Public Participation Online Learning Programme
Welcome to the Public Participation team’s online learning programme. These sessions are about working in partnership with people and communities and include a mix of webinars and workshops, hosted by the Public Participation team. The sessions are aimed at colleagues working in or with NHS organisations in engagement activity with people and communities. Others working in the public and voluntary sectors may also find our online learning beneficial and are welcome to attend.
Some sessions are aimed at people who are newer to working with people and communities, helping them to build their knowledge and their toolkit of resources and ideas. Some sessions are aimed at more experienced engagement practitioners, helping them further explore good practice and innovative approaches. Sessions focus on:
- Understanding how to build partnerships with people and communities
- Reducing health inequalities through better understanding of the barriers faced by under-represented communities, and how to overcome these
- Sharing inspiring ideas that can be put into practice, and tools and resources to support this
- Meeting the legal duties to involve the public in the work of the NHS
Session | Description | Date | Time | Link |
PPV partner ‘drop in’ | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by the participation team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 29 August 2023 | 9.30am - 10.30am | |
PPV partner ‘drop in’ | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by the participation team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 26 September 2023 | 9.30am - 10.30am | |
| PPV partner ‘drop in’ | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by the participation team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 31 October 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 | Register |
| PPV partner ‘drop in’ | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by the participation team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 28 November 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 | Register |
| PPV partner ‘drop in’ | A monthly ‘drop in’ session for Patient and Public Voice partners who have questions about the help and support that is available to them. Come to this open session, hosted by the participation team, to have a chat with the team and network with other PPV partners. Sessions will be at 09:30 am on the last Tuesday of the month. | Tuesday 19 December 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30 | Register |
Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Partners Influence, Impact and Induction training course
This course is for people who are involved with NHS England as a Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Partner in an expert advisor role. The course will be three half days of interactive learning on Teams, with a focus on how to influence change and how to develop skills and confidence to make the most of the PPV partner role. You will need to attend all three modules of the course.
Please do not register if you are unable to commit to all three modules.
| Session | Description | Date | Time | Link | |
| Module 1 | Patient and Public Voice in the NHS (in this module you will cover: Role of a PPV partner, commissioning in the NHS, policies legal duties and statutory guidance) | Tuesday 12 September 2023 | 9:30am –12:30pm |
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| Module 2 | Influencing for change (in this module you will cover: what do PPV partners do? Skills needed to influence change, overcoming some common challenges) | Thursday 21 September 2023 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | ||
| Module 3 | Having impact (in this module you will cover: drivers for change, partnership working, sharing good practice). | Thursday 28 September 2023 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | ||
| Session | Description | Date | Time | Link | |
| Module 1 | Patient and Public Voice in the NHS (in this module you will cover: Role of a PPV partner, commissioning in the NHS, policies legal duties and statutory guidance) | Thursday 1 February 2024 | 9:30am –12:30pm |
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| Module 2 | Influencing for change (in this module you will cover: what do PPV partners do? Skills needed to influence change, overcoming some common challenges) | Tuesday 6 February 2024 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | ||
| Module 3 | Having impact (in this module you will cover: drivers for change, partnership working, sharing good practice). | Wednesday 14 February 2024 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | ||
What’s on offer?
Our current programme of learning sessions is listed below. (After registering, please ensure you mark the time in your diary or calendar. The joining link for each webinar will be sent out a few days before the session.)
If a webinar is fully booked, please contact us to be added to a waiting list – england.ppve-learning@nhs.net
There are further learning opportunities to support the development of Primary Care Networks on our Primary Care team’s web page.