Patient Activation - Measuring patients' management of their LTC

Patient activation Measure
NHS England

• Patient activation describes the knowledge, skills and confidence a person has in managing their own health and care and is of particular importance to people with long term conditions.
• The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a tool that enables healthcare professionals to measure a patient’s activation level.

Early findings of Patient Activation Measures

Independent evaluation of the feasibility of using the Patient Activation Measure in the NHS in England: Early Findings
NHS England 20 November 2015

• Patient activation describes the knowledge, skills and confidence a person has in managing their own health and healthcare. 
• This report presents the early findings from the qualitative evaluation of a range of projects that are testing different approaches to using the Patient Activation Measure (the PAM). The projects are being run by five clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and the UK Renal Registry.
• Initial analysis has focused on: the decision to measure patient activation and how this fits within the context of the wider work and strategic aims of each organisation; lessons from the planning and early implementation process; and engagement with stakeholders.

NHS England News item here

Promoting research self assessment framework

Research, Evidence & Innovation Self Assessment Framework for Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS Commissioning Board Local Area Teams
Patients in Research, March 2013

• This draft self-assessment framework provides some practical detail on how commissioners might exercise their duty to promote research and the use of research evidence.