IMPACT – University of Worcester
Group type: 3. Institution or initiative-specific
Contact details
Named contacts: Dr. Peter Unwin and Claire Evans
Email address: p.unwin@worc.ac.uk and claire.evans@worc.ac.uk
Telephone: 01905 855 126 / 01905 542292
Address:
Bredon 7
University of Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ
Remit of the group
The University of Worcester’s own interest group of service users and carers – ‘IMPACT’ – have a strong presence across teaching and learning, recruitment and selection and research and consultancy across the Institute.
Peter Unwin and Chris Russell are the academic leads on Impact whose members include carers of, mental health survivors, people with long-term physical disabilities, care leavers, survivors of domestic violence and people with dementia.
Impact is determined to deliver on the potential for service user and care involvement to genuinely enhance the student learning experience and help bring about new cultures of care.
Members have undergone an in-house Introduction to Research course and are well versed in protocols and research ethics, while remaining true to their unique and passionate positions as researchers.
Frequency of meetings
Six times per year.
Who can consult the group?
Any researchers
Website
www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/impact-service-user-and-carer-involvement.html
Publications
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