Patient and Public Involvement

We are committed to ensuring patient involvement and lived experience informs the development and scale of the promising innovations supported by the NIA.

Specific examples of patient voices consistently feeding into and enhancing our programme include:

Two patient representatives sit on our programme board, which governs the NIA’s strategy, and two patient representatives are on our operational board, which oversees the day-to-day running of the NIA.
All applicants to the NIA are required to demonstrate how patient and public involvement has shaped the development of their innovation as part of their application form.
Patients are part of the decision-making process for new innovations to be accepted on the NIA, being involved in the short-listing of applications and the interviewing process.
As of 2023, all new Fellows are offered a support package to develop their knowledge and skills in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE). In Year 1, Fellows have a one-to-one session with a patient involvement specialist to develop a PPIE recommendation plan for the year, with opportunities to access bespoke advice and support for involvement throughout. In Years 2 and 3, Fellows can continue to access tailored advice and support for their PPIE work.