The NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) is working with a commercial company to hold a focus group for public feedback on a vitiligo clinical trial. They would especially like to hear from people with darker skin.
The session would last 2.5 hours and attendees will be paid £67.50
If you live in the UK, are aged 18 or over, have a lived experience of vitiligo for at least 3 months and would like to take part, please contact pecd@leeds.ac.uk.
They are gathering the most important questions on lung and chest conditions affecting the Black community in the UK. They need you to help researchers focus on what is most important.
They need:
Volunteers will attend online meetings every month (1-2 hours) and will need to be available for a year (from March 2025). Volunteers will be paid for their time.
To find out more information, please contact Sope Wolffs at wolffsk@cardiff.ac.uk.
If you are an African-Caribbean man, 18 years of age or older, living in the UK with mental health experiences, you may be eligible to participate in a research study designed to improve mental health resources for the African-Caribbean community.
If you have any questions or want to participate in this study, please contact Abayomi Arowosgbe (Researcher at the University of Sheffield) at aaarowosegbe1@sheffield.ac.uk.
Rethink Mental Illness!
Synergy are looking to recruit People with Lived Experience of accessing Mental Health support from statutory services.
Participants will be invited to give their feedback and opinions to Sheffield Mental Health services on their proposed projects and to inform Sheffield’s Voluntary sector organisations on how they can best support people living in the community who need Mental Health support.
Participants will also be receive recognition for their involvement in the form of monetary remuneration of £16.66 per hour of their time.
At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, we have recently been successful in obtaining funding to work on a project to improve the Decisions Unit (DU).
We would like to coproduce this improvement project, and therefore our first step is to speak to service users who have either visited the DU or were offered the DU and refused the referral so we can understand what improvements are needed.
We have paid opportunities for service users to give their opinions about this service or explain why they did not consent to a referral to this service.
If you have any questions, we welcome you to contact us at improvement@shsc.nhs.uk.
Contribute to Important Mental Health Research!
Are you:
We would like to hear from individuals from different backgrounds to hear their experiences of mental health problems and might want help.
Compensation will be offered for your time.
Supporting family carers of people living with dementia!
The IACT4CARERS research project team are looking at the effectiveness of an online psychological support therapy to support family carers of people living with dementia who experience anxiety or depression.
To take part in the project you must be:
More information about the research project and how to take part is available via the link below.
HELP SHAPE OUR INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES
Breast Cancer Now want to know about your life and experience with breast cancer, so that they can provide the best services for our communities.
Hearing your experience is really important. It will help to understand the information and support needs of people diagnosed with breast cancer.
They would like a chat with you for about an hour, in a way that’s comfortable for you. This can be online, by phone or in person. You’ll receive a shopping voucher as a thank you for your time.
To take part please email Breast Cancer Now at ediservices@breastcancernow.org or call 0345 077 1893.
Empowering Dementia Family Carers with Online Support!
We are seeking 500 family carers interested in participating in our latest carer study. This study is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Our goal with the iACT4CARERS study is to explore whether internet-delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for family carers of people with dementia is helpful in managing anxiety and worries while improving psychological wellbeing. To participate, individuals must be living in England and currently supporting a family member living with dementia.
Curious to learn more?
If you are interested, please take a moment to view our short animation (4 min) explaining what the study is about and what would happen if carers decided to take part: https://bit.ly/43rH9BH
