Our impact
PPI Ignite network
What is impact?
We consider impact to be the demonstrable contribution that the PPI Ignite Network makes to the national and international research ecosystem. We promote excellence and inspire innovation in public and patient involvement (PPI) in health and social care research in Ireland. We we encourage collaboration, we share learnings and exchange knowledge.
Explore this section of our online hub for evidence of how we are impacting the research ecosystem and wider society.
Impact assessment framework
Starting from the initial impact expectations of the our main funder, the HRB, we developed an Impact Assessment Framework. We used the principles and tools of the ESFRI, developed to monitor the performance of research infrastructures, and we drew on a variety of evidence-based frameworks developed to measure research impact, including some developed for participatory health research.
PPI Ignite network
Five key impact areas
- Building PPI capacity
- Social capital and empowerment
- Policy change
- Public awareness of PPI
- International profile
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Each year we deliver thousands of hours of PPI training and education, much of it focused on building meaningful partnerships and improving the quality of PPI approaches.
We also developed a Values and Principles framework, defining the values and principles underpinning the work of the PPI Ignite Network and proposed as the values and principles for PPI in research across Ireland. Read about the impact