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Overview
My career choices have been driven by a desire to support public influence on decision-making, so that together we can achieve what matters most. In the last twenty years, I’ve worked in public, charity, and academic settings, specialising in public involvement, youth and community development, and research.
I first joined the Marie Curie team as a Research Associate in 2016, delivering research and evaluations with patient, carer, and staff experience at the core. I then moved into operations management and took lead responsibility for public involvement at the Wales Cancer Research Centre.
I’m proud to have co-developed the Public Involvement in Research Impact Toolkit (PIRIT) with membes of the public. In my current role as PIRIT Dissemination and Implementation Lead, I hope to move this work forward in collaboration with the wider research and involvement community. In doing so, I hope that we can plan meaningful public involvement in research, track and demonstrate the difference it makes.
Publication
2019
- Newman, A., Longo, M., Edwards, H., Nelson, A., Byrne, A. and Lewis, M. 2019. An evaluation of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board weekend and bank holiday specialist palliative care clinical nurse specialist service. Project Report. Cardiff: Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre.
Monographs
- Newman, A., Longo, M., Edwards, H., Nelson, A., Byrne, A. and Lewis, M. 2019. An evaluation of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board weekend and bank holiday specialist palliative care clinical nurse specialist service. Project Report. Cardiff: Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre.
Research
When employed as a researher my interest was in conducting pragmatic studies that quickly effect positive change. My focus was on health, specifically the lived experience of people with life limiting illnesses , their families, and the frontline health and care professionals who support them.
Engagement
I have considerable knowledge and practical experience of public involvement in health and care research, and service development and evaluation. I have led involvement initiatives in the charity and public sector, facilitated and promoted public voice in decision-making at local, regional, and national level. I have successfully worked with people of all ages and phases of life, professions, and levels of seniority.
During my time as lead for public involvement at the Wales Cancer Research Centre, and an Involvement Champion for the School of Medicine, I work with public contributors, staff and students, to facilitate and embed public involvement across research and teaching.
A recent accomplishment is the launch of the Public Involvement in Research Impact Toolkit (PIRIT). Developed by public contributors and team members at the Marie Curie Research Centre and Wales Cancer Research Centre, it will help the wider research community to plan meaningful public involvement in research, track and demonstrate the difference it makes.
Contact Details
+44 29206 87948
Neuadd Meirionnydd, Room 6th Floor, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4YS
Specialisms
- Public engagement and involvement