HSE conference navigates patient partnership journey

Patient and lived experiences were discussed through a wide range of areas including disability services, homelessness, mental health, technology, chronic diseases, and childrenโ€™s rights. Photo: Hush Naidoo Jade/Unsplash.
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THE THIRD HSE Patient and Public Partnership Conference took place in September with hundreds of attendees sharing their experiences in order to make our health services better.

The theme was โ€˜Navigating Our Patient Partnership Journey Together’.

Patient and lived experiences were discussed through a wide range of areas including disability services, homelessness, mental health, technology, chronic diseases, and childrenโ€™s rights.

Partnership organisations and individuals participated in workshops, plenary sessions and Q&As.

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The HSE CEO Bernard Gloster said: โ€œTo embed this commitment across the system, each health region has now appointed a dedicated, full-time public patient engagement lead”