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Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England.

Pam Carter1, Graham Martin1

  • 1Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

International Journal of Health Policy and Management
|May 31, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in England faces challenges with new Healthwatch structures. Navigating complex governance, resource limitations, and accountability issues impacts patient advocacy.

Keywords:
AccountabilityCitizenshipConsumer InvolvementPatient and Public Involvement (PPI)Quality

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Public Policy
  • Governance Theory

Background:

  • Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in health and social care policy in England has undergone significant shifts.
  • A consumerist discourse increasingly influences PPI, potentially overshadowing democratic engagement principles.
  • Recent policy changes introduced local Healthwatch organizations as consumer champions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the conceptual and practical challenges of PPI within England's health and social care services.
  • To describe the organizational structures of local Healthwatch and their role in PPI.
  • To analyze the complexities faced by individuals and organizations seeking to influence service planning and delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of policy changes and organizational structures related to PPI in England.
  • Application of governance theory to understand the polycentric nature of the PPI arena.
  • Review of Healthwatch progress and identification of key challenges.

Main Results:

  • Local Healthwatch organizations operate within a complex, polycentric governance arena, leading to challenges in jurisdiction, accountability, and legitimacy.
  • Four key challenges facing local Healthwatch include non-coterminous boundaries, establishing unique features, resource limitations and dependency, and balancing partnership with advocacy.
  • The ambiguous remit of Healthwatch contributes to the complexity of PPI.

Conclusions:

  • The current structure of local Healthwatch in England presents significant challenges for effective patient and public involvement.
  • Addressing issues of jurisdictional integrity, resource allocation, and the dual role of partnership and advocacy is crucial for strengthening PPI.
  • The findings have implications for how patients and the public can effectively engage with and influence health and social care services.