0202411110446

Cochrane Patient and Public Involvement Network Executive Description: Cochrane's Patient and Public Network Executive provides leadership for the growing, international community of patients and the public who help produce and share Cochrane evidence.

The Network is a global community of patients and members of the public united by their search for high-quality, unbiased information about health conditions and treatment, and who can contribute meaningfully throughout the process of production and dissemination of research.

Members of the Patient and Public Executive are drawn from Cochrane's Patient and Public Network. The executive work with Cochrane's Patient and Public Involvement Manager, who is part of the Cochrane Central Executive team and supports and promotes patient and public involvement in Cochrane's activities.

History: The 'Consumer Network Executive' was set up in 1995 to provide governance and leadership for the 2,000 and growing, international community of consumers (patients, carers and public) who work to help produce and spread Cochrane evidence. It was renamed the 'Patient and Public Network Executive' in 2025.
STARDIT ID: 0202411110446

Dates

State ongoing
Start 1995-01-02
Form updated 2025-07-17

Location

Global

URL

https://www.cochrane.org/get-involved/patient-and-public-network/patient-and-public-network-executive

Aims

To advocate for, and support, patient and public involvement in the Cochrane and global evidence community, and to represent the priorities and concerns of patients and the public

Working with Cochrane’s Patient and Public Involvement Manager to achieve annual goals of involvement in line with Cochrane’s mission and vision

Sharing experience, providing guidance, and supporting and promoting patient and public involvement in protocols and systematic reviews for Cochrane groups and entities.

Advocating for evidence that is produced, presented and made available in a way that is useful, accessible and of high quality to patients and members of the public making informed healthcare decisions.

Increasing the awareness of Cochrane reviews among people globally

Identifying and sharing trends within the patient and public healthcare community and within specific communities of interest

Identifying collective concerns and issues among patients and the public involved with Cochrane and bringing them forward

Keywords

involvement

public

evidence synthesis

advocacy

Category

other

Inputs

organisation

Cochrane (link)

Task: Funding, providing resourcing for organisation and Secretariat support

group of individuals

Cochrane Patient and Public Involvement Executive Members (6) (link)

Compensation: volunteer

individual

April English (link)

Task: Cochrane Consumer Engagement Manager
Method: Employee of Cochrane
Compensation: volunteer

individual

Start: 2025-01-01

Helen Bulbeck (link)

Task: Co-Chair
Compensation: volunteer

individual

Start: 2025-01-01

Jack Nunn (link)

ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0316-3254
Task: Co-Chair
Compensation: volunteer

individual

Brian Duncan (link)