The core outcome for the PERFORM study focusses on improving the diagnosis and treatment of febrile children. PERFORM researchers, Dr Emma Lim and Prof Marieke Emonts with their team, involved young people early on in the project by joining forces with The Young Person’s Advisory Group North England (YPAGne). We talk to Dr Emma Lim and members of the YPAGne community about the unexpected turns they and the young people experienced and outcomes.