New NHS E policy to support patient and public reps

NHS England has published two policies that outline how it will work with its PPV partners. The new Patient and Public Voice Partners Policy sets out the ways in which NHS England works with PPV Partners, including different types of roles and support available. The updated expenses policy: ‘Working with our PPV Partners – reimbursing expenses and paying involvement payments’ aims to ensure that PPV Partners are not out of pocket when they get involved in NHS England’s work. It provides details on reimbursing PPV partner expenses and when involvement payments apply. If you are a PPV Partner you may like to read the policies to understand the different types of PPV Partner roles offered by NHS England and the support you should expect. Both policies can be found in the resources section of the Involvement Hub.