Involving patients and families in critical care research and quality improvement

Editorial for Nursing in Critical Care Undertaking ethical research and innovation practice, which informs and enhances health care delivery, is a priority for me as a clinical‐academic nurse and for all health care staff. I hope that sharing my reflections in this editorial on the growing practice of public involvement in the field of critical care will contribute to a critical consideration of its use and a curiosity that leads to high‐quality, safe and effective practice. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bench, S. (2019), Involving patients and families in critical care research and quality improvement. Nurs Crit Care, 24: 67-69. doi:10.1111/nicc.12418 , which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12418. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions