- Araya Gautam, masters student1,
- Sanath Johnson, medical officer2
- 1Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
- 2Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, India
- araya.cu{at}gmail.com
As a patient and public involvement contributor and a woman of colour, I (AG) have been part of various research panels over the past couple of years. I welcome Walker and colleagues’ call to acknowledge lived experience as expertise.1 But being “included” in the room does not always translate to being heard, especially for people of colour or marginalised contributors. We are often invited into projects that lack emotional …
