Health and Care Research for All

What is Health and Care Research for All about?

We, along with the Integrated Care Board, want to understand and reduce the barriers to participation in health and care research for the Eastern European communities. By making connections, we can gather their views and experiences, while sharing insightful information about how speaking up about their opinions can shape health services for tomorrow.

By participating in research you can raise awareness of the challenges you face and as a result, influence decisions around health and care services in Northamptonshire. 

Why join?

• Improve services: help shape healthcare that meets your needs
• Build trust: connect your community with local health and care providers
• Be represented: ensure the voices of Eastern European communities are heard in research

Join the NIHR Be Part of Research registry

Be Part of Research is a website that helps you to find and take part in health and social care research at locations near you. Health and social care research changes lives. It is through research that we develop better treatments, as well as improve diagnosis, prevention, care, and quality of life for everyone.

More than 1 million people take part in health and social care research every year, providing the knowledge to help people live healthier and longer lives. But for research to go further and faster, we need every one of us to get involved.

Here’s how you can make a difference:

• Sign up online to the Be Part of Research volunteer registry, or through the NHS app
• Search for a study right for you here 
• Spread the word on social media using #bepartofresearch
• Sign up for the Be Part of Research newsletter
• Tell family or friends about NHS and social care research

More information

Become a Research Champion

A Community Research Champion is someone who promotes health and care research from a community’s point of view to patients and the public, especially those communities who are currently less likely to take part in research.

Responsibilities include:

• Forming closer links between researchers and the communities
• Raising awareness amongst community members about health and care research
• Co-design more inclusive research and promotional materials
• Take part in local events and activities
• Promoting specific studies to potential participants

If you are interested, please complete the online form below to express your interest. The full job description can also be viewed via the same link.

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Other information:

The ELSA Study

The ELSA Study is screening children for type 1 diabetes. Children aged 3-13 years can have a simple finger stick blood test to find out their risk of developing type 1 diabetes in the future.

It is currently open to families living in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - more information can be found here.