Involve North East Joins the Healthworks Family

For 30 years, Involve North East, has been a trusted leader in capturing authentic community voices and delivering high-quality research across the North East.

The team specialise in meaningful engagement, ensuring that the voices of patients, residents, and underserved groups are not only heard but actively shape services, policy, and research.

This development marks an exciting new chapter that will strengthen our ability to expand research and engagement work across the region, working in partnership with universities, the community and voluntary sector, and the NHS.

Paul Court, Healthworks Chief Executive said:

Following many years of close collaboration, I am delighted to announce that Involve North East will now become part of the Healthworks family.

This is a significant and exciting step forward, strengthening our ability to expand research and community engagement across the region. Together, we will enhance our work with universities, the voluntary and community sector, and the NHS, ensuring that lived experience continues to sit at the heart of service design, policy, and research.

Involve North East has a long-standing reputation for capturing authentic community voice and delivering high-quality, impactful research.  By joining Healthworks, we are strengthening that foundation – bringing together deep community roots with established expertise in health improvement and intervention.

This partnership will allow us to broaden our reach, deepen our impact, and continue to ensure that the voices of patients, residents, and underrepresented groups are not only heard, but actively shape the decisions that affect their lives.

At its core, this is about turning insight into meaningful, lasting change for communities across the North East.