...Sonia Patton; Anne McGlade; Joe Elliott Purpose This paper explores the perceptions of a small cohort of participants in the “Involving People” programme. This 35-week course recruited staff from across statutory, voluntary and charity sectors who aimed to lead and develop change initiatives...

...Gemma Bruce; Gerald Wistow; Richard Kramer Connected Care, Turning Point's model for involving the community in the design and delivery of integrated health and well‐being services, aims to involve the community in the commissioning process in a way which fundamentally shifts the balance of power...

...Michelle Cornes; Pauline Weinstein; Pat Leahy; Mary Duncan In this article we report findings from a small scale user‐controlled study which explores involvement and engagement in terms of the legacy of the National Service Framework for Older People (NSFOP) and the new opportunities...

.... Preparation, communication, support and debriefing for both students and lay participants were revealed as essential for successful patient/service user involvement in education. Patient/Service User Involvement Interprofessional Working Education Involving Patients and knowledge base Service Users...

...David McNally; Michelle Cornes; Pat Leahy The National Service Framework for Older People (DoH, 2001) is a ten‐year plan which aims radically to improve health services for older people. Central to the plan is the belief that older people should be involved as ‘genuine partners...

...Stephen Tee Primary care groups (PCGs) and primary care trusts (PCTs) are required to ensure that patient and public involvement underpins all activity. In Part 1, the literature review revealed many challenges to implementing this important measure of performance that would test those...