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  • The Patients Association annual general meeting 2022

    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

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The Patients Association annual general meeting 2022

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

Start: 26th May, 2022 at 2:00pm

End: 26th May, 2022 at 3:30pm

Published: 17th May, 2022

Author: Maya Anaokar

Location: Online

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Shared decision making: a reality for everyone?

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

Start: 24th November, 2021 at 1:00pm

End: 24th November, 2021 at 3:00pm

Published: 29th October, 2021

Updated: 18th May, 2022

Author: Maya Anaokar

Location: Online

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AGM 2021

AGM 2021

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

Start: 1st July, 2021 at 4:00pm

End: 1st July, 2021 at 5:00pm

Published: 28th June, 2021

Updated: 19th July, 2021

Author: John Kell

Location: Online

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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