“Engagement” isn’t enough - only “Involvement” can influence commissioning
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Have you noticed that PPI is being eased aside by many NHS bodies in favour of PPE? The “patient and public” (PP) part is unchanged, but in the new rubric “E is for engagement” and “I for involvement” is falling off the page. We should be concerned if the “I-word” has been waylaid in the corridors of Whitehall in favour of “engaging people and communities” . Engagement and Involvement aren’t interchangeable.
However it might be dressed up in the latest policy couture, “engagement” implies a process of enquiry initiated by the NHS when and how it chooses. “Involvement”, in contrast, implies a sustained, continuous ...
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