Co-production in research: some reflections on the experience of engaging practitioners in health research

Abstract

This article reports the activities undertaken to develop co-production in health research. It is a response to the call for more discussion of the issue made in an earlier issue of this journal. Consideration of the practicalities of undertaking research in this way is an important contribution to the debate.

Keywords:

• Co-production
• engagement
• National Health Service (NHS)
• partnership working

Acknowledgements

The work on which this article is based was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) through the Birmingham and Black Country CLAHRC programme. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the NIHR, the Department of Health, the NHS partner trusts, the University of Birmingham or the Birmingham and Black Country CLAHRC.

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Notes on contributors

Alistair Hewison

Alistair Hewison is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK

Nicola Gale

Nicola Gale is a research fellow in medical sociology in the Department of Primary Care and Clinical Sciences, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.

Jonathan Shapiro

Jonathan Shapiro is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Development, School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.