For all modules and courses the applications portal will close 4 weeks before the start date. All applications must be submitted and funding confirmed before the portal closes. Any applications that have not been processed and or do not have funding confirmed from the sponsor organisation before the portal closure will not be accepted by the IHSC administrator staff

 

Patient and Public Engagement (PPE) is central to the Government's policy agenda for health and social care. Current NHS policy places patients and their experience at the centre of the health care system. Since 2001, this has been formalised as a statutory duty to involve and consult the public and an increasing body of evidence has reinforced the benefits which can result from this. The recent review by Lord Darzi in 2008 emphasised the need to give patients and the public better information, more control and influence. Further, the NHS Constitution emphasised patients' rights. Emphasis on service user engagement in the broader context has been also given in social and integrated care.