Case studies

Jackie Nash, 55 years old from Lancashire was diagnosed with Amyloidosis in 2013 and shares her experience of research.

#DesignforMSK brings young people aged 16-26 with MSK conditions together with designers to create prototype products that could improve their daily lives and will be curated into an exhibition.

Throughout October 2016, the Public Programmes Team ran free support sessions on PPI/E for researchers working in women or children’s health. The sessions were run on behalf of the MAHSC.

The AudioLab aims to creatively connect young people from disadvantaged backgrounds actively seeking employment, with research scientists, to produce engaging audio content around a scientific topic.

The Public Programmes Team organised a film night that took a journey through the decades, using archived public health films to chart the evolution of the patient experience.

Exploring young people's beliefs about their research priorities for rheumatic conditions and whether and how young people would like to become involved in the research process.

Luca, 13, was invited to take part in a clinical research study at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) after being diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

The 5 year SENSE-Cog project, led by the University of Manchester, aims to investigate this combined impact and develop new tools that could improve quality of life and optimise health and social care