PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Carol Ann Caporn AU - Zuzanna Stanislawa Sawicka TI - Making ripples: patient involvement in service planning AID - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-142 DP - 2016 Jun 01 TA - Future Hospital Journal PG - 142--146 VI - 3 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/2/142.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/2/142.full SO - Future Hosp J2016 Jun 01; 3 AB - Patient involvement in shaping the face of modern medicine is increasing. Patient representatives – local and from the Patient and Carer Network – are now an integral part of shaping the work of the Future Hospital Programme through their direct involvement in the development sites. The path to a successful partnership between clinicians, managers and representatives is not easy but is worthwhile as illustrated in two stories from the Royal College of Physicians’ phase 1 development sites in north Wales and Wakefield. Each trust is different, as are the viewpoints of clinicians and representatives. However, shared learning and partnership working is a very powerful catalyst in promoting change for the benefit of both patients and staff.