User involvement

Links of other organisations actively practising user involvement.

Oxford Healthcare Improvement

The Oxford Healthcare Improvement Centre’s aim is to improve patient safety and quality for people in hospital, in their communities and homes, through a programme of quality improvement, research, training and collaboration.

Website: oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/ohi

Ask Listen Do

Making feedback, concerns and complaints about education, health and social care easier for children, young people and adults with a learning disability, autism or both, their families and carers.

Website: www.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/about/ask-listen-do

The Beryl Institute

The Beryl Institute is a global community of healthcare professionals and experience champions committed to transforming the human experience in healthcare.

Website: www.theberylinstitute.org

Community Research

Community Research is a Midlands based market research and consultation agency, bringing the voices of all kinds of communities into the heart of organisations. Their clients vary from local authorities and NHS Trusts to social landlords and Government bodies.

They design, manage, analyse and report on market and social research projects at any scale, and have a vast experience of carrying out quantitative and qualitative research. From group discussions and one to one interviews, to online and telephone surveys.

Website: www.communityresearch.co.uk

Convenzis

Events specialists with an immersive and high-value healthcare catalogue of Public Sector and NHS Conferences.

Website: www.convenzis.co.uk

Healthwatch

Healthwatch in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are independent, statutory health and social care watchdogs. They collect opinions and experiences of the NHS and other healthcare bodies to inform and influence those who run health and social care services. They can also provide help and advice if you have a question about local health services.

Buckinghamshire: www.healthwatchbucks.co.uk

Oxfordshire: www.healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk

Involve

UK’s leading public participation charity. Developing, supporting and campaigning for new ways to involve people in decisions that affect their lives.

Website: www.involve.org.uk

King’s Fund

Ideas that change health and care | The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)

The King’s Fund is an English health charity that shapes health and social care policy and practice, provides NHS leadership development, and hosts health care events.

Website: www.kingsfund.org.uk

Mental health: www.kingsfund.org.uk/topics/mental-health

Patient involvement: www.kingsfund.org.uk/topics/patient-involvement

Making Families Count

Making Families Count aims to improve outcomes for families affected by serious harm and traumatic bereavements in health and social care services.

They have a vision that the NHS, social care and other public bodies will make families count by ensuring that families are integral to health and social care investigations, leading to better investigations, better learning, safer services and the right support for families.

Website: www.makingfamiliescount.org.uk

National Survivor User Network

A network of people and groups with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress & trauma working to shift power & resource in mental health.

Website: www.nsun.org.uk

Oxford Academic Health Science Network

An innovation exchange transforming clinical practice and improving patient outcomes, safety and experience. They have developed and ran leading together co-production courses and courses on ensuring lesser herd communities/ voices are included in healthcare research and other projects.

Website: www.oxfordahsn.org/our-work/community-involvement-and-workforce-innovation/community-involvement

Page last reviewed: 17 January, 2025