1 June 2016

Six principles for engaging people and communities

Six principles for engaging people and communities: putting them into practice
National Voices June 2016
  • This briefing discusses how person-centred, community-focussed approaches to health, wellbeing and care can be created. It builds on the proposed new relationship with patients and communities set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View
    • Care and support is person-centred: Personalised, coordinated, and empowering
    • Services are created in partnership with citizens and communities
    • Focus is on equality and narrowing inequality
    • Carers are identified, supported and involved
    • Voluntary community and social enterprise, and housing sectors are involved as key partners and enablers
    • Volunteering and social action are key enablers