The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a new campaign to encourage people whose voices are often marginalised to share their care experiences in order to help services improve.
Britain’s care watchdog says it knows that people “whose voices are seldom heard” are also often more likely to experience poorer care.
Their Share for better care campaign aims to support the voices of these people and tackle such inequalities. They say that feedback about health and care services is “valuable to us as it helps us see where and how services can improve.”
CQC seeks feedback on care experiences from seldom-heard communities
They particularly want to collect feedback on care experiences from people in seldom-heard communities, including:
- Minority ethnic communities
- Lower-income communities
- Autistic people and people with a learning disability
- Disabled people with physical or sensory impairments
Their message is clear: “Feedback can play an important part in helping health and care leaders identify safety issues. It can also allow us to share good practice and help boost staff morale.”
The CQC has partnered with Healthwatch England to lead the campaign, and they are also working with other organisations such as the Race Equality Foundation, National Dignity Council, Royal Association for Deaf People, National Voices, Challenging Behaviour Foundation, Patients Association, Voiceability and Disability Rights UK.
CQC asks charities to promote benefits of sharing care experiences
As well as calling upon individuals using care services to share their experiences, they are also calling for organisations and charities that can help them to promote the benefit of providing feedback to do so.
The care watchdog has provided a campaign toolkit full of materials for organisations to use in highlighting the importance of giving feedback. Organisations and charities are urged to focus their efforts on people who are more likely to experience inequalities in health and care access, experiences and outcomes.
People can also join in the campaign on social media using the hashtag #ShareForBetterCare.
Individuals can give their feedback on health and care services online at the CQC’s website.
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