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In the UK, patient and public involvement is acknowledged in key pieces of legislation on healthcare such as the Health and Social Care Act and the NHS Constitution. [ 23 ] The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), a research funder in England, is considered a pioneer in the development and implementation of PPI. [ 33 ]
In the context of PI, however, until 2019, as important was an offshoot of NIHR called 'INVOLVE', set up in 1996 and absorbed piecemeal into NIHR in late 2020. One of the aims of this advisory body was “to support active public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research”. [11]
They replaced the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) [1] and patient and public involvement forums [2] and existed in every local authority area with a responsibility for NHS health care and social services. There were 151 LINks and the Government committed £84 million in funding to them until March 2011. [3]
[6] and patient and public involvement forums [7] The guidance for these organisations was delivered to councils in 2003. [8] The act provided for primary care trusts (PCTs) and NHS trusts to be designated as care trusts in cases where they had local authority health-related functions delegated to them by agreement. [9]
Healthwatch is the latest reorganisation of arrangements to involve patients and the public in the running of the NHS in England. Community Health Councils (CHC) were established in 1974 and abolished in 2003 to be replaced by Public and Patient Involvement Forums [4] run by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.
The NIHR runs the online services Be Part of Research and Join Dementia Research to inform the public about what health and care research is and to help them find studies that are looking for participants. [45] [46] Patients and the public can also contribute to research through patient and public involvement (PPI). PPI is a partnership between ...
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act allows for the implementation of many provisions outlined in the Government white paper Strong and Prosperous Communities including changes to local government in England.
The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health (CPPIH) was an independent, non-departmental public body sponsored by the UK Department of Health. [1] [2] The Commission was established by and act of Parliament on 10 December 2002 [3] with a remit "to establish a new system of patient and public involvement in health for England involving traditionally hard to reach groups ...