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I,the Patient I,the Patient    (May 16, 2012)

I was very taken with the quote from Robert Johnson (of the International Association of Patients Organisation) saying that “doctors should get down from their pedestals, but patients must get up from their knees.” I don’t think anyone can appreciate the truth of this statement until... [Continue reading]

Patient leaders belong at the top Patient leaders belong at the top    (May 14, 2012)

Patient leaders should be at the top of healthcare organisations along with clinical and management leaders. So says nursing leader Lynn Young, who knows a thing or two about healthcare as she was the Royal College of Nursing primary care adviser from 1991 to April 2012.  She calls this progressive... [Continue reading]

Patient Power Now – No Need to Wait Patient Power Now – No Need to Wait    (May 9, 2012)

We have banged on many a time about patients owning data – we always talk in the future tense: we invoke the pioneers of the internet calling for raw data now; we keenly anticipate that great moment when data will give patients the power to organise their own health. We present it as a promise... [Continue reading]

Dull May Newsletter – GPs do something right: how boring is that? Dull May Newsletter – GPs do something right: how boring is that?    (April 23, 2012)

We listed the names of 19 GP practices in a recent blog. – not the most riveting of reads but we believe in the dictum of noticing when people do it right. It is all too easy with the NHS and patient engagement to find fault – actually forget ‘find’ since that implies you have... [Continue reading]

Give ‘em the DES cash – We name the Wandsworth practices who’ve earned it Give ‘em the DES cash – We name the Wandsworth practices who’ve earned it    (April 10, 2012)

Locally there is £407,000 worth of extra dosh available to the 46 Wandsworth GP practices this year and the same again next. All they have to do is demonstrate that they have got  some basic building blocks of patient engagement in place and they can collect £1.10 per patient.  Serious money in... [Continue reading]

Transformers and Enablers – the new Patient Leaders Transformers and Enablers – the new Patient Leaders    (March 31, 2012)

 David Gilbert, a former mental health service user, and Mark Doughty, who lives with arthritis, are leading the charge to up the patient participation game by launching Patient Leaders.  This will be a hub or centre that offers learning and development and a community of practice for a new generation... [Continue reading]