Research volunteers
By taking part in research, you can help improve the quality of health and social care.
We have a range of opportunities for participating in research at Picker. With your involvement we can focus on what matters most to people, ensuring we can support services to deliver high quality person centred care.
This page displays our current opportunities for taking part in research.
Project title: Independent Evaluation of Q
Lead researcher: Molly Blackwell
About the project:
On behalf of The Health Foundation, Picker is conducting a two-year Independent Evaluation of Q, in partnership with ResPeo and Healthcare Priority Solutions (HPS). The purpose of this evaluation is to provide insight to Q on how their activities are currently creating impact, ultimately informing Q’s future strategic development decisions.
As part of this, Picker is keen to examine the experience of people who have taken part in Q’s events or participated in Q groups but are not members of Q. The aim is to understand what impact this interaction has had on you personally and within your organisation. To do this, we will be conducting six interviews with this group.
To learn the full details on the project and the requirements to participate, click here.
Project Title: My Insight: the cardiomyopathy UK national survey
About: Picker, on behalf of Cardiomyopathy UK, is redeveloping a patient and carer survey. This will focus on the experience of UK adults (aged 16 and over) living with cardiomyopathy and/or their parents and carers. We want to understand experiences of diagnosis, treatment care and support, and any impacts of living with cardiomyopathy. The survey results will help improve services.
To support the development of the survey, we are conducting one-hour online interviews via audio or video call. We are carrying out the interviews during April, May and June 2024.
Project Title: Pregnancy or newborn baby loss research project.
About: Picker, on behalf of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), are undertaking research on pregnancy and newborn loss. This research is exploring how the experience of people who have experienced pregnancy or newborn loss can be gathered to help improve maternity services in England. The research will help us find out what the best way is to ask people about their care experience.
To do this, we are conducting one-hour online interviews via audio or video call. We are carrying out the interviews during July and August 2024.
