This page is for NHS managers and colleagues in partner organisations who work with local people to improve health and social care services. This is sometimes known as Patient and Public Engagement and sometimes referred to as Patient and Public Involvement.
NHS East Midlands does not commission or provide any services. Formal consultation is carried out mainly by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and occasionally by providers.
The SHAs main role therefore is to: support PCTs and providers with expert advice and guidance, through network meetings and one-to-ones involving communications and engagement and commissioning leads; benchmark against other PCTs and providers to ensure consistency and monitor compliance with the statutory guidance.
Any regional consultation on a change to service will be taken forward by a lead PCT on behalf of the others. (Section 242 (1B) of the NHS Act 2006).
Showcasing success in patient and public engagement and involvement in the East Midlands
Making sure that the views and needs of local people are listened to and acted on is fundamental to how NHS organisations design and deliver services. The primary care trusts, hospital, mental health and foundation trusts within the East Midlands meet on a regular basis to learn from each other about the best ways of doing this.
Links on this page lead to a number of examples of good practice, each with a local contact.
For further information about patient and public engagement in the East Midlands contact Anne Akers via communications@eastmidlands.nhs.uk
