FOI/25/419

Request

1. Does your NHS Trust/Board have an executive board where health research strategy for the hospital/s is set? e.g a Research and Innovation Board or other relevant high-level board?
   The Trust has a Research Governance and Steering Committee, Quality Committee and Executive Leadership team meeting which all support the development, implementation and monitoring of the research strategy.
    
2. If yes, is there a PPIE (patient public involvement engagement) representative on this board with the specific remit to provide insights into research agenda setting from the perspective of a patient with lived experience of health issues or as a member of the public/community? [I am not referring to the presence of a lay chair].
   No there is not a patient public involvement engagement representative on this board with specific remit to provide insights into research agenda setting from the perspective of a patient with lived experience of health issues or as a member of the public/community
    
3. Is there a PPIE advisory structure (e.g. board, committee, panel) which provides PPIE insights to inform the work of the executive board? (not within individual study groups- I refer to high level feedback into your research strategy meetings).
   No there is not a PPIE structure in place to provide insights to inform the work of the executive boards
    
4. If yes to question 2, 3, 4 or 5, please provide the most recent minutes/agenda with a list of members with designated roles/remits (not names).
   None applicable
    
5. Are PPIE representatives remunerated?
   None applicable
    
6. Do you require PPIE representatives to do any training? If yes, please specify e.g NIHR training or in house-training.
   None applicable
    
7. I realise that some of this information may already be available. However, I was unable to locate it. So, if it is, please provide me with a link to the data.
   None applicable