1. The Research Design Service Yorkshire & Humber (RDSYH) Natasha Mitchell, PPI Lead, York 06/03/2016

2. Research Design Service “To increase the number and proportion of high quality applications for funding …”

3. Our remit Support applications to national, peer reviewed funding streams Free service for NHS researchers, social care researchers and researchers working in partnership with the NHS

4. RDS Expertise Health economics Statistics Systematic reviews Clinical trials Qualitative methods Patient and Public Involvement * PPI is a priority for the RDS. All advisors are expected to have a basic understanding of PPI *

5. From contact to submission... Review your application Different types of application will require different types of PPI Mock interview Involving patients, public and carers RDS PPI Funding Grant Suggestions on how to involve PPI Links with local individuals or groups in the region Plain English Summaries Signpost researchers to specialised support

6. We Cannot: Write your plain English Summary Design or conduct any PPI for you Provide post award support (unless named co-applicant) Continue to support applications where the work has remained unchanged from previous submitted versions

7. Questions? www.rds-yh.nihr.ac.uk e: natasha.mitchell@york.ac.uk