A. C. E. A Patient’s View

Across specialties / within departments Access to Information Across specialties / within departments Self help contacts / support groups for patients within their own communities Don’t rely on IT!

Across all professionals Use patients in forums – invite from PPG’s Commitment Patient focus Consultation Across all professionals Communication Single pathways across primary / acute and community care supporting ongoing multiple conditions. Use patients in forums – invite from PPG’s

E Empowerment of patients and their carers Your professional team – everyone is a vital link in the treatment chain Care planning which involves and informs patients and their carers Patients to take ownerships and responsibility for their condition with appropriate professional support