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1. Dementia Has Beaten Politics

   It’s been another formative year in our efforts against the UK’s biggest killer: dementia. But one thing really has changed around this issue in 2026, it’s beaten politics. You could

   

   Tim Parry on Oct 9, 2026

   

2. We can move mountains – reflections from the Health Equity Network conference

   A mark of a good conference is that it makes me fundamentally rethink what I do and how I do it.  In 2019, an impressive session on positive deviance from

   

   Ian Fannon on Oct 9, 2026

   

3. HPV self-sampling: how can we help people to make an informed choice?

   Last year we conducted in-depth qualitative and deliberative research (in partnership with NatCen) to understand better the information needs and preferences of people when offered a choice between HPV self-sampling

   

   Ana Granger on Aug 11, 2026

   

4. We’re only human… 

   In a week where Andy Burnham has declared he’s willing to spend his political capital on addressing social care, our strategy director Phillipa Williams, talks about what we’ve learnt about

   

   Phillipa Williams on Jul 31, 2026

   

5. From Making Every Contact Count (MECC) to Making Every Contact Meaningful

   I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of trust and human connections in healthcare services. A recent project has taken me deep into questions and reflections about how people

   

   Tiago Moutela on May 21, 2026

   

6. Webinar: Public and Patient Involvement: How to Do It Well – and Why It Matters

   For our latest webinar, we explored how public and patient involvement and engagement (PPIE) can move beyond a compliance exercise to become a genuine partnership that improves research design, recruitment and outcomes.  Ian

   

   Jenny Prout on Apr 14, 2026