Do I need ethical approval to run an involvement activity?
You do not need ethics to conduct an involvement activity. Patient and public involvement should inform research questions or research design with Public and Patient (and carer) opinions. If you are not sure if your activity counts as involvement or research, use the Health Research Authority tool.
If you are collecting opinions rather than study data, your activity is likely an involvement activity. For example, asking for feedback on a questionnaire counts as involvement as long as you do not ask for or record the public contributor’s responses to the questions, but their opinions on the suitability/wording of the questions.