The Patients Association's annual general meeting 2024

Watch the annual general meeting for 2024.

Learn more about our work last year by reading the 2023 annual review.

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Improving patient experiences of data

Our latest publication reinforces of the importance of giving patients confidence in how their data are managed and used
Patient data in the NHS

A guide to Palantir’s Foundry software
World Patient Safety Day 2024

Recognising the importance of correct and timely diagnosis in improving patient safety
Patients Association response to the Darzi Review

Lord Darzi has today released his diagnosis of the NHS. We welcome Lord Darzi's stark NHS diagnosis, and call for urgent patient-centred reforms.

The role of data in joining services around patients

Concerns about privacy and safety of patient data were highlighted in the last of our Patient Partnership Week webinars for 2024, with Rebecca Llewellyn from NHS England and patients Sandra Rennie and Amin Islam.
Communication strategies for patients

Poor communication between the health system and patients is a big issue for many patients. Our panel discussed some of the problems and what the solutions could be.
Empowering patients as equal partners in care

Why aren't patients always treated as equals in their own care? We looked at the reasons why, in this webinar during Patient Partnership Week 2024.
Barriers to care

Why do some patients experience barriers to receiving the healthcare they need? Our webinar panel identified some of the barriers and how to overcome them.
"Patients want to be partners in their care"

The Patient Safety Commissioner, Dr Henrietta Hughes, joined us for Patient Partnership Week.
How to implement shared decision making

2024's Patient Partnership Week began with shared decision making. Watch this video for an excellent overview of how patients and professionals can make decisions together.
Take our survey on special food supplements

If you've recently been in hospital and had special food supplements to help your recovery, were these changed by your GP when you were discharged? Or do you know someone that this happened to? If so, we want to hear from you.
The role of social and economic conditions on our health

Towards an equitable and effective healthcare system.
Active involvement in shared decision making

Shared decision making is an important way for patients and healthcare professionals to work in partnership. In this webinar, our Trustees Julie Thallon and Prof Alf Collins discuss how to make it happen.
How to use patients’ experience of care to improve services

Lesley Goodburn is Head of Public Involvement and Engagement at NICE. Her work focuses patients’, carers’ and staff’s experience of care. She has championed the use of storytelling to drive improvements in healthcare.

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