Home Our services About us Work for us Emergency How can you get involved? Patient, public and carer involvement. We want to make sure we are fully involving our patients, carers and families in how we deliver care. Watch the video below to hear from some of our representatives and volunteers about the work they are involved in. We have a team dedicated to recruiting and supporting patients and carers to work directly with our services to co-design, develop and improve the work we do. As a patient or carer, you will have the opportunity to take part in: attending and co-designing engagement and governance groups interview panels focus groups co-designing and delivering training designing patient information quality improvement projects We Care and PLACE visits and much more. Anyone who joins us as a patient or carer representative can join our People’s Network, which holds regular meetings to share news and receive information from our services and partner organisations. You can contact us with the details at the bottom of the page. Patient and Carer Council We are also looking for experienced people with an interest in helping us with the strategic direction of the trust as part of our Patient and Carer Council. The council is made up of patient and carer representatives, members of our executive board and senior trust managers, trust governors and representatives from our stakeholder and partner organisations. This is an important and valuable role which will require a real commitment in terms of time and effort. If you would like to be considered for the Council, please contact us using the details below and we will send you more information and an application form. Contact us If you would like to get involved, contact the Patient and Carer Partnership Team 01233 667810 kentchft.engagement@nhs.net Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Being a patient representative Expand About us Access to information Being open Ensuring quality Equality and diversity Finance How can you get involved? League of Friends Members Volunteering Your feedback Our aims Our charity Quality improvement Safeguarding Training Who we are Downloads Participation matters 2021/22 Helpful links Attend Carers Direct Healthwatch Kent Healthwatch East Sussex Healthwatch Medway Would you recommend our services to your friends and family? The NHS friends and family test is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. Find out more Patients and public Accessibility Freedom of information Leaflet library Members Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) Privacy Your feedback The trust Board Members Governors Jobs Magazine News Training Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust CQC rating Outstanding 24 July 2019 See full report FacebookTwitterLinkedInYouTubeVimeo © Crown copyright. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. Website developed in partnership with Kayo Digital By clicking “Accept cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Privacy policy Cookies settings Accept cookies