HRA Update: New data shows promising improvement in rates of public involvement in research
Date: 21 November 2025
The number of health and social care studies involving patients and the public in research has continued to increase according to the HRA’s latest data.
As part of the HRA’s annual analysis of public involvement in research, the overall number of applications reporting that they had involved patients or members of the public rose by 10%, from 74% in 2023 to 84% in 2024.
Read the full report here: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/about-us/news-updates/new-data-shows-promising-improvement-in-rates-of-public-involvement-in-research/