Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
I hear, almost daily, that the time has come for a public debate on the NHS: one that tackles the realities, for us all, of never-before-seen strains on the NHS purse and a never-before-experienced set of crisis-inducing challenges.
With the stakes higher than ever before, I’m game.
So too, it seems, is the public. Rarely can the fate of such a prized asset be decided with us – those with a vested interest in the health service – in absentia.
But many, though willing and eager, don’t feel equipped for such a conversation: just 40% of people believe they’re armed with the necessary knowledge to contribute to a dialogue of this nature.
How do we arm the remaining 60%? By matching the person-centred care mantra we hear so often with a person-centred language mandate. And by this I mean just one thing: leaving NHS-speak in the boardroom.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthca...eak-leave-boardroom-patient-public-engagement
With the stakes higher than ever before, I’m game.
So too, it seems, is the public. Rarely can the fate of such a prized asset be decided with us – those with a vested interest in the health service – in absentia.
But many, though willing and eager, don’t feel equipped for such a conversation: just 40% of people believe they’re armed with the necessary knowledge to contribute to a dialogue of this nature.
How do we arm the remaining 60%? By matching the person-centred care mantra we hear so often with a person-centred language mandate. And by this I mean just one thing: leaving NHS-speak in the boardroom.
http://www.theguardian.com/healthca...eak-leave-boardroom-patient-public-engagement