Community Engagement
Supporting the engagement of people and communities in shaping health and care services in Scotland
Meaningful engagement matters.
It leads to high quality, safe services that are person-centred. It improves the health and wellbeing of communities.
We believe people and communities should be able to use their skills and experience to design and improve the health and care services that matter to them.
People should also have the opportunity to work together with the organisations that provide those services. We work with policy makers and service providers to make sure that people and communities are involved in planning and developing local health and care services.
We enable inclusive engagement of people and communities in health and care services through:
- building and sharing evidence around engagement
- using knowledge and expertise to improve engagement
- providing assurance that people are involved in shaping services
Gathering views on palliative care
The Scottish Government has asked us to find out about people's experiences of using palliative care services. We are currently analysing the feedback we got from interviews with people across Scotland.
Palliative care Palliative careNew tool added: Talking Mats
Talking Mats is a visual communication framework which supports people with communication difficulties to express their feelings and views, including about what matters to them.
Talking Mats Talking MatsTwelfth Citizens' Panel report published
The twelfth Citizens' Panel survey asked people for their views on organ and tissue donation after death and the regulation of independent healthcare, which is often called private healthcare.
Twelfth Panel Report Twelfth Panel ReportMajor service change report published
We have published a report on NHS Ayrshire & Arran's consultation on Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) services. Our view is that NHS Ayrshire & Arran's process has fully met the national Planning with People guidance.
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy services in Ayrshire & Arran Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy services in Ayrshire & ArranGathering views on the NCS Charter
The Scottish Government has asked us to gather people's views on a proposed Charter of Rights and Responsibilites for the new National Care Service. We are currently analysing the feedback we got from interviews with people across Scotland.
National Care Service charter National Care Service charterGathering views on implanted medical devices
The Scottish Government has asked us to find out about patients' experiences of receiving an implanted medical device, sometimes known as an implant. We are currently analysing the feedback we got from interviews with people across Scotland.
Implanted medical devices Implanted medical devices