NHS Online Course | Embedding PPIE in Clinical Research

Clinical research

Wed 17 Jun 2026 09:00-15:25

Online Course, 5 CPD Hours

Inclusive recruitment strategies to improve equity, diversity and participation across research populations

Come together with your NHS clinical research peers from across the UK to gain a clear understanding of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE), along with transferable strategies to embed PPIE and strengthen inclusive recruitment in your organisation. Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to hear from Chloe Chin-Saad, PPIE Research Lead at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, as she shares best practice and real-world learning from research delivery.

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Embedding Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in Clinical Research

Online 5 CPD hours From £299+VAT

What good practice looks like

Key principles and practical strategies for effective PPIE

Receive practical guidance on embedding PPIE and inclusive recruitment into your clinical research by exploring:

What meaningful Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) looks like in practice and how it improves research quality, relevance and participant trust
Implementing PPIE at key points across study set-up, design and recruitment, including overcoming common barriers
Designing and implementing inclusive recruitment strategies to improve access to research participation for underserved communities
Embedding PPIE within recruitment approaches, materials and participant communication to strengthen trust and uptake
Guidance on establishing and sustaining PPIE across the Trust and community
Building effective relationships and structures with public contributors and community partners to support sustainable involvement
Practical strategies to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in research participation, plus best ways to include underserved communities
Learnings from the LGT service experience, including case study insights from a national EDI pilot case study
Action planning and next steps to strengthen PPIE and inclusive recruitment within your organisation

5 hours CPD learning

Available for in-house training

9:00	Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
9:30	Introduction, instructions and course leader’s opening remarks Chloe Chin-Saad, PPIE Research Lead, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Foundations of PPIE in clinical research
9:40	Interactive check-in: What is Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and what does it mean to you? Share 3 words/one sentence that describe what PPIE means to you What themes are emerging now, and do they shift by the end of the training day?
9:45	Understanding what meaningful involvement looks like in practice Exploring the value of PPIE for research quality, relevance and participant trust Using practical approaches to PPIE at study set-up, design and recruitment stages Identifying common barriers to meaningful involvement and what supports good practice
10:15	Questions and answers with Chloe Chin-Saad
10:25	Interactive discussion: Implementing PPIE in your setting What steps do you take to build PPIE into a study in your setting? How do you overcome common barriers to implementing PPIE? What is one realistic change you can make to strengthen how PPIE is implemented in your next research project?
10:45	Feedback from interactive discussion: Implementing PPIE in your setting
10:55	Screen break
Inclusive recruitment in practice
11:05	Designing and implementing inclusive recruitment strategies in clinical research Designing inclusive recruitment strategies to improve access to research participation for underserved communities Using PPIE to shape recruitment approaches, materials and communication Implementing practical recruitment initiatives to support more inclusive participation
11:35	Questions and answers with Chloe Chin-Saad
11:45	Interactive discussion: Sharing and strengthening inclusive recruitment approaches Share one inclusive recruitment approach that has worked well in your setting How have you adapted recruitment approaches to better include underserved communities? How are you embedding inclusive recruitment approaches in your team or Trust?
12:05	Feedback from interactive discussion: Sharing and strengthening inclusive recruitment approaches
12:15	Lunch break
Strengthening PPIE across services
12:45	How to build and sustain PPIE across the Trust and community Developing practical approaches to establish PPIE initiatives across Trust and community settings Building relationships with patients, public contributors and community partners Creating clear roles, structures and communication to support sustainable PPIE involvement
1:15	Questions and answers with Chloe Chin-Saad
1:25	Interactive discussion: Establishing PPIE initiatives within the Trust and community What PPIE initiatives are currently working well in your Trust or community partnerships? What has helped you establish and sustain these initiatives? What would strengthen or support PPIE further in your setting?
1:45	Feedback from interactive discussion: Establishing PPIE initiatives within the Trust and community
1:55	Screen break
Improving inclusion in research participation
2:05	Practical strategies for improving equity, diversity and inclusion Exploring practical strategies for improving equity, diversity and inclusion in research participation Identifying practical approaches to include underserved communities when conducting research Applying lessons from the LGT service experience: learnings from the national EDI pilot
2:35	Questions and answers with Chloe Chin-Saad
2:45	Interactive discussion: Turning learning into action: practical next steps Share how your understanding of PPIE has developed since the morning check-in What are your three main takeaways from today’s workshop? What is one change you will make to improve PPIE or inclusive recruitment in your role?
3:05	Feedback from interactive discussion: Turning learning into action: practical next steps
3:15	Course leader’s closing remarks
3:25	Close of day

Your expert workshop leader:

Chloe Chin-Saad

Job Title:

PPIE Research Lead

Organisation

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Biography

Chloe Chin-Saad has been closely involved in national initiatives to improve equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research. At Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, she helped lead participation in the national EDI in Health and Care Research pilot, which aims to improve understanding of who takes part in research by linking participant data with existing demographic information. Her work demonstrates how relatively simple system changes and clear communication with participants can support more inclusive and representative research.

Pricing Structure

£399+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
£299+VAT for two or three NHS or Public Sector places (per place)
4th place free! Book 3 NHS or Public Sector places and get the 4th for free
£699+VAT for one commercial place

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking two or more places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of Clinical Research events.

This course is available for in-house training

Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.

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Reservations

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Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

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Expected attendees

This online training course is ideal for all healthcare professionals working within clinical research to build practical knowledge and skills to embed meaningful Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and strengthen inclusive recruitment across the research pathway.

This course is suitable for (including but not limited to):

Clinical Research Nurses and Research Nurses (including Senior Research Nurses)
Clinical Research Practitioners
Clinical Trials Coordinators and Administrators
Research & Development (R&D) Operational Managers
Research Governance Managers
Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Teams
Principal Investigators (PIs)

If you have a team that is 25 people or more, you can have a bespoke course delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

“The topics discussed were definitely what I wanted to know in terms of my role. Plenty of tips and new concepts that I will definitely bring to my practice.”
Clinical Research Leadership and Management, June, 2025

“Well-organised in terms of the time keeping of the programme, expertise of the speaker and the relevance of the topics discussed with the course title.”
Clinical Research Leadership and Management, June, 2025

“Lots of useful information to take away including practical guidance.”
Assessing the Feasibility of your Clinical Research Trials, January, 2025

“The information shared was of great value and it was nice to see what other organisations are doing and get ideas on how to improve practice.”
Assessing the Feasibility of your Clinical Research Trials, January, 2025

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Elevating your Practical Quality Assurance for Clinical Research, September, 2024

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Preparing for an Inspection in Clinical Research, February, 2024

“Excellent, informative and engaging.”
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Embedding Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in Clinical Research