Citation
(2002), "UK. New Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement appointed", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 15 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2002.06215eab.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
UK. New Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement appointed
UK
New Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement appointed
In May, Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer's Society, was appointed to the new role of Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement in the Department of Health. Mr Cayton has been Chief Executive of the Alzheimer's Society since October 1991. His professional background is in social work and special needs education and he has family experience of caring for someone with dementia. From 1982 to 1991 he was Director of the National Deaf Children's Society. He will take on this role on secondment on a flexible part-time basis from the Alzheimer's Society.
Announcing the appointment, Health Minister Hazel Blears said: "our vision in the NHS plan is for prompt, convenient, high quality services which treat patients as partners. The Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement will play a key role in guiding the department and the NHS towards realising this vision."
Mr Cayton is also a member of the NHS Modernisation Board, a member of the Central Research and Development Committee of the NHS and vice chair of Consumers in NHS Research. He is a member of the Human Genetics Commission public involvement subgroup and St Mary's NHS Trust research and development committee.