News
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Workshop
on Public
Involvement for
Researchers
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January 2013
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Members of SURF and colleagues from the HCAI
Research Network were involved in delivering an
event aimed at increasing public involvement in HCAI
research. At the event, SURF members who are
actively involved in research projects spoke about
their collaborative experiences and networked with
researchers working in infection research.
Click here to read more about the event and view
some of the presentations.
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INVOLVE Conference on Public Involvement in Research
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November 2012
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Members of SURF and colleagues from the HCAI
Research Network attended the biennial INVOLVE
conference on patient and public involvement to
present a poster and run a workshop session.
The poster illustrated the results of a survey of
researchers working in the field of HCAI to gather
their views and experiences of public involvement.
The poster incorporated SURF members' reflections on
the results. To view the poster
click here.
The workshop session was aimed at providing
assisting service users in developing their own
research priorities and thinking about the early
stages of developing a research idea and was based
on work undertaken at SURF
workshops.
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Collaborative SURF
project wins award -
October 2012
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A project initiated and developed by the SURF group, and undertaken in collaboration with the University of West London has won an award. The project, which explored student nurses’ competence and confidence in infection prevention and control skills, won the award for best oral presentation at this year’s Infection Prevention Society conference in Liverpool.
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Exploring patients'
experiences of MRSA
screening - June 2012
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A collaborative research project exploring
patients' experiences of MRSA screening and
decolonisation is being undertaken by the University
of West London's Richard Wells Research Centre and
the SURF group. This month recruitment of
participants for the study has commenced.
Click here
to read more about the research.
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Abstracts accepted for INVOLVE conference - May 2012
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The Service User Research Forum and the HCAI Research Network have had two collaborative presentations accepted for this year’s INVOLVE conference on public involvement.
The group will be running a workshop aimed at members of the public who are interested in developing their own ideas for research, and will be presenting a poster on researchers’ views and experiences of public involvement in HCAI and antimicrobial
resistance research.
Click here to visit the conference website.
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Survey on
researchers' views
and experiences of
public involvement -
April 2012
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The HCAI Research Network is undertaking a short
survey of the views and experiences of researchers
working in the fields of HCAI and antimicrobial
resistance.
If you are a researcher working in these areas
please click
here to take the survey.
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Conference on HCAIs and Antimicrobial Resistance - March 2012
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SURF attended the GovToday conference: HCAIs:
Evaluating progress: Analysing the threats.
Click here to
read a report of the day
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Have your say on
prevention and
treatment of
pressure ulcers -
February 2012
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SURF member Sue Bennett is a
member of the steering group for the James Lind
Alliance Pressure Ulcer Partnership. The Partnership
is undertaking a survey of patients and carers as
part of ongoing research into the most effective
prevention and treatment for pressure ulcers.
The survey, along with more information about the
partnership and its work, can be accessed at
www.jlapressureulcerpartnership.co.uk
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SURF attends British
Science Festival -
September 2011
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SURF Member Maria Cann travelled
to the British Science Festival to attend an
afternoon hosted by the Bradford Infection Group.
She attended a talk on the causes and effects of
HAIs followed by an interactive laboratory
exhibition.
Click
here to read Maria's report from the day.
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SURF is recruiting
for new members -
August 2011
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Are you a member of the public,
patient or carer in England? Do you have an interest
in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections? Are
you interested in finding out more about research or
working with researchers to carry out projects? If
the answers to these questions are yes then SURF
membership may be of interest to you. We are
currently looking for people to join SURF,
particularly in the South West, London, South East
and North East.
Click
here for more information on SURF membership.
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Poster illustrating
SURF's collaborative
research on display
in Geneva - June
2011
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An academic poster which
highlights some of the work SURF and the HCAI
Research Network have undertaken was presented at
the First International Conference of Prevention and
Infection Control in Geneva. The poster explained
the benefits of public involvement in HCAI research
to the international audience and outlined some
collaborative projects which have arisen from SURF
identified research priorities.
Click here
to read the report from the conference and see
SURF's poster.
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SURF
presents collaborative work at international
conference - May
2011 |
Representatives
from SURF and the HCAI Research Network attended the
Royal College of Nursing's International Nursing
Research Conference to deliver a concurrent
presentation. The session outlined the collaborative
work carried out in developing a joint submission
for research funding. It took place alongside a
series of other interesting and informative
presentations about the value and benefits of public
involvement in nurse-led research.
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New
Website Involving London in research - April
2011
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A website designed to enable patients and the public
to find out how they can get involved in health and
social care research in London has been launched. The site is a collaboration between various NHS
Trusts, Research Centres and support services,
including SURF. Click
here for more information.
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New
SURF leaflet for researchers and healthcare
professionals - March
2011
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leaflet about
SURF and how we can work with researchers and
healthcare professionals in their HCAI research is
available.
Click here to view or download a copy.
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INVOLVE
guidance for members of the public on
payment for involvement - March 2011 |
Useful introductory guidance for
members of the public who are considering active
involvement in NHS, public health or social care
research has been published by INVOLVE. To view or
download the document
click here.
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SURF
presents at INVOLVE conference - November
2010 |
SURF attended the
INVOLVE Conference on Public Involvement in Research
and presented a poster and talk on some of the
group's achievements to date.
To read SURF
Core Member Olivia Freeman's report on the
conference and view SURF's poster,
click here.
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SURF report
on GovToday reducing HCAIs conference - June
2010 |
SURF Core Member Maria Cann reports on the day:
"GovToday Conference was interesting and stimulated
debate around the successes that had been achieved
in tackling healthcare associated infections and the
work still to be done. The masterclass sessions covered early
discharge of patients, technologies to help reduce
the length of stay and achieve efficient whole room
decontamination." click to read the full
report.
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