Deciding Together
Interviews with patients and surgeons about how the decision to operate is made.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/112
Research theme6 studies
Fair access and community partnership
Designing studies with communities, so the benefits of research reach everyone who needs them.
Designing studies with communities, so the benefits of research reach everyone who needs them.
Studies under this theme come from several of our research groups. Each study card below links to its own page, with plain-language information for anyone thinking of taking part.
Groups working on this theme
Studies in this theme
Family Voices in Intensive Care
Interviews with family members about what helped, and what did not, while someone they love was in intensive care.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/131
Follow-up in the Community
Post-operative check-ups at a local community clinic instead of the hospital.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/058
Results Back to People
Testing different ways of sharing trial results with the people who took part.
CompletedEthics TEST/2024/120
Rural Recovery Check-ins
Nurse phone check-ins from a local health centre for people recovering from surgery far from the hospital.
In progressEthics TEST/2025/149
Talking About Pain Relief
Testing a plain-language guide, written with patients, to pain relief in the first week home after surgery.
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/081
News on this theme
All news and mediaCommunity partners join the Community Trials Unit
Three community health providers have joined the unit as research partners.