HAPIA PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
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HEALTHWATCH AND THE RIGHT TO CAMPAIGN
2017 - 49 pages |
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COPYING LETTERS TO PATIENTS ... GOOD PRACTICE GUIDELINES
22 pages The NHS Plan (Paragraph 10.3) made a commitment that patients should be able to receive copies of clinicians’ letters about them as of right. A working group convened by the Department of Health in 2001 set out the background to the initiative in a report in February 2002. It is available on the Department of Health's web-site, www.doh.gov.uk/patientletters/issues.htm and is in two parts: draft guidelines, and recommendations to the Department of Health. |
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THE STATUTORY DUTIES TO CONSULT, ENGAGE AND INVOLVE
21 pages This publication is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the statutory duties of NHS providers and Commissioners, in relation to the provision of health care. It deals with the duties to involve, engage and consult the public in the development of services, and clarifies the rights of the public to be involved at every level when significant changes are planned for services. In particular, the document makes it clear that it is unlawful for NHS bodies to disregard the public’s views when NHS services and systems are being redesigned. |
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THE BATTLE AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS IN THE UK
Treatment Rights and Human Rights - Who Advocates for the Patient? 34 pages Executive Summary . Introduction . Incidence . TB and Poverty . About TB Stigma and Avoidance of Diagnosis TB Drug Resistance . Law on Detention of People with Infectious Diseases Social Excluson and Infectiousness Contradictions in UKs TB Treatment Policy Deportation/Removal of People Infected with TB Response from NHS England . Unanswered Questions . Advice and Advocacy for Vulnerable and Detained People . Discussion and Conclusion . Recommendations References . Appendix: Proposed Draft Statutory Instrument |
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PROPOSAL FOR THE ENGLISH REVALIDATION IMPLEMENTATION BOARD
By: Malcolm Alexander, Chair, HAPIA October 2015 ... 5 pages |
Ruth Marsden, HAPIA NORTH talking on BBC Radio on Monday, 13 April 2015 re. International Recruitment of Nurses.
The talk commences at 01:37:02 on the recording scale.
The talk commences at 01:37:02 on the recording scale.
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HAPIA CONFERENCE REPORT 2014
By: Catherine Gleeson and Mary Ledgard 26 pages CONTENT Steering Group . Aims and Objectives of HAPIA . Introduction . Conference Speakers Summary of Speakers' Presentations . Conference Speakers' Biographies |
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QUALITY ACCOUNTS AND THE SCRUTINY ROLE OF LOCAL HEALTHWATCH
HAPIA Briefing Note Cathering Gleeson 27 October 2014 ... 13 pages Among the many priorities for Local Healthwatch Groups (HW), commenting on Trust’s draft Quality Accounts (QA) is one not to be missed. By providing knowledgeable, meaningful commentary on QA’s, HW can influence improvements in local health services. The current focus on integrated services, also give LHW an opportunity to use QAs to influence the effectiveness of social care services. |
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HEALTHWATCH AND IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRES
Asylum Seekers in Detention Centres HAPIA Report - August 2014 - 26 pages Numerous reports from Her Majesty's Inspector of Prisons (HMIP) and others, indicate serious problems in the standards of healthcare provided. As HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Nick Hardwick points out “...away from public scrutiny, it is all too easy for even well intentioned staff to become accepting of standards that in any other setting would be unacceptable”. |
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COMPLAINTS AGAINST DOCTORS - SHARING INFORMATION WITH PATIENTS AND CARERS
Improving the Performance of Doctors HAPIA GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE - 2014 18 pages |
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REVALIDATION OF DOCTORS
The Role of Case Manager in Improving the Performance of Doctors Sharing Information with Patients, Carers and the Public Draft - 9 pages This Good Practice Guide has been prepared by the Healthwatch and Public Involvement Association (HAPIA) to support Case Managers in understanding the principles and benefits of sharing information with patients, carers and the public when a doctor is undergoing investigation or remediation. |
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HOSPITAL INSPECTIONS
Policy into Practice - New Experiences for Patients and Families By: Malcolm Alexander _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Slide PowerPoint Presentation - 16 January 2014 |
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Click on the images to download the list of Reports, Presentation and Press Releases - 2012 - 2013 |
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WEBSITES
PRESS RELEASES
INTERVIEW
LEAFLET AND BRIEFING NOTES
REPORTS
WEBSITES
PRESS RELEASES
- Hunt fails to commit to legal 'Duty of Candour' for all patients that suffer harm - November 2013
- Brutal Cuts in Healthwatch Budgets - August 2013
- Hunt Gags Local Healthwatch - February 2012
- Major Challenge to Healthwatch Regulations - February 2013
- Healthwatch must be the People's Independent, Powerful, Public Watchdog in Health and
INTERVIEW
- Eddie Mair Interview with Malcolm Alexander - PM Programme - BBC Interview - February 2012
LEAFLET AND BRIEFING NOTES
- Revalidation - Working with your Doctor to Improve Medical Care - updated 2014
- Revalidation of Doctors - August 2012
- NALM Healthwatch Briefing No. 1 - April 2012
- Briefing Note on Healthwatch - February 2012
REPORTS
- Healthwatch Development Progress Report - July 2012
- NALM'S Response to the Healthwatch Consultation - March 2012
- What's Left for Healthwatch - March 2012
- Last Rites - Health and Social Care Bill - March 2012