Following the success of last year’s first ever Patient Partnership Week, the event is returning again this year to celebrate all the best in patient partnership.
Starting on Monday 25th September 2023, join the Patients Association for a series of enlightening webinars featuring healthcare experts and patient advocates. Don’t miss discussions on tackling health inequalities, enhancing outpatient experiences, social prescribing benefits, and more. Secure your spot now!
Last year’s Patient Partnership Week events were hugely popular and well-received – see the great feedback from those who attended:
“Brilliant to see the central role given to patient experts by experience.”
“Excellent, inspirational.”
“A very well-presented webinar with lots of useful information and potential contacts. Congratulations!!”
The line-up for this year’s Patient Partnership Week is packed with examples of how patient partnership can improve healthcare. The following are confirmed; all webinars will be held on Zoom and are free to attend.
- Mobilising the system to tackle health inequalities, with Prof Bola Owolabi, Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England
- Patient to Partnership; Sara Turle in conversation with Rachel Power; Sara is Patient and Public Voice Partner with NHS England and a member of Kent & Medway Cancer Alliance
- In conversation with the Patient Safety Commissioner,with Dr Henrietta Hughes
- Working in partnership to improve patients’ experiences of outpatients, with Dr Fiona McKevitt, NHS England, Dr Theresa Barnes, Royal College of Physicians and Irene Poku, Representative Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement
- Social prescribing: what’s in it for patients with Christiana Melam, Chief Executive of the National Association of Link Workers, Marie Adams social prescriber, and patient Susan Leach
- Spotlight on patient partnership in elective surgery with Chloe Scruton, Senior Implementation Manager, Getting it Right First Time, Hannah Verghese, Project Manager, the Patients Association and Raj Patel, patient.