Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) – Service User Network (SUN)
National HQIP hosts a Service User Network (SUN) for people who are interested in contributing to improving the quality of healthcare services. They welcome people with lived experiences as patients and carers to join their SUN.
About the role
The SUN was first established in 2009 and has had over 40 patient and carer advocates working in an advisory capacity to HQIP. HQIP welcomes anyone with experience of using health and care services as a patient and carer, and particularly encourages people from communities who experience healthcare inequalities to participate.
Responsibilities
Previously, SUN members have been involved in:
- The HQIP commissioning process – Engaging patients and carers in commissioning at HQIP
- Reviewing and co-producing resources:
- A guide to patient and public involvement in quality improvement – HQIP
- Developing a patient and public involvement panel for quality improvement – HQIP
- Developing the e-learning module Introduction to Quality Improvement for patients and carers – e-Learning
- Reviewing National Clinical Audit Patient Outcomes Programme resources focused for patients and carers – Involving patients
- Judging panels for both Clinical Audit Awareness Week and Richard Driscoll Memorial Award
Commitment
There is no fixed commitment once you sign up. All opportunities will be shared via newsletters, and you can contact HQIP at any time to register your interest in any area of work. Projects will have different requirements, which will be discussed and shared upfront.
Benefits
- Expenses will be covered to ensure participants are never out of pocket
- Some projects will offer involvement fees