.Karen Bunning is now presenting our newly developed e-guidance for working with adults with capacity and communication difficulties in research. @CEDAR_Warwick School of Health Sciences Nuffield Foundation Project ASSENT

More from Karen Bunning about our e-guidance for working with adults with capacity and communication difficulties. @CEDAR_Warwick School of Health Sciences Nuffield Foundation Project ASSENT

A slide from our e-guidance presented by Karen Bunning for researchers when working with adults with capacity and communication difficulties with research projects. aphasiacre @CEDAR_Warwick School of Health Sciences Nuffield Foundation Project ASSENT

The recording of our end of project conference on research involving people with capacity and communication difficulties is available: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%… Project ASSENT School of Health Sciences Nuffield Foundation #MCA

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Project ASSENT e-guidance about including adults with capacity & communication difficulties in ethically sound research is out. Researchers, REC members, Reviewers etc. come try it out and tell us what you think. Get in touch for the link ([email protected]). THANKS

14 days to go! Come try out our new e-guidance about including adults with capacity & communication difficulties in ethically sound research. Then tell us what you think. We want to make it even better. Get in touch ([email protected] or Project ASSENT )

7days to go! Opportunity to help us make the new e-guidance better. Get in touch ([email protected] or Project ASSENT)

Very interesting new paper from Florence Jimoh Project ASSENT: systematic review of research provisions under the Mental Capacity Act & recruitment of adults with capacity & communication difficulties (limited here to dementia, intellectual disability & aphasia) dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

#PLOSONE: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the research provisions under the Mental Capacity Ac ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

The ASSENT end of project report is now available. Our findings indicate that adults with capacity and communication difficulties continue to be under-represented in research in England and Wales. uea.ac.uk/web/groups-and… Nuffield Foundation School of Health Sciences

Our project ASSENT highlighted a lack of strategic & practical guidance to support the responsibilities of the key stakeholders in research involving adults with capacity and communication difficulties, e.g. consultees, gatekeepers & researchers #inclusion

ASSENT Seminar 2022. Get in touch to attend or host our seminar. We can be flexible too. Every voice is important!

ASSENT is looking for researchers, Research Ethics Committee members & practitioners e.g., SLT, OT, ClinPsy, support staff & voluntary sector managers to take part in a focus group discussion on including adults w/capacity & communication difficulties in ethically sound research.

Lost voices: Including adults with capacity & communication difficulties in ethically-sound research. Karen Bunning & Florence Jimoh. Free online seminar hosted by Health & Social Care, 23.2.22, 1-2pm. All welcome – book at capacitycommunication.eventbrite.co.uk

New paper: Survey of ethical review & recruitment processes. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/3/e…

Having a voice in research: including people who may lack capacity or need support to consent - a blog by Dr Karen Bunning, Project ASSENT - Health Research Authority ⁦School of Health Sciences⁩ hra.nhs.uk/about-us/news-…

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