Healthskills Ltd, 2 The Lodge, Rectory Farm, East Farndon Road, Marston Trussell, Leicestershire, LE16 9TU t 01858 462232 e info@healthskills.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Macmillan Cancer Support The design and development of a Patient Leader development programme for Macmillan Cancer Support, aimed to develop the capability of local leadership to improve patient care. What was the issue? The NHS Five Year Forward View says that we need to engage with communities and citizens in new ways, involving them directly in decisions about the future of health and care services (5YFV, 2014). The concept of patient leadership is emerging as one important new way of working collaboratively with patients and carers. The establishment of Healthwatch as the independent consumer champion, provided an opportunity

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