Help Shape Healthier Futures
Your voice. Your community. Better health for everyone.
At Headway Leicester, we are proud to be Community Ambassadors for Research Enablement, working closely with the Ethnic Centre for Health Research and NHS research colleagues to help more people and communities become involved in health research.
Together, we can help make health research more inclusive, more representative and more relevant to the communities it serves.
Leicester is a wonderfully multicultural city, rich in different cultures, languages, traditions and experiences. This diversity is one of our greatest strengths, but we also recognise that not everyone has the same opportunities to access healthcare, participate in research or have their voice heard.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought existing health inequalities into sharper focus, highlighting differences in health outcomes and the barriers experienced by some of our communities.
Working alongside Professor Farooqi and other NHS research colleagues, we want to help bridge these gaps by making research more accessible, inclusive and representative of the people who live here.
Health Inequalities in Our Region
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Celebrating Leicester's Communities
Our city's diversity makes Leicester a special place to live and work. It also gives us an important opportunity to ensure that research better reflects the experiences and needs of different communities.
We encourage you to watch this video, which provides an opportunity to reflect on multicultural Leicester, community engagement and the importance of overcoming barriers to fairer healthcare and research participation.
Be Part of Research
You do not need to have a particular medical condition or previous experience of research to explore opportunities to get involved.
Research can take many forms, from answering questionnaires and sharing experiences to participating in studies exploring new approaches to prevention, treatment and care.
The NIHR's Be Part of Research service helps people discover research opportunities and register their interest in participating.
Why Does Research Matter?
Get Involved or Find Out More
Would you like to know more about research projects we are currently connected with?
Perhaps you are interested in taking part in research, helping others to become involved or learning more about our work as Community Ambassadors for Research Enablement.
We would love to hear from you.
Contact Tor Berry at Headway Leicester
Telephone: 07949 318629