Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Research Engaging with Patients and Public (LNR REPP) is a newly established support structure that runs in the form of an alliance. LNR REPP is a partnership across many organisations in LNR. The partnership consists of around 45 organisations; some of which are funded by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as well as local Universities, Hospitals and groups representing civil society.

The LNR REPP forum was created to:

• Raise awareness of the importance and relevance and later the impact of PPI in research among the LNR research community and other stakeholders, including patients and carers
• Encourage LNR health care and academic groups, networks and organisations to embed meaningful and effective PPI in all aspects of their research
• Develop, promote and support increased PPI engagement across the LNR research community
• Work in partnership with research based PPI initiatives in LNR to enhance sharing of knowledge and experience
• Share examples of good practice in PPI in research with a view to learning in and beyond our locality, and applying this learning into research practice