Articles and Useful reading
This page provides further reading and practical resources related to the work we do. We are just beginning to populate this page, so please let us know if there is anything more we should include.
An Economic Case For Involvement
InHealth Associates worked with Frontline to look at the economic benefits of patient and public engagement. This summary report outlines the findings. We also developed a Decision Support Tool on costs, benefits and return on investment for commissioners (available on request).
The Rise of the Patient Leader
David Gilbert calls for better learning and support for a new generation of 'unusual suspects' - Patient Leaders who can help solve many current challenges facing the NHS and community well-being.
Patients' Dozen: What matters to patients and carers
A simple framework for understanding quality and patient experience. Particularly useful for patient and community representatives.
Big Changes, Small Steps
Implementing shared decision-making within a Clinical Commissioning Group locality. You can also find a video about the outcomes from this work at http://healthandhealthcare.dh.gov.uk/southend
The Eight-Eight Model
A practice based approach to PPE in Clinical Commissioning
The Engagement Cycle
A practical model for thinking about Patient and Public Engagement (PPE) in commissioning
The Effective Lay Representative
David Gilbert writes about the challenges and opportunities for lay representatives or, as we should now call them, Patient and Public Advisers. These chapters come from Involving People in Healthcare Policy and Practice, by Susie Green (Radcliffe Press, 2007)
