TY - JOUR T1 - Making ripples: patient involvement in service planning JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - 142 LP - 146 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-142 VL - 3 IS - 2 AU - Carol Ann Caporn AU - Zuzanna Stanislawa Sawicka Y1 - 2016/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/2/142.abstract N2 - 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. ER -