Ethical and societal issues

2020 - Consultation response - ABPI code of practice
We welcome the principles and approach to working with voluntary sector organisations of the ABPI's code.

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Developing GP practice patient groups

We've been working with patient participation groups in Hertfordshire and West Essex for more than a year now. In this workshop, the team review progress to date.
Patients Association statement on planned strike action by junior doctors

Festive season strikes will strike fear into patients waiting for care. We urge both parties to return to talks.
Understanding changes in primary care: your wider general practice team

In this webinar, we’ll look at some of the new professionals patients may see in general practice, such as social prescriber, paramedic and mental health practitioner.
Changes in primary care, understanding the role of the reception team

We had a great panel join us to talk about the plan to recover access to primary care and talk about the new reception team.

How Patient Participation Groups can support interventions to tackle healthcare inequalities

As part of our project with Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB, patient groups explored how they can support local efforts to tackle health inequalities.
Research shows patients want more control over how their health data are shared

More than a million people opted out of sharing their GP data when NHS Digital announced its GP Data for Research and Planning programme in 2021. This report explors why patients were so concerned and what should be done to improve confidence.
Letter to the Secretary of State

On 6th January our Chief Executive Rachel Power, and Sir Robert Francis KC, wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking him to declare and national incident in the NHS. Here is the text of the letter.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Our objectives for equality, diversity and inclusion
The long road to recovery

The number of people waiting for hospital treatment is now 6.1 million, including 300,000 who have been waiting a year. We analyse the elective recovery plan and the integration white paper from a patient point of view.
Act now to protect the NHS

The Patients Association calls on Sajid Javid to prevent ‘catastrophic winter’ in a letter to the Health Secretary
Pandemic Patient Experience II

Our second survey of patients' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medicines and treatments

The importance of safe and effective medicines and treatments being available to patients.
Workforce

Issues relating to the health and social care workforce, including doctors, nurses and other professionals
Politics and elections

National political events can have a bearing on the experiences of patients for years afterwards.