[A practical model to implement the patient participation in tertiary hospitals (ICE model)]

Democratise healthcare and research through a model that ensures the participation of patients and professionals.

Weaknesses are analysed and corrections are articulated with a model through biweekly meetings between the hospital's citizen attention and healthcare management.

The resulting model is proactive in nature, deployed between November-2021 and December-2023 and had three elements: Information, Co-creation and Strategy (ICE). The Information is materialized with: an Association Attention Office (AAO) and an Easy Reading Commission (ERC). Co-creation is organized through Stable Work Commissions (SWC) formed by professional-patient. The Strategy that is materialized through a Strategic Plan for institutional participation and a Strategic Committee for participation. The AAO has registered 304 entities and managed 112 projects. The ERC has evaluated 41 documents in 2023. 13SWCs related to therapeutic areas were generated where 108 professionals and 101 patient representatives participated and 42 objectives were agreed upon, working on templates for informative documents, guides or organizing informative days. The Strategic Participation Plan is translated into 8lines with objectives and actions, creating the Strategic Participation Committee as the governing body.

The ICE-VH model is a replicable opportunity to implement patient and professional participation in any hospital and improve person-centered care by incorporating the values and preferences of all stakeholders.