Visionary
Translating research into patient care
Legislation
Patient and public engagement and experience is a high priority for the Department of Health and is encompassed in a whole range of legislation and guidance documents. You may find the links below helpful.
- NHS Act 2006–Section 242(1B)
- The Local Government and Patient and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
- Health and Social Care Act 2008
- The Operating Framework for the NHS 2010/11
- The Standard NHS Contract for Acute Services (paragraph 22)
- Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Schemes
- Quality Account, Department of Health 2008
- NHS 2010-2015 – from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive – Department of Health December 2009
- Care Quality Commission Core Standards 2009/10
- NHS Constitution
- Auditors Local Evaluation
- NHS Litigation Authority – Risk Management Standards
- Real Involvement: Working with people to improve services (Oct 2008)
- Understanding What Matters: A guide to using patient feedback to transform services
- High Quality Care for All: NHS Next Stage Review final report June 2008
- Working Together - Public Services on Your Side, Cabinet Office, March 2009
- Picker Database of good practice
- Home Office Equality Schemes for race, disability and gender
- Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000
- Disability Discrimination Act 2005
- Equality Act 2006
- Cabinet Office Code of Practice on Consultation