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If you have a low income, you may be able to get help with NHS costs. This article signposts you to where you can get more information. Read more
When Mandy’s mother was in hospital, she tried to raise concerns about her mum’s deteriorating health. This is her story of what happened. Read more
The report Listen to Mums: Ending the Postcode Lottery on Perinatal Care published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma shares harrowing stories from patients and their families. Read more
Work with us to reduce health disparities and improve access to quality care for under-served populations living with cancer and blood disorders. Read more
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As the country readies for a general election, our manifesto sets out what the next Government must do to ensure people get the care they need to live well.
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Working with patients, national and local organisations, health and care thought leaders, we've identified the six key principles of patient partnership.
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The Patients Association has policies to ensure everyone is empowered to participate in the activities we run. We also have a policy on how we involve patients in our work. You can read them here.
The Government has announced a review of the NHS Constitution for England. We welcome the review and hope patient voices lead the review. Read more
Bristol Myers Squibb awards the Patients Association grant to research how to improve access to healthcare for patients affected by health inequalities. Read more
The results from this year’s measure of public attitudes are concerning but come as no surprise to us. Patients are in despair over the state of healthcare. Read more