Undermining patient and public engagement and limiting its impact: the consequences of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 on collective patient and public involvement

Jonathan Q. Tritter, Meri Koivusalo

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Abstract

Patient and public involvement has been at the heart of UK health policy for more than two decades. This commitment to putting patients at the heart of the British National Health Service (NHS) has become a central principle helping to ensure equity, patient safety and effectiveness in the health system. The recent Health and Social Care Act 2012 is the most significant reform of the NHS since its foundation in 1948. More radically, this legislation undermines the principle of patient and public involvement, public accountability and returns the power for prioritisation of health services to an unaccountable medical elite. This legislation marks a sea-change in the approach to patient and public involvement in the UK and signals a shift in the commitment of the UK government to patient-centred care.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-118
Number of pages4
JournalHealth Expectations
Volume16
Issue number2
Early online date7 May 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

Keywords

  • health policy
  • governance
  • patient and public engagement

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