David Gilbert

David Gilbert

David Gilbert is a writer and health activist. He was the first patient director in the healthcare system. He is a mental health service user with 40 years of experience in healthcare, specialising in patient and public engagement and coproduction. He helped pioneer the concept of patient leadership and authored ‘The Patient Revolution - how we can heal the health care system’. He is the founder and director of InHealth Associates, a network of specialists that supports experiential practice and patient leadership. He is also a poet with four published collections. His ImPatient newsletter on Patient Leadership is a monthly HSJ feature.

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www.davidgilbertpoetry.com
  • David Gilbert
    Expert Briefing

    ImPatient: ‘We talked to several members of the public’

    2024-10-28T13:45:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Patient voice makes a confusing appearance in the Darzi report

    2024-09-30T12:00:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: When life throws you lemons, make lemonade

    2024-09-02T13:12:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    Expert Briefing

    ImPatient: Good news, long reads and tin foil hats

    2024-08-05T10:47:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    Creating a culture of care

    2024-07-19T11:40:00

    David Gilbert sheds light on a new initiative to enhance mental health wards by improving relationships, environment, and care to foster safety and therapeutic effectiveness

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    Expert Briefing

    ImPatient: If they can, we can

    2024-07-08T11:55:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    Expert Briefing

    ImPatient: Dealing with Big Pharma and Big Everything

    2024-06-10T11:06:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Tough work – The emotional labour of patient leadership

    2024-05-13T11:03:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Asking good questions and getting organised

    2024-04-16T08:57:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Patients and leadership

    2024-03-18T14:00:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Patient leadership in the digital world

    2024-02-19T13:18:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Directors and their clout

    2024-01-22T12:24:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.

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    ImPatient: Small steps to big change

    2023-12-11T10:36:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...

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    ImPatient: Escorted to the car park

    2023-11-13T14:18:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...

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    ImPatient: It’s all about power – and we don’t have any

    2023-10-16T11:06:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...

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    ImPatient: How to channel anger

    2023-09-18T12:29:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...

  • David Gilbert
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    The Letby inquiry will not make any difference

    2023-09-06T11:44:00

    In the aftermath of traumatic events, traditional inquiries lack patient-led insights including patient leaders in decision-making which could foster meaningful change in policy, regulation, and care models writes David Gilbert

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    ImPatient: Patient leadership goes global

    2023-08-21T09:50:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS

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    Expert Briefing

    ImPatient: It's an exciting/sad/frustrating/optimistic time for patient leadership

    2023-07-17T13:57:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS

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    Impatient: The dilemma of patient leaders in pursuit of justice and equality

    2023-06-14T12:10:00

    Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...

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