Thread by @LiviButt

I'm invigorated after today's @NHSCitizen meeting. Be warned this is a long thread!
@NHSCitizen Advisory Group's ambition is to draw together all of the forums and networks that @NHSEngland work with to share experiences, identify areas of shared interest (and frustration), 1/7

to amplify the voice and experience of people with lived experience and to drive change in how we @NHSEngland involve people and communities in meaningful and impactful ways. We have many forums and networks that do brilliant work in their own area and the Advisory Group 2/7

aims to bring that work in to a shared space to learn, connect and amplify peoples experiences across different communities of place, health, geography and identifies. It's a new work in progress that, especially after today's meeting, I know will have enormous benefit 3/7

and impact.
Some key themes from today's meeting which focused on #healthinequalities
- how all involvement forums are inclusive of all people, how do we make sure that #BAME #PoC #Disability #LGBT voices are integral in every forum?
- personalisation - seeing the person
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- community led approaches to things like immunisations / vaccinations - people and communities know best what will work for them not Communications Agencies contracted to do the marketing and promotion at us
- people are the greatest asset we have, harness their creativity
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We have a moment right now to make sure that people and communities are fully recognised, involved and supported (inc financially) to address exclusion, inequity and health inequalities. Let's not miss this. Embrace it, work together and we'll drive enormous change.
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Thank you so much to everyone who participated & contributed. You're amazing!
To all my #NHS colleagues please reflect & really think about who & how you are involving people, it's not a nice aside to tick a box, it's essential to sustain the NHS and improve people's lives. 7/7

Sorry - final one! Having a 'Public Voice' or 'PPI' or 'PPV' member on your Board is not enough. They are there to assure that there has been genuine involvement not to do it for you.
BTW let's drop the acronyms!