Research project
Title: Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS - Enabling the Implementation of Section 11 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001
Project timescale: From 01 October, 2003 to 01 June, 2007
(Added to website on: 25 August, 2004 - Date last updated: 06 February, 2013)
Source of funding:
West Norfolk Primary Care Trust
Aims: To research the impact of securing patient and public involvement (PPI) within the local NHS, considering staff attitudes, the commitment of the organisation and other factors affecting the implementation.
Research designs used:
Action Research
Study of views/experiences
Other:
Methods used to collect data:
Interviews
Other (please specify):
Research project description: To investigate to what extent the PPI policy has been implemented within West Norfolk Primary Care Trust (PCT). To investigate if the PPI policy has lead to changes and/or improvement in local health care services. To identify barriers to change. To consider what measures might be taken to instigate or increase the impact of the PPI policy on local healthcare provision. Given the breadth of the policy, the study will focus on organisational change within the PCT and the management of change.
Stages at which the public were involved:
Planning the research
Managing the research
Other:
Description of public involvement in research stages: A reference group to enable consumers to help guide the questions to be used during interviews. Consumer involvement in the action research as full participants.
Training and support provided for either members of the public or researchers involved in the project:
Examples of ways the public have made a difference to the research project:
Evaluating the impact of public involvement in the research:
Details of publications or reports resulting from the research: Articles and information will be available in the future via www.natpact.nhs.uk
Links to Reports:
Was/is your project user controlled: Not Known
For further information on the project, please contact:
Trish Turner
Public Involvement Manager
West Norfolk Primary Care Trust
St James
Extons Road
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 5NU
trish.turner@westnorfolk-pct.nhs.uk
01553 816217
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