Ageing Well Public Talks Series 2025-26 Talk 6: Have your say in healthcare - ways you can make your voice heard

In this talk Marianne will present an overview of where and how to make your voice heard in the NHS health care system as a service user. She will invite a service user representative panel , experts by experience, who will share their direct experience of influencing some of the ways the NHS works.Her panel consist of:a PPIE member for NIHR researcha Chair of a Patient Participation Group in Primary carea Co-researcher and service user representative with learning disabilitiesMarianne said: "The opportunity to present alongside service user representatives means a great deal to me as it reflects the ethos and values that underpin my research activities. Even during the preparation process, I learned a great deal from the service user representatives, just as they have learned from me. We aim to make the talk supportive, empathetic, and inspirational for the audience.” Dr Marianne Markowski is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Lifecourse Development at the University of Greenwich. Her research interests cover the topics of education, co-design, healthcare workforce, technology, and intergenerational engagement.Panel membersJagdish Brar-Orgill – Co-PI in the project “Dementia care at a distance” and other health researchJohn Haddow – chair of the Patient Participation Group (PPG) in MardenRoselyn Weinberg – self advocate with a learning disability