Stakeholder involvement refers to the involvement of key individuals and organisations in strategic decisions about health and social care at regional level, for example in influencing priorities.
Involving individuals who use services in plans and decisions about their specific care or treatment needs is an integral part of PPI. PPI is also about involving local communities or the general population where the issues are of broad public concern or interest, such as the location or nature of local services. It is about building capacity so that the public have greater confidence and more opportunity to influence the planning, commissioning and delivery of services in ways that are relevant and meaningful to them.
It is essential that stakeholder involvement is integrated into the everyday planning, provision and evaluation of HSC services. Mainstreaming stakeholder involvement has the potential to help change the culture of HSC. It could, if done properly, be the way that HSC becomes truly centred on what matters to service users. Also, if done well, it could ensure that what patients say makes a real difference to people’s health and lives.
The stakeholder involvement programme was established by DHSSPS to act as a focal point for HSC organisations to share good ideas on involvement, to promote the value of involving, and to work with HSC organisations to build on the foundations of noteworthy practice already in place throughout Northern Ireland.
The work of the programme includes:
The network is open to representatives from organisations or groups who have an interest in improving health and wellbeing and/or stakeholder involvement.
If you meet the criteria above, simply complete a registration form. Once your form has been received and verified, you will receive confirmation of membership and your details will be included on this website.
You do not have to be a member of the stakeholder network to participate in the discussion forum. By registering with the discussion forum you will be able to join in with debates with others who are facing similar involvement challenges.
The Network Members section of the website gives details of all network members.
Once you become a registered network member, you will receive invitations to attend network events. Details of network events can also be found on this website.
Network members are not paid for their involvement. We will pay travel expenses related to network events if these are not being met by the parent organisation.
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