A new year, a new commission: the commission for patient and public involvement in health
A new year, a new commission: the commission for patient and public involvement in health
Since its first term in office the Government has sought to modernise
the ways in which patients and the public are involved in decisions
about their individual care and the development of health services
at a local level. The new year saw the birth of the latest mechanism
for implementing the patient-centred service envisioned in
the NHS plan: the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement
in Health (CPPIH).
CPPIH as the Health Minister, David Lammy, emphasised has
the potential to bring about a cultural change in the ways in which
the NHS deals with patients and the public. This change should
result in shifting the balance of power in their favour and so give
patients and the public real influence and power ensuring that their
voices are heard, supported, encouraged and, where necessary,
enforced.
The Commission will champion and promote the involvement
of the public in decisions that affect their health, putting them at the
heart of decision-making, at both local and national levels and will
establish local networks to support existing patient forums. Initially
the Commission will work towards:
! Empowering the public to have their say by training them with
the skills they need to get involved;
! Supporting patients and the public to make sure their voices are
heard;
! Working with traditionally marginalised groups to ensure that
getting involved is as easy as possible;
! Encouraging patient forums to use modern technology and
alternative approaches to meetings to generate as much interest
as possible;
! Training older people to promote the idea of getting involved to
fellow older people; and ! Ensuring any consultation suits the patients and public and not
just the organisers.
Sharon Grant, supported by Laura McMurtrie as Chief Executive,
together with ten commissioners appointed by the NHS
Appointments Commission, chairs the Commission.
Whilst the CPPIH has become the latest step in the Government
?s movement towards closer patient and public involvement in
the NHS, it has a firm bedrock of local and national participation
and a wealth of patient forums on which to draw. We will all - both
from a professional or consumer viewpoint - monitor its progress
and impact with interest.
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Le May, Andrée
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1 March 2003
Le May, Andrée
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Le May, Andrée
(2003)
A new year, a new commission: the commission for patient and public involvement in health.
Journal of The Royal Society for Health, 123 (1), .
(doi:10.1177/146642400312300108).
Abstract
Since its first term in office the Government has sought to modernise
the ways in which patients and the public are involved in decisions
about their individual care and the development of health services
at a local level. The new year saw the birth of the latest mechanism
for implementing the patient-centred service envisioned in
the NHS plan: the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement
in Health (CPPIH).
CPPIH as the Health Minister, David Lammy, emphasised has
the potential to bring about a cultural change in the ways in which
the NHS deals with patients and the public. This change should
result in shifting the balance of power in their favour and so give
patients and the public real influence and power ensuring that their
voices are heard, supported, encouraged and, where necessary,
enforced.
The Commission will champion and promote the involvement
of the public in decisions that affect their health, putting them at the
heart of decision-making, at both local and national levels and will
establish local networks to support existing patient forums. Initially
the Commission will work towards:
! Empowering the public to have their say by training them with
the skills they need to get involved;
! Supporting patients and the public to make sure their voices are
heard;
! Working with traditionally marginalised groups to ensure that
getting involved is as easy as possible;
! Encouraging patient forums to use modern technology and
alternative approaches to meetings to generate as much interest
as possible;
! Training older people to promote the idea of getting involved to
fellow older people; and ! Ensuring any consultation suits the patients and public and not
just the organisers.
Sharon Grant, supported by Laura McMurtrie as Chief Executive,
together with ten commissioners appointed by the NHS
Appointments Commission, chairs the Commission.
Whilst the CPPIH has become the latest step in the Government
?s movement towards closer patient and public involvement in
the NHS, it has a firm bedrock of local and national participation
and a wealth of patient forums on which to draw. We will all - both
from a professional or consumer viewpoint - monitor its progress
and impact with interest.
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