PIF is...
The Patient Information Forum is the organisation for consumer health information in the UK. If you communicate with patients and the public about their health; this is your organisation. We campaign to ensure that health information is central to high quality, patient centred care and we help producers and providers to develop high quality information for their patients and the public.
What's On
More >PiF Executive Circle event
20 December 2011 - Postponed
An invitation only event for PiF Partner members, taking place at the Cabinet Office and discussing 'Open Public Services' including health, data and information. (more)
Voluntary sector event
24 February 2012
A half day event for voluntary sector information producers, held at Macmillan Cancer Support, exploring evaluating the impact of health information. (more)
PiF 2012 Annual Conference
1 May 2012
'Choice - valueless without meaningful information' is the theme for PiF's seventh annual conference, taking place at the Thinktank Science Museum in Birmingham. (more)
PiF Membership
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PiF is a subscription organisation, with an annual membership fee. Membership is open to any organisation or individual working in the field of health information for patients and the public, or anyone with an interest in the area.
PiF Aware
More News >New patient.co.uk website and app lau...
03 February 2012
EMIS has re-launched its patient information website with a new look and plans for a a series of apps; including one that will let patients book an appointme... (more)
Member's experiences: One mental heal...
03 February 2012
In December 2011, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), a mental health service provider, passed the NHS Litigation Authority assessment at ... (more)
Research about eHealth Literacy: Exte...
30 January 2012
eHealth literacy is defined as the ability of people to use emerging information and communications technologies to improve or enable health and health care.... (more)
Improving healthcare access for peopl...
31 January 2012
Individuals with impaired vision may have great difficulty in accessing and negotiating healthcare services. In this article in the BMJ, the authors discuss... (more)
Recent Resources
NHS trust information policies.
Examples of NHS acute trust (hospital) information policies, shared by PiF members. (more)
BMA award winners 2011
Details of this years Patient Information Award winners and highly commended resources, including case studies explaining how the resources were produced. (more)
New shared decision making theme
Key resources, research and information about decision aids. (more)
Member of the Month
February member of the month
Jane Archer, Cancer Care Centre Manager & Macmillan Patient Information Manager, York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (more)
Partners & Supporters
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Partner: Boehringer-Ingelheim Limited
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Supporter: Bupa
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Partner: Capita
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Partner: Leo Pharma
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Supporter: Macmillan Cancer Support
