI members are mediated by PPI staff. The workload of PPI staff increases with the number of PPI members and academics, as illustrated by the number of lines between PPI staff and stakeholdersBack to article page