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Tuesday 11 May 2010
4 Hamilton Place, London

Through a series of presentations, this one day conference, chaired by Jeremy Taylor Chief Executive National Voices, focuses on the challenges ahead as set out in the Operating Framework and provides important updates on recent changes in Patient Involvement and Empowerment.  Sessions include measuring the outcomes of patient involvement in an NHS Trust; empowering patients to lead on quality improvement; learning from patient experience and the power of patients and users to improve services and practice.

NHS 2010"“2015: from good to great made clear that we remain committed to the Next Stage Review vision of putting quality at the heart of all that we do. This NHS Operating Framework makes significant changes to the payment system to reward quality, with increases to hospitals only available by improving quality. Over time the link between payment, contracts and patient experience will be even stronger.

 Topics include:

• Patient Involvement and Empowerment
• Training and supporting patients and the public to be involved
• Patient Involvement for patient safety
• Involving and empowering patients through the creation and distribution of digital stories
• Measuring the outcomes of patient involvement in an NHS Trust 
• Empowering patients to lead on quality improvement 
• Learning from patient experience: making real change and increasing diversity
• If John Lewis ran the NHS
• The power of patients and users to improve services and practice
• User led and user enabled services

Keynote speakers:

    * Jeremy Taylor Chief Executive National Voices
    * Peter Walsh Chief Executive Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and Patients for Patient Safety Champion World Health Organisation (WHO)
    * Paul Mainwaring Chair Patients Council

CPD accredited by the Royal College of Physicians, London, and an IHM and PiF recognised conference

To download a copy of the conference programme, please click here. PiF members receive a 15% discount.

 To find out more, please either reply to this email or call Hanisha on 020 8541 1399