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INVOLVEMENT MATTERS!

 

Do you know what PPI is? (Personal & Public Involvement)

Do you know its designed to have you at its heart?

Do you know why it matters?

 

Click here to learn more. 

 

Then - Please complete this short 15mins survey

 

The Agency now wishes to formally consult on the draft Partnership and Engagement Strategy.  

 

Please review the draft Strategy and complete our online survey at your earliest convenience.

 

There will also be a  number of in person and online workshops to consider the strategy and to encourage discussion and facilitate feedback.  Dates to be advised in coming weeks on the link above.

 

It builds on and helps to realise the PHA’s stated commitment to meaningful involvement and partnership working as set out in the PHA Corporate Plan 2025–2030

 

Feedback on the Strategy is crucially important in helping us to ensure, that we have heard what people believe we need to do to embed experience, involvement and partnership working into the culture and practice of the PHA and indeed the wider HSC.  

 

An introductory video to the consultation can also be viewed here.

 

Click HERE to learn more or contribute                     Closes 19 Decemberr 2025 

Call for evidence from organisations, community, and individuals  re:

NI Neighbourhood Modele of Care

 

 

Click HERE to learn more or contribute                     Closes 18 November 2025 

To learn more about the Patient Client Council and what it offers CLICK HERE

Invitation to Take Part – Focus Group on the Use of GP Patient Data
 
PCC has agreed to support the HSC Data Institute with an important piece of work exploring how GP patient data could be shared with researchers to improve health and social care.

As part of this project, we are helping to facilitate a focus group, and we would like to invite you to take part.

Date & Time: Wednesday 5 November at 3pm
Location: Online via Zoom

This is an opportunity to:
  • Learn more about the HSC Data Institute and meet the team involved
  • Hear how GP patient data may be used in research
  • Share your views on the benefits, concerns, and safeguards needed
  • Help shape how patient data is used to improve outcomes in health and social care
If you would like to take part, please register your interest by emailing Keli.Farrell@pcc-ni.net no later than Monday 3 November 2025.

Following this, a Zoom link and joining instructions will be sent to all registered participants.

More opportunitiescoming soon - Please check back later, or visit PCC directly

Tell Services Directly about your own experience of care / treatment

 

About MH, Hospitals, A&E, and other HSC areas

https://www.careopinion.org.uk/youropinion

 

 

To read about the compliments and complaints process with SHSCT, or to write and directly send your message to the Trust, you can use the specially desgined leaflet with built-in form.

 

Click the download link below to get your copy.

SHSCT We Value Your Views Leaflet 2018 ([...]
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Staff would love to hear your feedback

 

Click HERE for a SHSCT online form

Scroll to the bottom, to download a paper form

 

The Mental Health Forum is Independent

 

You can also safely share your comments about Southern Health & Social Care Trust though us.

Complete the form below or ring 02830 252423

We will do our best to forward messages or feedback to the appropriate team. 

It is not possible to facilitate replies but be assured your voice is welcome and has a very important contribution to the the improvement of Mental Health Services.

 

This is not a means of registering formal complaint.

Please see informaiton above for details of the correct process and help available.

You can use an online form HERE

to initiate a formal complaint with SHSCT

Staff can provide you with a leaflet explaining this.

The Patient & Client Council can assist. Click HERE

Service User/Carer Advocate can assist. Click HERE

It is possible to report directly to RQIA 

 

Southern Trust has a policy of welcoming such concerns directly but you also have the option to tell The body that regulates NI Health & Social Care

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