Our Voice

Strengthening the voice of people who access health & social care services and the public in Scotland & ensuring engagement leads to improvement

[Dr. Julie McElroy @JulieMcElroy]

Rewarding involvement in the @OurVoiceScot Citizens’ Jury on Shared Decision-Making along with @mrandycassidy. Welcome the positive evaluation. #patientcentred #shareddecision #futureofhealthcare

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Our evaluation of the @OurVoiceScot Citizens’ Jury found that participants valued the opportunity to get involved and that the Jury’s report directly influenced the work of policy makers.

➡️Find out more about the Jury and read the report at: https://t.co/GF5XDFWBPg

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Today we publish an evaluation of the @OurVoiceScot Citizens’ Jury on Shared Decision-Making which met in Oct-Nov 2018 and made 13 recommendations to @scotgovhealth in Feb 2019.

➡️Find out more about the Jury and read the report at: https://t.co/GF5XDFWBPg

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

86% of @OurVoiceScot #CitizensPanel respondents knew about the new ‘opt-out’ system for tissue and #OrganDonation in Scotland. 83% support it.❤️

Find out more about people’s attitudes to tissue & organ donation at https://t.co/YZlYh3WTJP

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Three quarters of @OurVoiceScot #CitizensPanel respondents would be prepared to wait longer for an ambulance if it means they get the right care. 🚑

Find out more what people thought of the @scotambservice 2021-30 strategy at https://t.co/YZlYh3WTJP

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Today we publish the report of the 5th @OurVoiceScot #CitizensPanel survey. Find out people's views on the Scottish Ambulance Service, tissue & #OrganDonation after death and care provided by nurses & midwives.

🔗https://t.co/YZlYh3WTJP

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Great to see the @OurVoiceScot Citizens' Jury included as one of the case studies in @AuditScotland's Principles for Community Empowerment.

Find out more about the Jury at https://t.co/E2B1WUaOpz

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Great to see our Citizens' Jury highlighted as a case study in this @AuditScotland report. You can read the Citizens' Jury report on shared decision making at https://t.co/rVxbHPih2N
@OurVoiceScot #CommunityEmpowerment

[Our Voice @OurVoiceScot]

Find out more about the Citizens’ Jury process - and read its recommendations - on the website:

▶️https://t.co/gKybDbzoSU

[Our Voice @OurVoiceScot]

What was it like being part of our Citizens’ Jury on Shared Decision-Making? Who better to ask than the jury members themselves?! 🤣

We got some of them to share their experiences in this short video 🎥

https://t.co/Pcr25WIv4E

[Our Voice @OurVoiceScot]

ICYMI: @scotgov has responded to the 13 recommendations made by our Citizens' Jury on Shared Decision-Making. You can read what's being done about each one in the report on the @RealisticMed website.

▶️https://t.co/E7G5krm7aM

[Shobhan Thakore @sbteez]

What do the Scottish public recommend we focus on with Realistic Medicine? #realisticmedtay19 @NHSTayside @RealisticMed @SQSFellowship

[Our Voice @OurVoiceScot]

Today is “What matters to you?” day #WMTY19 Users of health and care services (& people who look after them) should have the chance EVERY DAY to share what’s important to them for their treatment and care - and be involved in decisions that affect them.

[WMTY @WMTYScot]

It’s Thursday, it’s 6 June, it’s here #WMTY19 have a very talkative day everyone wherever you are it may be ☔️Or it may be ☀️But keep listening whatever the weather

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

It’s day 2️⃣ of #VolunteersWeekScot and a good opportunity to share the #VolunteeringForAll national outcomes framework for Scotland, which was launched by @scotgov in April. We’re looking forward to collaborating with NHS Boards on this. https://t.co/pZTnOmWmYu

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

It’s #VolunteersWeekScot! 🎉We want to kick off the celebrations by sharing this video featuring the fabulous breastfeeding volunteers in @NHSBorders. 👶They are an exceptional support to new mums: https://t.co/p2WpkRswub

[WMTY @WMTYScot]

There are only 4 weeks to go until ‘What Matters to You’ day! Find out all about it here: https://t.co/dmmGUAuP66 #WMTY19

[HIS - Community Engagement @HISengage]

Find out more about the @OurVoiceScot Citizens' Jury, and it 13 recommendations for how shared decision-making can support #RealisticMedicine in Scotland, on our website.

➡️https://t.co/GF5XDFWBPg

[Our Voice @OurVoiceScot]

@howell_annabel @CathCalderwood1 @DrGregorSmith Absolutely! Fantastic to have had such a dedicated group of Jury members who put heart and soul into the process to understand the issues and identify recommendations 👏

[Annabel Howell @howell_annabel]

Craig Higgins says being in the citizens jury was the best thing he had ever done - we are so lucky in Scotland to have people like Craig who want to get involved and help us create #PersonalisingRealisticMedicine @OurVoiceScot @CathCalderwood1 @DrGregorSmith