Patient involvement in rheumatology outpatient service design and delivery: a case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient involvement is increasingly recognized as important within the UK National Health Service to ensure that services delivered are relevant to users' needs. Organizations are encouraged to work with service users to achieve excellence in care. Patient education can improve health outcomes and reduce health-care costs. Mobile technologies could play a vital role in this.

Aim

Patient-centred development of innovative strategies to improve the experience of rheumatology outpatients.

Case study

The Group Rheumatology Initiative Involving Patients (GRIIP) project was set up in 2013 as a joint venture between patients, clinicians, academics and management at a London hospital. The project saw (i) the formation of an independent patient group which provided s

SUBMITTER: de Souza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5433532 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature