The Patients Association

15/06/2026

📣 We are running a survey with the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP), a national charity that champions social prescribing.

We want to learn about your experiences, and with this information, NASP can ensure its strategy supports the provision of the best and most appropriate social prescribing services for all.

Take the survey:

12/06/2026

We're working with the medical device and healthcare company Abbott to better understand the experiences of adults who receive, or have previously received, home enteral feeding (HEF) and use homecare services.

Don't miss your chance to take part – the survey closes on 16 June:

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10/06/2026

The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a consultation on proposals to replace its current Standards for the Dental Team with a new Framework for Professionalism.
Have your say and respond to the consultation:

The Framework for Professionalism will make a major contribution to the delivery of our 2026-2028 strategy, particularly its first objective to support dental professionals to provide safe and effective care for their patients.

05/06/2026

This week is and we're delighted to take the opportunity to thank our volunteer, Elspeth! Elspeth has been with us for over a decade and manages our membership. The work she does for our small charity is invaluable and we love working with her. ❤️

01/06/2026

We’re working with the medical device and healthcare company Abbott to better understand the experiences of adult patients who receive - or who have previously received - home enteral feeding (HEF) and have used homecare services.

Through this project, we want to hear directly from patients and their carers about what’s working well, what could be improved, and what matters most to them. As part of this, we’ll be running two virtual focus groups where participants can share their experiences and ideas.

Survey closes on the 16th June.

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30/05/2026

Has your surgery ever been cancelled at short notice?

We're looking for patients and carers to join a focus group exploring the impact of short-notice cancellations and how the experience can be improved.

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29/05/2026

Too many patients move through a health and care system that is fragmented, complex and hard to navigate. Services are designed around organisations, not people. But what would it look like if we put the patient at the centre - not as a policy ambition, but as a lived reality?

At this event we'll bring together a GP with national experience in neighbourhood health, a patient, the National Academy for Social Prescribing, and a Consultant Surgeon to explore what genuine person-centred care looks and feels like - and what needs to change to make it the norm, rather than the exception.

Book now: https://www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/what-does-it-really-mean-to-wrap-services-around-patients?utm_term=patientsassociation&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

27/05/2026

What drives health inequalities and what will it take to change them?

Professor Habib Naqvi, Chief Executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory and Rachel Power, Chief Executive, the Patients Association, will discuss the importance of building trust with communities to improve health outcomes, reflecting on lessons from the pandemic and the challenges that remain in our first webinar of on 29 June

Book now: https://www.patients-association.org.uk/Event/understanding-the-causes-of-health-inequalities-and-the-role-of-trust-in-improving-outcomes?utm_term=patientsassociation&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

25/05/2026

Macmillan Cancer Support and the Royal College of Pharmacy want to hear about your experience of taking and managing medicines during cancer care, especially if you have other health conditions and take several medicines:

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.