Be Involved in Your Healthcare

We need you to help us improve your health service

We are committed to ensuring that patients and the public are at the heart of everything we do. We need your views, comments and suggestions to help us continuously improve our services and identify any gaps in meeting local needs. There are many ways you can have your say in the way we plan, develop and commission healthcare services – you can:

• Read the NHS Constitution
• Take part in our current public consultations
• Take part in current national consultations
• Fill in an online survey on your experiences of local healthcare services
• See details of consultations which have now closed
• Join Patient and Public Voice
• Be a member of a patient participation group at your GP surgery
• Discuss any concerns with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service
• Ask about ‘patient choice’ at your GP surgery and find out more at ‘Patient Choice’
• Apply to join our readers panel or web readers panel
• Attend our Public Board meetings 
• Join our Maternity Services Liaison Committee
• Tell us what you think with the Patient Opinion service
• Join your Local Involvement Network (LINk)
  • Essex and Southend (excluding Thurrock)
  • Thurrock

For more information on how you can get involved in your healthcare please contact Nicky Hart, Patient and Public Involvement Manager on 01268 245710