Speaker Details
The RDF is delighted to welcome a diverse range of speakers from across the UK health and care R&D landscape to RDF26.

Caroline Mitchell
GP and Professor of General Practice Research and Health Equity, Keele University
Professor Caroline Mitchell is a GP and Professor of General Practice Research and Health Equity at Keele University. Her research critiques and addresses equity bias in healthcare through inclusive, participatory methodologies. She co-founded the influential Deep End Research Alliance (DERA), a collaboration of patients/communities, practitioners, and academics in Yorkshire and Humber, and co-leads a national community of practice for Deep End Research delivery networks. Caroline’s work focuses on co-designing and evaluating complex interventions for primary care, with expertise in qualitative, mixed-methods, and clinical trial methodologies. She is a committed activist for equitable research partnerships with underserved communities across NHS priority areas and co-founded both the first ‘Deep End Sheffield ‘ GP RDN in England and the influential Deep End Research Alliance (DERA), a collaboration of patients, practitioners, and academics in Yorkshire and Humber. DERA innovations in primary care research delivery include a novel community research linkworker programme in South Yorkshire building enduring and reciprocol partnerships and community-based research capacity. https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/dera/research-within-communities/community-researcher-toolkit?authuser=0.
Delegate Registration
Registration is now live. Join us in Birmingham and be part of the conversations shaping the future of UK health and care research. Early Bird rates are available until 31 January 2026 – book now to secure your place at the best rate.

