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Road Injury – Priority Setting Workshop – Phase 2
 
We’ve completed the first phase of our Priority Setting Partnership and received 176 questions from professionals, members of the public, and clinicians. These submissions form a strong foundation for identifying future research priorities.
 
Our Steering Group is now reviewing and categorising the questions, which span a wide range of important and diverse topics, including:
 
  • The role of bystanders, including training and psychological impact
  • Use of AI and technology in road injury response and care
  • Health outcomes following road injury
  • Cultural and gender disparities in treatment and recovery
  • Specific interventions for trapped patients
 
What is a Priority Setting Partnership (PSP)?
 
A Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) brings together patients, carers, and healthcare professionals to identify and prioritise unanswered questions about a specific area of health or care — in this case, road injury. The aim is to ensure that future research focuses on the issues that matter most to those affected.
You can find a full explanation of the PSP process in our Information Booklet (PDF).
 
Call for Public Participants – Workshop Invitation
 
Are you a member of the public with lived experience of road injury?
 
We are inviting members of the public to take part in the next step of our project: an in-person workshop to help identify the top research priorities in road injury.
 
Location: Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
Date: Wednesday 12th November 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
This is a unique opportunity to shape future research and ensure the voices of those with lived experience are heard.
 
How to Register
 
All details about the workshop — including the registration link, travel support, accessibility, and what to expect — are available in ourInformation Booklet (PDF).
 
Please read the booklet carefully before registering.
 
What is a Priority Setting Partnership? A Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) brings together people with lived experience, members of the public, health professionals, and other stakeholders to identify the most important questions for future research. By collecting and reviewing questions from a wide range of voices, the PSP helps ensure that research is focused on the things that matter most to those affected.

What is in scope for this PSP?

This Priority Setting Partnership is focused on the Road Injury Chain of Survival, which begins at the moment a crash occurs and continues through rescue, care, transport, and rehabilitation. We welcome questions that aim to improve any part of this post-crash response—for example, how bystanders can be better supported to give first aid, how rescue services can work more effectively, or how recovery and rehabilitation can be improved.

We recognise that many important road safety efforts focus on preventing crashes from happening in the first place. However, this PSP is specifically looking at what happens after a crash has occurred, including factors that affect or strengthen the chain of survival. So while an educational campaign to help prevent crashes would fall outside the scope of this work, a campaign to help members of the public recognise serious injury and give safe and effective first aid would be very much included.

If you’re not sure whether your idea fits, please still share it—we’re happy to help decide where it belongs. We are collecting questions up until 31st August 2025

What is the Road Injury Chain of Survival? The Road Injury Chain of Survival is a framework designed to improve survival and recovery after a road traffic collision. It includes five key stages:
  1. Early Recognition and Call for Help – spotting serious injury and getting help quickly.
  2. Early Rescue – safely freeing people trapped in vehicles.
  3. Early Initial Care – giving first aid at the scene, often by bystanders or emergency responders.
  4. Early Transport – getting injured people to the right hospital without delay.
  5. Early Hospital Care and Rehabilitation – treating injuries and supporting recovery in hospital and beyond.
By strengthening each of these links, we can reduce deaths and improve recovery for people injured on the roads. How we handle your data How we handle your data