CSO support the recent UK Shared Commitment to Public Involvement, which sets out to implement changes that will increase the standards across health and social care research. In partnership with NHS Research Scotland, CSO have also developed a set of organisational commitments to ensure patients and the public are involved across different work streams. We have pledged to:
Continue to ensure public involvement is a requirement in all CSO funding schemes and awards
- Continue to ensure CSO has early public involvement in all our funding processes
- Share best practice and opportunities for training and development
- Collaborate with colleagues across the UK and internationally
- Work to address equality, diversity and inclusion in patient and public involvement activities
- Develop clear resources and signposting for patients and researchers
- Support patient and public involvement activities across our networks
- Support and promote the use of the UK Standards for Public Involvement
For more information see the Patient Public Involvement Pages on the NRS website.