Patient Panel: Virtual Meeting 13th January 2021

NHS Western Isles  is hosting the next virtual Patient Panel meeting on 13 January between 2pm and 4pm.

Over the past 18 months the Patient Panel has brought together a voluntary group of people who are patients or have been patients in the past, or who are carers of patients. The Patient Panel has grown and now covers the whole of the Western Isles with patients and carers having the ability to join the meeting and discuss matters of interest and issues across all of our geographic communities.

The Patient Panel has been actively involved in providing feedback to NHS Western Isles on the remobilisation of health services following the Coronavirus lockdown and has been able to speak directly to members of the Board and relay their experiences of care during these times and hear about the resumption of services and how these are being delivered.

Patient Panel members are able to discuss matters relating to both satisfaction and concerns with service provision, to ensure the patient voice is heard. Patient Panel members promote patient and public partnership, providing the patient perspective on issues of discussion both within the Panel and in wider NHS groups on which Panel members serve.

If you are interested in being involved in providing feedback on local healthcare services, why not find out more about the Patient Panel?

For information on how to link into the Patient Panel meeting contact, Denise Symington, NHS Western Isles Patient Focus Public Involvement Officer, on 01851 708069 or email: denise.symington@nhs.scot

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