Patient and Public Involvement Links
Visit the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) website to get involved in PPIE for a wide range of health conditions: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved/public-involvement
Click on the link to join the British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Collaborative patient and public involvement database and advise upon cardiovascular health conditions: https://bhfcrc.org/bhf-crc-national-clinical-research-databa...
Visit the 'Use My Data' website to discover how patients and public are getting involved in the conversation about health data usage: https://www.usemydata.org.uk/
Explore the NHS Health Research Authority (HRA) patient and public involvement page to find out more about how to subscribe: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/best-...
Visit the Health Data Research UK website to learn about their patient and public involvement groups: https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/about-us/involving-and-engaging-pati...
Discover the Engage website, a patient and public involvement resource for PPI members and researchers located in Northern Ireland: https://engage.hscni.net/
Visit the International PPI Network website to read articles, access webinars, and find out how to subscribe: https://intppinetwork.wixsite.com/ippin
Explore the 'PxP: For patients, by patients' online international PPI resource hub: https://pxphub.org/
UK Research Participation Links
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) 'Be Part of Research' website offers opportunities to take part in health and care research across the UK: https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/
The Vascular Research UK website offers information about current research studies within the UK over a wide variety of vascular conditions: https://www.vascular-research.co.uk/
Visit the 'Our Future Health' website to sign up and become part of the UK's largest health research programme: https://ourfuturehealth.org.uk/
Find out how sharing data from your NHS health records can support research and planning, and opt in to share your data: https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/
Vascular Conditions Information Links
Circulation Foundation - The Vascular Charity: https://www.circulationfoundation.org.uk/patient_info/
The British Heart Foundation: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/conditions
European Society for Vascular Surgery: https://esvs.org/patients/
Society of Vascular Nurses: https://svn.org.uk/education/patient-information/
Other Useful Links
Visit the Vascular Voice Network website to access links for rare and common vascular condition charities and organisations: www.vascularvoice.org
Visit the following NHS link for help and support to stop smoking: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/
Visit the Mind website to seek support for mental health: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-suppor...
Visit Samaritans website to access urgent mental health support: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan...
Visit the Diabetes UK website for information and support regarding diabetes: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/
Visit the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to access professional guidelines about cardiovascular conditions: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/conditions-and-diseases/car...
Visit the Vascular Services Quality Improvement Programme (VSQIP) website to find information about the National Vascular Registry: https://www.vsqip.org.uk/public/