David Gilbert
David Gilbert is patient director at Sussex MSK Partnership (Central).
CommentPatient leadership for real - The Sussex model for patient partnership
With patients as trusted equals in decision making, Sussex MSK Partnership (Central) appointed the first patient director in the NHS to facilitate patient partnerships for improvement and governance, says David Gilbert
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Why patient engagement might have prevented the doctors strike
Consulting the public could have averted the current conflict
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Patient leaders should have been Francis' first recommendation
The report fell short on patient empowerment
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The quiet revolutionaries: patient leaders
The highs and lows experienced by a range of dedicated patient leaders
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Why patient leaders are the new kids on the block
In the first of a series of articles, David Gilbert and Mark Doughty look at the roles patient leaders can play and the challenges they face.
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The rise of the patient leader
Patient leaders have a valuable role to play in tackling the problems facing health and social care at a national and local level, but we need to improve the development of and access to learning opportunities in order to grow this pool of talent properly, says David Gilbert.
