This week’s blog takes a
look at something very dear to our hearts at MES, public and patient engagement
in the NHS.
As we draw into the hopefully anticipated ‘indian summer’ of 2012 I have been reflecting upon the people we’ve met, the conferences attended and the clients we have worked alongside so far this year.
As we draw into the hopefully anticipated ‘indian summer’ of 2012 I have been reflecting upon the people we’ve met, the conferences attended and the clients we have worked alongside so far this year.
Following the assent of the Health and Social Care Bill in March the precedent for patient
and public involvement has never been greater. What’s more it has been set out
as a whole domain (2) for Clinical Commissioning Groups to get to grips with.
But without the rigid measures for engagement that are laid out for Foundation
Trusts to guide them, many CCGS are wondering what effective engagement actually
feels like.
