This workshop is run by the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Research Engagement Network (REN) and hosted by BCVS.

Would you like to learn more about health and care research? Then come along to a Research Engagement Network (REN) workshop. (8-10 delegates)

• Learn about health and care research and its role in reducing health inequalities.
• Develop your knowledge about health and care research.
• Share your thoughts to help develop the REN project.
• Feedback and represent views from members of your community.
• Help to ensure that community voices are at the heart of everything we do. 

Workshop Agenda

• 11.45am - 12.30pm - Arrival and lunch
• 12.30pm - Welcome, introductions
• 12.45pm - Discussion - What does health and care research mean to you? What would you like to learn from today?
• 1.00pm - What is health and care research?
• 1.15pm - Why is taking part in research important for everyone?
• 1.30pm - Discussion - Community and VCSE perspective and experiences of research, what are the barriers to research participation?
• 2.00pm - Introducing the aims of the REN project
• 2.10pm - Discussion – Where next?
• 2.30pm - Close