News and publications
Sally Crowe and Kristina Staley reflect on their recent evaluation of JLA PSPs
25 October 2019
Success isn’t only about getting a priority research topic funded, as Sally and Kristina found to their surprise when they talked to a wide range of people with an interest in JLA PSPs. Taking part in a JLA PSP can also transform the people, the research culture and the organisations involved.Reflections from new JLA Advisers
22 October 2019
Jonathan Gower and Suzannah Kinsella joined the team as new JLA Advisers earlier in 2019. We asked them to write about their experiences so far now that they are both working with PSPs. Very appropriately, they decided on a Top 10 of what has struck them as most interesting and valuable about the JLA PSP processPriority Setting Partnerships starting work in Africa
17 October 2019
Two new JLA Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs) are now planning their work to develop locally appropriate research priorities by bringing together technical experts and experts by lived experience, regardless of social status, age, literacy level and internet access.Latest steps from PSPs to focus the attention of researchers, funders and charities on the agreed priorities
11 October 2019
The Teenage and Young Adult Cancer PSP recently brought together researchers, funders and charities in a workshop to discuss the priorities and consider opportunities for funding. The Palliative and end of life care PSP is planning another workshop too, this time to focus on its number one priority around out of hours careUsing JLA PSP priorities to train future doctors
12 August 2019
Professor Jackie Cassell, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, spoke to the JLA about how the school has used PSP priorities for a number of years to provide real-life research questions to help educate future doctors about research methods.Charities fund research around the priorities from the IBD PSP
28 June 2019
Guts UK is a charity set up to increase the levels of research into diseases of the gut, liver and pancreas. Since 1971 Guts UK has funded almost 300 projects and invested £15 million pounds into medical research. Last year, in collaboration with forCrohns, Guts UK asked researchers to put forward proposals for research on Crohn’s disease that the two charities could fund, based on the research priorities identified by the JLA PSP in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Canada) PSP – Bringing community priorities to life
10 June 2019
The Ontario Brain Institute funded the Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Canada) PSP and has spent the past year promoting the Top 10 priorities to ensure that they reach the right audiences. This includes researchers, organisations that fund research, the community, and general public.Hearing from PSPs. What do people tell the JLA?
22 May 2019
The JLA has been collecting feedback from completed PSPs for two years. In that time, 49 individuals involved in organising PSPs have completed an online survey to tell us how they felt about the PSP process once they had published their Top 10.Research funding aimed at Mesothelioma PSP priorities
14 May 2019
Read about the research that the British Lung Foundation and Mesothelioma UK are funding in the areas around mesothelioma that were agreed as most important by people affected and those who treat them.Prioritising the research agenda for retention of participants in clinical trials: PRioRiTy II announces its results
12 March 2019
Randomised clinical trials are the gold standard method for gathering evidence about health and care interventions. That said, randomised trials are not perfect, and many of them run into issues through the process of trial design and delivery. The PrioRiTy II work identified the most important questions to be answered about retention of participants in clinical trials.Coeliac UK and Innovate UK announce £750k boost to research that unlocks important gluten free challenges highlighted by the PSP
20 February 2019
Coeliac UK, the national charity that led the Coeliac JLA Priority Setting Partnership, has announced funding for research projects in areas highlighted by the PSP, in collaboration with Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.Electronic Cigarettes PSP: the progress so far
19 February 2019
Louise Ross, Clinical Consultant, National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, provides an update on the progress of the Electronic Cigarettes PSP.Utilising your resources for a successful Priority Setting Partnership
22 January 2019
Read about how the Heart Surgery Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) has been communicating with the patients, carers and clinicians it needs to hear from.The James Lind Alliance is recruiting advisers to join the team
09 January 2019
The James Lind Alliance (JLA) would like to recruit JLA Advisers to join the team. We are looking for independent consultants who will contract with the University of Southampton to support and facilitate JLA Priority Setting Partnerships.Electronic cigarettes: First time on a Priority Setting Partnership Group
13 December 2018
Louise Ross, Clinical Consultant, National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, describes her experience of joining a JLA Priority Setting Partnership Steering Group.