The Patients Association
29 Oct 2026
Patients’ experiences of social prescribing
Article 1 of 2 Social prescribing can make a significant difference to people’s health and wellbeing. The Patients Association‘s research, commissioned by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP), found...
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20 Oct 2026
Making Rural Patient Voices Count
A new report from the Patients Association calls for stronger protections to ensure patients can shape health and care services, and see their concerns acted on. Drawing on discussions with...
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02 Oct 2026
Two Free Patients Association Webinars: Patient Consent And Bladder & Bowel Care
The Patients Association is hosting two free webinars this October, exploring how patients can make informed choices about their care and access products and services that meet their needs. Patients,...
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05 Aug 2026
Understanding health experiences of patients who speak English as an additional language
The Patients Association recently published a report that contains feedback from focus groups we ran across six language backgrounds – Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian and Urdu – and research...
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19 Jan 2026
Have Your Say on How AI Is Regulated in Healthcare
The Patients Association is gathering patient and public perspectives on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. These views will inform its response to the Medicines and Healthcare products...
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04 Aug 2025
Patients Association Seeks Views On Safeguarding In Health And Care
The Patients Association – a national charity that amplifies the patient voice and works to improve health and social care – is running two online focus groups to support the...
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09 Jun 2025
Patient Partnership Week 2025
The Patients Association is excited to announce the launch of Patient Partnership Week 2025. This week-long programme of free online events will explore how genuine partnership with patients can create...
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18 Feb 2025
Knowing your rights and accessing support as a patient
Many patients are unaware of their rights and the additional support available to them as they navigate their healthcare journey. It is particularly important that patients who experience unequal access...
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18 Nov 2024
Patients Association Seeks Public Input on NHS 10-Year Health Plan Consultation
The Patients Association is seeking input to shape its response to the initial NHS 10-Year Health Plan organisational consultation. As one of the UK’s most established health and care charities,...
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23 Oct 2024
Examining the impact of health inequalities on cancer and blood disorder patients
The Patients Association is carrying out work to advance health equity by addressing social determinants of health for people living with cancer and blood disorders. The Patients Association has found that cancer and...
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