The Patients Association annual general meeting 2022

Join us to hear about our work in 2021 and plans for the rest of this year, at this year's annual general meeting. Read more

Events

The Patients Association annual general meeting 2022

Join us to hear about our work in 2021 and plans for the rest of this year, at this year's annual general meeting. Read more

Shared decision making: a reality for everyone?

Our event in November brought together NICE, NHS England & Improvement, and the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication, as well as patient carers, to discuss how to make shared decision making a reality for everyone. The panel looked at NICE's recently published guideline on shared decision making and the recommendations we made in our report. If you missed, it you can watch a video of the event and download the panel's slides. Read more

AGM 2021

Our AGM for 2021 was on 1st July. Read more

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The Patients Association annual general meeting 2022

Join us to hear about our work in 2021 and plans for the rest of this year, at this year's annual general meeting.
The patient voice: The secret weapon against superbugs

Last year, we held an advisory board with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer to discuss how patients could be more involved in the fight against superbugs. Highlights from the meeting are now available. They include suggestions on how important patient partnership is when treating patients with serious infections and the need to look at the threat of superbugs from the patient’s point of view.
PVM Blog: NHS must provide accessible information

Ray is a member of Patient Voices Matter, our lived experience group. He does not feel the NHS is good at listening to patients or providing accessible information.
PVM Blog: Cancer diagnosis led to patient advocacy

Tara developed breast cancer when her children were very young. Her experiences led her to join service user groups, and from there she has spent decades advocating for other patients, including now with Patient Voices Matter