Service-User Research in Health and Social Care

My research interests cover participatory research, especially the involvement of service users in research, professional practice and the development of child care. My interests in professional practice include both the preparation of students for practice and how best to support social workers once in practice and to contribute to evidence informed practice particularly in the area of child care.

This is a useful text that explores the issues of PPI throughout the research process. It is an honest appraisal of the concept, acknowledging the strengths and limitations of PPI from the persepcitve of the service user as well as the researcher. It highlights the challenges as well as the benefits and discusses ethical issues around PPI that the researcher needs to be cognisant of. There is a useful chapter specifically looking at the issues of involving young service users in health research that is often overlooked in the more general PPI literature. THis is an easy to read and use resourcce for researchers looking to work in a more productive and collaborative way with service users and the public.

• The Development of Service User Involvement in Health and Social Care ResearchWhy Service Users Bother or Why Bother Involving Service Users in Research?Ethical Issues in Involving Service Users in ResearchKnowledge Claims and Service User ResearchPractical Issues and Stumbling Blocks: From Conception to Data CollectionPractical Issues and Stumbling Blocks: From Data Analysis to DisseminationInvolving Young Service Users in Health and Social Care ResearchFutures ImperfectReferencesAppendix -Abbreviations