Involve North East
Involve North East
Health Research, Community Engagement and Insight Across the North East
Involve North East, now part of Healthworks, is a leading provider of health research, community engagement, patient and public involvement, and service evaluation across the North East.
For over 30 years, we have helped NHS organisations, universities, charities, local authorities and businesses better understand the communities they serve. Through research, engagement and co-production, we ensure that the voices of patients, residents and underrepresented groups help shape services, policy and decision-making.
Now part of Healthworks, we combine research expertise with frontline health improvement and community delivery experience, creating a unique offer that turns insight into action and evidence into impact.
We specialise in helping organisations gather meaningful insight, understand lived experience and evaluate what works.
Our work supports:
- Health research and evaluation
- Community engagement and consultation
- Patient and public involvement (PPIE)
- Co-production and service design
- Impact measurement and reporting
Creating Healthier Communities Through Research and Engagement
As organisations increasingly recognise the importance of community-centred approaches, Involve North East is helping to ensure that research, services and policies are informed by the people they affect most.
From health research and patient involvement to community engagement and service evaluation, we work with partners across the North East to create healthier, fairer and more connected communities.
Start Working With Us
If you’re looking for support with health research, community engagement, patient and public involvement, evaluation or co-production in the North East, we’d love to hear from you.
Research and Evaluation
We deliver high-quality qualitative and mixed-methods research that helps organisations understand needs, experiences and outcomes.
From community-based health research to service evaluations and impact assessments, we provide practical evidence that supports better decision-making.
Community Engagement
Meaningful engagement sits at the heart of everything we do.
We work with communities across the North East to ensure local people have opportunities to influence the services, programmes and policies that affect their lives.
Co-production and Service Improvement
We help organisations work alongside communities to design services that are relevant, inclusive and effective.
Our approach strengthens trust, improves outcomes and ensures lived experience informs decision-making from the start.
Whether you are designing a new service, evaluating an existing programme or undertaking health research in the North East, we can help you engage communities and generate robust, actionable evidence.
NHS and Health Organisations
We support NHS organisations, Integrated Care Systems, Primary Care Networks and public health teams with community engagement, patient involvement, health research and service evaluation.
Universities and Research Partners
We help researchers recruit participants, engage communities, strengthen public involvement and ensure research delivers meaningful real-world impact.
Charities and Community Organisations
We provide research, evaluation and impact measurement support that helps organisations demonstrate outcomes, improve services and strengthen funding applications.
Businesses and Commercial Partners
We help organisations understand communities, gather insight and demonstrate social value through meaningful engagement and evidence generation.
Our strength lies in combining research expertise with deep community connections.
We don’t simply collect data. We work directly with people, communities and organisations to understand experiences, identify solutions and create positive change.
By bringing together community insight, health research, engagement and practical delivery experience, we help partners:
- Improve services
- Strengthen decision-making
- Reduce health inequalities
- Demonstrate impact
- Create lasting social value
Get in touch with Involve North East and find out more about how we can help you with your research, evaluation and training needs.