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"Female rage is when your hair sticks to your lipgloss" No, it is actually what I feel every day when I read a new article about another woman suffering at the hands of men.

Decisions about what constitutes “dignity” and “quality of life” for disabled people should not be made by nondisabled people and the government.

Interesting speech from Amanda Pritchard at #NHSP24 Good to hear a lot of emphasis on leader behaviours, their curiosity and delivering safely for patients. Very often speeches are dominated by finance and delivery but focus on standards as experienced by the public is welcome.

Louise Ting Such a clear visual. Thank you for creating we will be using 🙌🏽

Today marks the beginning of UK Disability History Month💥 For us, this is an opportunity to look back on our long struggle for autonomy, against paternalism and pity. How could we not start with the Disabled People's Direct Action Network (DAN)?

Had some great meetings with NIHR ARC West Midlands contributors this week. We talk about having “safe” spaces, but one contributor spoke about having “brave” spaces. We are so privileged to be working with people who share their experiences - even though it’s challenging at times.

“We know there is a race challenge in our organisation, but we don’t really know what to do…” - we hear this so often when talking to leaders. Here’s a good start on ‘what to do’ - follow the NHS Race & Health Observatory’s ‘7 Anti-Racism Principles’: youtu.be/cOK0voAJbxs

A new Trial Forge paper is out today: How should trial teams make decisions about the proportions and diversity of the ethnic groups in their trial? doi.org/10.1186/s13063… #inclusion

To support more ethnically diverse trials: 'Funders need to clearly signal to trial teams that the time and costs needed for greater ethnic diversity are not only accepted but also expected.' doi.org/10.1186/s13063…

Exciting news! 🎉The NIHR School for Primary Care Research has announced funding for six new projects as part of their Public Involvement Fund. These projects aim to strengthen connections with under-served communities in primary care research. Find out more ➡️spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/SPCR-PPIE…

The shortest walk ever

Gisèle Pelicot is on the stand today and asked about her decision to continue using the surname "Pelicot". Gisèle explains that when the trial began her children were "ashamed" of the name. She adds: "I have grandchildren who are called that. "Today, I want them to be proud of

Image kindly shared via Saziso Phiri, over on LinkedIn. linkedin.com/in/saziso-p-5b…

Can theatre successfully disseminate messages about #PublicInvolvement in research? An impact evaluation of Hard Evidence - a play coproduced with public contributors & acta Bristol about involvement in #DomesticAbuse research - considers. ➡️bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealthc… NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

"True co-production requires committed, longer-term investment that many people underestimate: adequate funding, time, flexibility, challenging your own biases & assumptions, openness to new ways of working" says Louise Ting Vocal Davine Forde Paul holme Joanne Elliott

#ARCadvent day 9⃣: Louise Ting is a long-term public contributor at NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West. She’s the brains behind a wildly successful diagram outlining how patient and public involvement (#PPI) can be woven into every stage of the research cycle. Read her blog: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/my-ppi-di…

And here is that diagram once again in case you missed it...

Yay! Go Louise Ting! We were so delighted to hear that Louise's blog was one of the most read articles in the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) national newsletter this year.

We LOVE this new resource, summarising seven important considerations for #CoProduction