News and publications
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Project – The Story So Far
28 September 2020
In this update we hear about a project that has been encouraging the research community to respond to the priorities identified by the Mental Health in Children and Young People JLA PSPSexual Violence Priority Setting Partnership (SVPSP) - Experiences of Crowdfunding
23 September 2020
The Sexual Violence Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) shares their experience of using crowdfunding to support fundraising for the PSPThe impact of the Cochrane Neuro-Oncology James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership
16 September 2020
This update talks about the work that has been happening since publication of the priorities agreed by the JLA Neuro-Oncology PSP in 2015New funding to investigate the top 3 priorities from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension JLA PSP
22 May 2020
Shelly Williamson, who coordinated the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) JLA PSP that was completed in 2018, has kindly updated us on some exciting new research around the condition.Getting involved in health and social care research
12 May 2020
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists is working with the JLA to identify the research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK. The project is guided by a Steering Group made up of occupational therapists, health and social care professionals, people with experience of accessing occupational therapy services and their carers. Isaac Samuels, co-chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group at Think Local Act Personal, shared his thoughts on getting involved with this project.James Lind Alliance in Canada
22 April 2020
Tamara joined the team as a JLA Adviser in late 2019, as part of a collaboration between the JLA and the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). She updates us on JLA work in Canada.JLA live in Mbale, Africa
17 April 2020
The first Steering Group meeting of the Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) JLA PSP in Mbale, Uganda, was held in early December 2019. I am privileged and really pleased to be the Chair of this PSP.Tailored engagement strategies for our unique landscape
07 April 2020
Our PSP team knew from the start that we would need to think “outside the box” when it came to engaging Saskatchewan residents with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to find out their treatment-related questions.REPRISE reporting guidelines
27 March 2020
How do we know if a prioritisation exercise is legitimate and that the resulting priorities are credible? We can only make that judgement if things are reported transparently and comprehensively – and unfortunately for the world of research priority setting, historically this hasn’t always happenedThe Story of the Diabetic Medicine special issue on JLA Research Priorities
06 March 2020
Richard Holt, Editor-in-Chief of Diabetic Medicine and Professor in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Southampton, explains how the series of review articles for the priorities from the Type 1 and 2 Diabetes JLA PSPs came aboutReaching people with lived experience through a survey - lessons from the Occupational Therapy PSP
07 January 2020
Ruth Unstead-Joss from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) explains what the Occupational Therapy Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) learnt from promoting its first surveyCollaborating to maximise the impact of autism research
17 December 2019
Dr James Cusack, Director of Science at Autistica, describes how the charity has worked with the NIHR to address some of the autism community's priorities following completion of the Autism PSPSally 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 involvedReflections 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.