Patient and Carer Panel

The Trust’s Patient and Carer Panel is now well established.  It meets monthly and is consulted about various aspects of the Trust’s business, including service developments, policy documents and new initiatives. Panel members are active on several Trust committees in order to provide a patient and carer perspective.  The Panel set themselves an annual work plan in order to focus on specific issues.  This involves participation in a range of schemes to gather intelligence and seek a patient and carer perspective about service development and/or quality improvements.  There are currently Task Groups looking at communication; the appointment system; the meals service; tackling dementia; and patient falls.

A recruitment exercise is currently taking place for new members of the Patient and Carer Panel.  In order to represent a cross section of the public, we are keen to recruit younger members, especially from the 20 – 30 age group and we would also welcome representatives from minority groups.  Anyone who is interested in becoming a Panel member or who would like to find out more about the Panel and its work please contact the Senior PALS Manager, Sue Harle.  Her contact details are: -

Telephone: 01535 294019
E Mail:  sue.harle@anhst.nhs.uk

• Patient and Carer Panel Terms of Reference
• Patient and Carer Panel Work Plan 2010/11
  
• Patient and Carer Panel Annual Report 2008/09
• Patient and Carer Panel Annual Report 2009/10

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