On Thursday 11th July, the Faculty is hosting its annual Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Celebration Event. For this event we have a great line up of speakers – keep reading to find out more. 

Theme: Back to the future: Reflecting on our past, shaping our tomorrow 

This year’s theme ‘Back to the Future: Reflecting on our past, shaping our tomorrow’ will celebrate our role in creating communities since 1824, marking the University’s bicentenary. This milestone offers an opportunity to: 

• share our experiences and lessons learnt  

• highlight and celebrate the progress we’ve made 

• explore how we can collectively advance PPIE as an integral component of research and teaching at Manchester 

We will also recognise the inspirational and outstanding commitment to PPIE that has made a positive difference through the Faculty’s ‘Outstanding Contribution to PPIE’ awards. This year includes a special award to commemorate the bicentenary. Please join us to celebrate with our winners who will be announced live at the event.  

Co-hosts:  

Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, FBMH  

Stephanie is a historian of medicine and the project director of NHS at 70: The Story of our Lives. A collection of stories and memorabilia from people who worked and were cared for by the NHS since its creation in 1948 to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Her work on stroke has led to an ongoing collaboration with the Stroke Association to produce a series of workshops where undergraduate students and stroke survivors explore stroke together through art.   

Stephanie is also Co-Chair of the Faculty’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum. Her core interests lie in analysing the relationship between the knowledge, practice, and performance of medicine and healthcare across period, cultures, social contexts and geographies. Throughout her career, Stephanie has worked closely with patients, clinicians and the public through numerous PPIE projects.  

Kay Gallacher, public contributor and Co-chair of the Faculty’s PPIE Forum 

Kay has been a public contributor at the University for several years and has been involved with many research projects. Currently she is a co-researcher on an open research fellowship project, testing a new Faculty PPIE Quality Mark which aims to improve the quality of PPIE in research projects and create an inclusive and accessible research culture.  

Having a marketing and communications background, Kay likes to apply her skills to ensure that research findings are written in plain English and are accessible to the general public. One of her personal objectives is to get more members of the public involved in research, particularly those from under-represented communities.  

Speakers:  

Prof. Neil Humphrey, Sarah Fielden Chair in Psychology of Education and Associate Dean: Research (Faculty of Humanities) – #BeeWell programme   

Neil Humphrey’s research focuses on what we mean by wellbeing, why wellbeing matters, what matters for wellbeing, and what works for wellbeing, in children and young people.  

Neil will discuss #BeeWell, a programme delivered in partnership with secondary schools to find out what affects young people’s wellbeing and what can be done to enhance it. Since 2021, they’ve listened to the voices of more than 60,000 young people across Greater Manchester 

Harsha Parmar, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Pharmacy and Optometry and Co-Lead for the Master of Pharmacy Prescribing Curriculum and Sarah Knighton, Pharmacist and Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Pharmacy 

Harsha’s background is as a clinical pharmacist, and she has a wealth of experience in curriculum design of pharmacy education as well as work based learning spanning 18 years. 

Sarah is one of the MPharm co-leads for prescribing skills and Deputy Director for the MSc in Clinical Pharmacy programme. She has a particular interest in the development of prescribing skills and clinical decision-making in pharmacy undergraduates including the role of simulation and service-learning. Outside of the University Sarah is the Education Lead for UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) Gastroenterology and Hepatology group. 

Harsha and Sarah are passionate about pharmacy students working with their local communities and promoting social responsibility. They will discuss the recent student-led health screening clinics they developed for their learners. 

Pat Walkington, public contributor 

Pat is involved with the Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, Health Innovation Manchester, and the Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education. Her background is in teaching, learning and training in Further and Higher Education as well as managing frontline services. Pat will discuss her own PPIE journey and her perspective of how PPIE has changed.  

Workshop lead: 

Dame Robina Shah, Prof. of Medical Education and Psycho-Social Medicine MBChB Programme and Director Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience  

Activity: why patient partnerships are important to how we train the next generation of our future doctors and other health care professionals 

Dame Robina Shah is a Consultant Chartered Psychologist, Professor of Medical Education and Psycho-Social Medicine at the University. Over 30 years she has championed and given voice to the lived experience of patients, carers, and services users. She is a Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Robina is Director of the Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience at Manchester Medical School. 

Robina is a prolific author and academic with a specialist interest in psychosocial medicine, person centred education; patient and public involvement, health equity, youth development and supporting people with neurodivergent needs. 

She has held Chair/Non-Executive Director roles in the NHS, Social Care, and the private sector. She has also held national advisory/leadership roles with the Department of Health, the Ministry of Justice, Royal College of General Practitioners, General Medical Council, Health Education England. She was a Member of the Prime ministers NHS Future Forum, Board Advisor to the National Patient Safety Agency, Chair of the RCGP Patients and Carers Partnership Group and worked internationally with the World Health Organisation and Institute of Health Improvement in the US. 

Robina was personally appointed by The Late Queen, High Sheriff of Greater Manchester (2018-2019). She has been a Deputy Lieutenant since 2006 and was Awarded the Title “Dame Commander” in the Kings New Year’s Honours list 2023, for services to patient care. 

Event Programme: 

• 12.15pm – Registration and lunch (attendees in person) 

• 1pm – Event to start   

• Hosts opening address – Professor Stephanie Snow and Kay Gallacher, PPIE Forum, Co-Chairs 

• Speakers  

• Comfort break 

• Group activity 

• Closing Remarks – Hosts Stephanie and Kay will conclude the celebration event 

• 4pm end of event/networking 

The Outstanding contribution to PPIE awards will be announced throughout the event.  

To find out more about PPIE: watch our short film, sign up to the monthly Public Engagement Digest, visit the PPIE blog, follow @FBMH_SR, visit our PPIE Toolkit or contact srbmh@manchester.ac.uk.   

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