Since 2002 we have organised the biennial conference of a national advisory group that supports greater public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.
The conference is attended by approximately 500 delegates from a range of diverse groups and organisations, comprising consumers of health services with both physical and learning disabilities, researchers and research commissioners in health, social care and public health.
The conference includes plenary presentations, a choice of 26 workshop sessions comprising submitted presentations, posters, displays, soapbox sessions, opportunities for informal meetings and social events.
Our tasks include ensuring that requests for support in order to make the conference fully accessible to all participants are met with regard to the provision of braille or large print material, loop system, signers, lip speakers, personal assistants, specific reserved seating and parking spaces.