Recent News and Blogs

Sunday 3 July 2011 14:00 by Graham English

When's the right time?

With hospitals, fire stations, schools and more under threat of closure in a time of austerity can there ever be a 'right time'?

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Thursday 16 June 2011 09:00 by Graham English

The Dragonfly and the Health Bill

An horrific and cautionary tale - Metamorphosis or the Emperor's new clothes? First reactions to the NHS Future Forum report on the Health Bill and the Government's response.

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Wednesday 8 June 2011 13:30 by Mark Butler

A puzzle or a focal point?

Whether the Declaration seems a puzzle or a focal point, bland, generic or inspiring to you may depend on your levels of cynicism. We hope it crystallises a need which isn't met in the real world, for all the plain common sense of the demands and expectations it captures.

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We aim to transform the quality of public services, public life and well-being in the UK by improving the practice of involvement, engagement and participation.

We will do this by
  • leadership and advocacy for involvement at all levels across the public domain
  • a membership network connecting people who share our aims Click here
  • an innovative resource centre providing an authoritative and comprehensive guide to practice
  • investment, with others, in effective ways of enabling more people to be involved in decisions that affect them
  • capacity development for individuals and organisations
  • support and challenge to thinking on policy and delivery
Making a Difference

We believe these different components, brought together with passion and expertise, will make a difference that isn’t otherwise possible.

Our aim is to be flexible and diverse, adopting different structures and ways of working appropriate to what needs to be done –- a new model of operating which grows, challenges, supports, campaigns, and creates new bridges which support involvement and active participation.

We’d like you to join us - to show your support for our objectives to find out more about how we work to help us get there!

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