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Involving people

Putting Communities at the Heart of Change 

Overview

We are Involving People – a team on a mission to make services work with communities, not just for them. Because the people living them know them best.

At Involving People, we’re experts in community-led research – bringing real voices to the table where decisions are made. We team up with organisations across the public, private, and voluntary sectors to:

  • Design services with communities
  • Support change that’s rooted in real experience
  • Challenge and influence decision-makers at every level

Our partnerships help us reach more people, make a bigger impact, and keep lived experience right where it belongs: front and centre.

How Involving People Can Help

How does Involving People work? 

  • Full coproduction and co-design: We involve community voices from day one to the final outcome.

  • Lived experience groups: We set up and facilitate spaces where people’s stories shape services.

  • Training and tools: Our free online toolkit helps you build your own community-led projects.

  • Tailored support: Got an idea? Need a project partner? Let’s chat! 

View our latest Publications

Our publications cover a range of health and social care topics. Recent work has explored experiences of breast screening, perinatal mental health and health inequalities.

Volunteering

We work with people with lived experience, including lived experience of cancer, as a patient, family member or caregiver.

Our volunteers:

  • Share their unique knowledge, experience and insight
  • Represent their community and share important messages
  • Help us build a stronger understanding of how people experience health services
  • Are a vital part of working towards lasting and beneficial change for patients and their families now, and in the future

As part of our work with Wessex Cancer Alliance, we provide support to the Wessex Cancer Alliance Patient and Public Involvement Network.

For support, enquiries, or feedback, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team.

0300 111 3303 [email protected]

Prefer to chat directly?

Our team is available Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm. We’d love to hear from you!