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Giving your patients a voice (1 CPD hour)

Dr Brian Fisher explains how involving the public can help in setting up or commissioning services

Learning objectives


This module gives advice on involving patients and the public, covering:

  • Involving users of services to promote better designs that get used more often
  • Understanding diversity issues - different communities may have different barriers to services
  • Ensuring that commissioning meets local need
  • Obtaining a representative group of people for commissioning purposes
  • Using questionnaires in surgery waiting rooms to involve patients
  • Which organisations to approach for help

After reading this article you will be asked to record your learning points and some action points to earn a suggested 1 CPD credit. Below are some suggested questions to reflect on as you work through the module:

  1. Have you considered the practical, financial, moral and legal imperatives to involving patients?
  2. Is your practice ensuring that commissioning meets local needs?
  3. Could your practice make better use of questionnaires or real-time feedback?
  4. Have you investigated which organisations your practice could approach for help?

This module was first published on 21st February 2011 and was up to date with all key guidelines and evidence at that point. It will be reviewed as part of our routine update cycle by 21st February 2013 but will be updated sooner to reflect any key guideline changes.

Author


Dr Brian Fisher

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