Our research aims to develop new kinds of cell therapies for blood disorders and cancer, and create better ways to follow up patients receiving treatment, to better support their care.

Early phase cancer trials. This PPIE group has a wide range of members covering a range of cancer related conditions.

Gynaecological oncology – for further information visit the group website.

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.

Analysing large sets of information (large-scale data) and testing new drugs to understand the effects of inflammation and blood clotting in cardiovascular diseases such heart attack, stroke, vascular dementia, hypertension and venous thrombosis.

The Youth Voice Council (YVC) is one of the patient carer councils at UHB and exists to improve the care of 16-24 year old patients at UHB hospitals. The group meets monthly and although its focus is service delivery, it can be contacted for research involvement purposes too

YPAG is a youth engagement and advocacy group made up of young people aged 11-19 including patients, ex-patients, siblings and members of the local community who are interested in helping shape healthcare services and making them as young person-friendly as possible

This is a group of 13 to 21 year olds who meet on a monthly basis to give young people a voice, working with the Trust to tell them about what they think is good and how they can make improvements to future services. The group isn’t primarily focused on research but can be approached to support with research questions.

This group of 8 to 18-year-olds meets every six weeks at the Children’s Hospital offering young research champions the opportunity to make research the best it can be for other young people. The group works alongside doctors, nurses and researchers to gain confidence, and attends conferences related to research and development.

PIONEER, The Data Hub for Acute Care, enables innovative researchers and companies to develop, test and deliver advances in clinical care with real-time information and support services.

Researching into inflammatory liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease – part of the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

The NIHR Global Surgery Unit (GSU) is part of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and focuses on improving surgical outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Its main remit is to conduct high-quality, collaborative global health research to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with surgery in these regions.

Made up of individuals and organisations across Birmingham who work in partnership with the Trust to help focus its work on addressing inequalities across the city. The strategy aims to tackle the “avoidable and unfair differences in physical and mental health outcomes between individuals or groups, and work with local communities to strive for equity”. Although this isn’t a research-focused group, it offers insight and views from a range of community organisations.

Researching into inflammatory liver disease and inflammatory bowel disease – part of the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

Clinical trials and basic research in chronic lung diseases, especially alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

Youth mental health.

T4B the youth advisory group for Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB), a 0-25s mental health service. It gives young people, especially those who have used mental health services, an opportunity to get directly involved in FTB, helping to shape the design and delivery of services. It provides members with the support and encouragement to have their say, as well as offering training opportunities and the chance to get involved in lots of different activities. This group has experience of being involved in research both within the Trust and with external partners.

Founded in 2019, the LEAR group consists of 15 service users and carers and is also open to Trust staff with lived experience of mental health conditions. They are a very supportive and passionate group with a range of experiences, meeting monthly and welcoming guest speakers looking for service user input into research grant submissions or service evaluations. When required, splinter groups can be set up for group members to support ongoing research projects.

Researching into poor skeletal muscle health and frailty in patients with multiple long-term health conditions – part of the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC)

Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIF) exist at each of the 4 UHB sites (Good Hope Hospital, Heartlands Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Solihull Hospital). The PPIFs consist of 15-20 staff members, patients, carers and the public to ensure all voices are heard in the development of each hospital.

Climate change, air quality and health.

Inflammatory Arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Adult social care group run by the Health Services Management Centre, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham.

This research centre focuses on pain and associated impairments, disability, and movement. Their research includes a variety of designs from basic science studies, development of new medical devices and measurement instruments, to clinical trials. See their website.

As well as the PPIE group, the Centre manages a “pain register” – a database of individuals from across the UK who are living with pain and are able to participate in research (e.g. interviews, surveys, feedback on study documentation, ideas for research).

A UK-wide group of people who draw on care and support and unpaid carers supporting the work of IMPACT (the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care).

Stroke research, applied health research.

Women’s and maternal health – sensitive and challenging clinical research questions around pelvic organ prolapse.

An NHS working group of service users, commissioners, community organisations and health professionals (midwives and doctors) who work together to review and contribute to the development of local maternity care, covering Birmingham United Maternity Partnership (BUMP) which includes all maternity units in Birmingham and Solihull. Although this group isn’t focused on research, there are opportunities to share research updates and involvement opportunities with its membership.

Living with multiple long-term conditions.

Maternal health and pregnancy loss.

Most of our women’s health research projects are related to metabolic health, including topics such as: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in women; premature adrenarche; Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS); and pregnancy complications of metabolic origin. See the Hildas website for additional information.

Clinical trials covering surgical site infection and perineal trauma.

Our group uses mathematical models to solve healthcare problems, with the aim to support and improve diagnosis, treatment outcomes, and improve patient lifestyles.
Our research areas include neurology, endocrinology, metabolism, and medical devices. We are interested in people with lived experience of epilepsy, autism, depression, hormone disorders, and diabetes.

Generating evidence and guidance to inform equitable patient-reported outcome collection in early phase trials to inform regulatory decision making.