Patient and public involvement

Introduction

Patients, users and carers should be seen as essential partners in the production of health information.  Their needs and experience bring a unique perspective - without it there is no guarantee that the information will be relevant or easy to understand.

Patients, users and carers should be seen as essential partners in the production of health information.  Their needs and experience bring a unique perspective - without it there is no guarantee that the information will be relevant or easy to understand.

Patients see things that aren’t seen by health care professionals and they see things differently.  Knowing the signs and symptoms of a chronic condition is very different to knowing what it’s like to live with it.  Both types of knowledge are essential in producing high quality information.

This area will explore:

• Different methods to gather views from patients
• Tools and techniques to actively engage patients and carers in the design and evaluation of patient information
• Information on setting up reader panels and focus groups

 

Page last edited: 15 December 2010