Aim
To encourage collaborative research initiatives and to work together in partnership to make substantive progress in research capacity & the quality of palliative care research in Northern Ireland.

Objectives:

• To develop an enabling infrastructure to support interdisciplinary palliative care research initiatives and ideas
• To develop expertise in the application of research approaches and methods for palliative care research
• To embed personal and public involvement (PPI) in partnership working for palliative care research
• To develop high quality regional, national and international interdisciplinary research proposals
• To enable Northern Ireland to participate appropriately in the work of the All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC)

Executive Committee
Chair: Dr S McIlfatrick (University of Ulster/NHSCT)
Co-Secretary: L Rutherford (Marie Curie/QUB/BHSCT)
Co-Secretary: A Roulston (QUB)
Finance: Dr G Johnston (HSC R&D)
IT & PR: C Payne (University of Ulster/Northern Ireland Hospice)
Member: Prof G Kernohan (University of Ulster)
Member: Dr H Noble(QUB)
Member: D McLaughlin (University of Ulster/Northern Ireland Hospice)
Member: Dr C White(Northern Ireland Hospice/Belfast Health and Social Care Trust)
Member: F Hasson(University of Ulster)
PPI Member: TBC