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Are you a Community Mental Health frontline worker? Your experience matters.

Join a 60-minute online focus group to share your experiences and help shape the 2026 Community Mental Health Survey:

bit.ly/CMH26

#MentalHealth #NHS #PatientExperience #CommunityHealth

HSJ Podcast: Why staff morale is falling NHS staff are less likely to recommend their employer as a place to work, not as confident about raising concerns and increasingly say they would not want relatives to be treated at their trust.

Why is staff morale falling across the #NHS?

Our CEO @chrisgrahamuk.bsky.social joins the @hsj.co.uk Health Check Podcast to unpack what the latest #NHSStaffSurvey reveals about staff pressure, stress and burnout.

Listen: www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-health-c...

#staffwellbeing #NHSWorkforce #HealthPolicy

The Lichen Sclerosus Guide: online resource co-produced by patients and doctors The Lichen Sclerosus Guide combines clinical expertise with lived experience of vulval lichen sclerosus, offering clear, accessible information through written content, videos, animations, and…

Added to the hub - The Lichen Sclerosus Guide: online resource co-produced by patients and doctors. This was awarded 1st place in the 'Communicating effectively with patients and families' category of the 2025 Picker Experience Network Awards. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... @pickereurope.bsky.social

The results of the NHS Staff Survey lift the lid on a national emergency.

Employers must abide by their legal duty to keep staff safe and ministers must tackle the link between under-resourced services and rising violence.

Invest in services. Invest in nursing.

NHS staff report increasing pressure on staffing levels, wellbeing and engagement, according to world’s largest workforce survey. The world’s largest NHS workforce survey reveals rising pressure on staffing levels, staff wellbeing, and engagement, highlighting the urgent challenges facing the health service.

Coordinated by us at Picker on behalf of #NHSEngland, the survey provides an overview of staff experience and progress against the #NHSPeoplePromise.

Read the full press release: bit.ly/NSSResults25

#NHSSurvey #NHSWorkforce #StaffExperience #HealthAndCare #PickerEurope

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Findings show increasing pressure on staffing levels, staff well-being and engagement. Overall, the proportion of staff who would recommend their organisation as a place to work has fallen 3% points, from 61% in 2024 to 58% in 2025.

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The 2025 NHS Staff Survey, the world’s largest workforce survey, brings together the views of more than 760,000 #NHS staff across secondary and tertiary care organisations.

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The team behind the launch of Martha's Rule at Oxford University Hospitals

‘Martha’s Rule’ is being introduced at Oxford’s hospitals. The rule says that inpatients and their family/carers can request an urgent review if they feel their condition is worsening and their concerns have not been addressed. www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...

#HealthcarePolicy #EvidenceInPractice #CareCoordination #PatientVoice #HealthResearch #EquitableCare #RareDiseaseDay #PatientExperience #PersonCentredCare #HealthEquity #RareDiseases

For #RareDiseaseDay (28 Feb), our Senior Research Associate Molly Blackwell explored why understanding experiences of care is essential to improving equity, highlighting findings from our survey with the Marfan Trust.

Read more: bit.ly/RareDiseasesBlog

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Rare diseases each affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people, yet 3.5m people in the #UK and 30m across Europe are living with one.

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Person Centred Procurement Webinar Our new State of Person Centred Care report brings together, for the first time, insights from the national patient and staff experience programmes we deliver on behalf of the Care Quality Commission ...

Missed the webinar? Watch on demand: bit.ly/SoPCCRecording

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#PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #PatientVoice #HealthAndCare #NHS #PickerEurope #PENAwards

On 29 Jan 2026, we published our first State of #PersonCentredCare report, bringing together findings from 9 national surveys delivered for the CQC and NHS England. It maps insights against our 8 Principles, showing how person centred care is experienced across #England today.

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Commissioned by the Marfan Trust and delivered by Picker.

Press release: bit.ly/MarfanPickerSurvey25
Full report: bit.ly/MarfanSurvey

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#RareDiseaseAwareness #PatientExperience

Delays in diagnosis. Fragmented care. Invisible symptoms.

Our new #UKsurvey of 395 people with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes highlights urgent gaps in coordinated care.

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I was lucky enough to lead ResPeo, one of the partners delivering the independent evaluation of @theqcommunity.bsky.social led by @pickereurope.bsky.social.

Read a summary of our report and its recommendations here ⬇️

@chrisgrahamuk.bsky.social @amytallett.bsky.social

“This evaluation shows there’s much to celebrate, but also tells us more precisely where we have further to go. With learning and improvement at the heart of everything we do, we’re taking a range of actions in response.” Penny Pereira, Managing Director, Q

Today, Picker and their partners have published the findings of their independent evaluation of Q. Our Managing Director, Penny Pereira reflects on what we’ve learned from the evaluation and how we're adapting in response: https://bit.ly/3OBE6oJ

Across 2 years - through interviews, case studies, workshops and surveys - we explored Q’s impact, and set out 21 recommendations to strengthen it beyond 2025.

Read the summary report here: bit.ly/PickerQReport.

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#HealthImprovement #QualityImprovement #ResearchImpact #PickerInsights

We’re delighted to share the summary findings from our independent evaluation of the Q Community, delivered with Researching People and Healthcare Priority Solutions.

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Open to patient experience, quality and improvement teams.

Register: bit.ly/GrantWebinar26

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#PatientExperienceWeek #PEW2026 #PatientExperience #QualityImprovement #HealthcareFunding #ExperienceLedCare #PickerEurope

Join us on 17 March, 12.30pm to explore how to turn great improvement ideas into funded initiatives.

Unlocking funding for patient experience improvement brings together teams who’ve secured grants, charitable funding and partnerships, with practical tips on strong bids and common pitfalls.

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If you weren’t able to join our 'State of Person Centred Care 2025' report webinar yesterday, or would like to revisit the discussion, you can now watch the full recording on demand: bit.ly/SoPCCRecording

#PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #PatientVoice #HealthAndCare #NHS #PickerEurope

Join our webinar tomorrow to explore the findings, hear from our team, and learn from a 2025 #PENAwards winner.

Sign up now: bit.ly/SoPCCWebinar

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Picker has published its first State of #PersonCentredCare report, bringing together findings from nine national experience surveys we deliver for the Care Quality Commission and #NHSEngland.

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Join our webinar on 12th February to explore the findings, hear from the Picker team, and gain insights from a 2025 #PENAwards winner.

Secure your place: bit.ly/SoPCCWebinar

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#PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #PatientVoice #NHS

We’ve released our first State of #PersonCentredCare report, drawing together insights from nine national surveys we deliver for the Care Quality Commission and #NHSEngland.

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#Cardiomyopathy #HeartHealth #LivingWithCardiomyopathy #PatientExperience #StateOfTheNation #PickerInsights

By amplifying the voices of people living with cardiomyopathy across the UK, we shine a light on what matters most - from diagnosis and daily life to care, support, and future services - to drive better understanding and outcomes for all.

Read the full report: bit.ly/CardiomypathyUK

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Together with Cardiomyopathy UK, we explored patients’ experiences to understand cardiomyopathy care across the #UK.

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Join our webinar on 12th Feb to explore the findings, hear from our team, and learn from a 2025 #PENAwards winner.

Sign up now: bit.ly/SoPCCWebinar

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#PersonCentredCare #PatientExperience #PatientVoice #NHS