The pace of change in the NHS since March has been phenomenal. What’s been achieved is nothing short of incredible. We wrote about the shrinking window of opportunity in our last blog, highlighting the limited time available to make changes permanent. But how many Trusts have had the capacity to do this in consultation with patients, how do we now involve them?
Squaring the circle of patient voice and swift change

Thought provoking. To think of health/wellbeing (services) beyond the bricks and mortar of the NHS – a challenge for patients, clinicians and patients alike, I imagine. It has always struck me as cruel that the patients who are least likely to be heard are the ones most likely to carry the disproportionate burden of ill health. Looking forward to your next instalment Linda Prosser. Thank you.
Really thought provoking and so very much in line with where I am trying to focus service reviews. We also need to co create with a greater range of partners rather than offer crumbs from the nhs table. Would welcome further thoughts o. This as a fellow passionate believer in integrated care
Great start!
Your assertions that ‘the system is paternalistic’ or that ‘healthcare professionals are schooled in creating dependency’ may be true in some parts of the NHS. However, GP based training very much values patients’ ideas, concerns and expectations and engages people in managing their own health and disease.