Our NHS? The changing involvement of patients and the public in England's health and care system

Stewart, Ellen and Desai, Amit and Zoccatelli, Giulia; Exworthy, Mark and Mannion, Russell and Powell, Martin, eds. (2023) Our NHS? The changing involvement of patients and the public in England's health and care system. In: The NHS at 75. Policy Press, Bristol, pp. 232-252. ISBN 9781447368601

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on changing local structures of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the English NHS. We offer a historical overview of local structures of PPI over the decades, then review recent evidence on Healthwatch, which has been in place since 2012. We argue that the landscape of PPI has become increasingly disaggregated and diffuse within the English NHS, and reflect on the implications for NHS accountability to the population it serves.

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