Having your voice heard

Ways to get involved, make sure your voice is heard, and help to improve local health services.

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
  3. Health Watch South Tyneside
  4. SENDIASS
  5. Adult Advocacy
  6. GP Quality Checkers

Overview

The NHS highlights the importance of participation in all aspects of healthcare.

This includes working with services as an individual to make sure you are getting the best from health and wellbeing services to meet your personal needs as well as part of a group in the development and evaluation of services.

If you need information, advice, or support regarding your healthcare journey, or are interested in getting involved in improving health services in South Tyneside, there are a number of services and opportunities available to you and your child:

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)

The Patient Advice and Liaison service (PALS) provides information, advice and support about health-related issues.

See Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

Health Watch South Tyneside

Health Watch listens to your views and experiences to improve health services.

Is also provides advice and support about health and social care issues and complaints.

See Health Watch South Tyneside.

SENDIASS

SENDIASS provides free and impartial information, advice and support to parents, carers, children and young people with special education needs and disabilities.

See SENDIASS.

Adult Advocacy

Adults with a learning disability can access the Adult Advocacy service.

The service can help you with problems your are facing, and help you to understand your rights and make sure your voice is heard.

See Adult Advocacy.

GP Quality Checkers

If you have a learning disability and / or autism, and are passionate about improving health services for others, you may want to think about becoming an NHS Quality Checker.

See GP Quality Checkers.