North West, North Wales & The Isle of Man Congenital Heart Disease Network, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Email:
❤️Happy Valentines all❤️ celebrating heart month on the @cha_nw walk. A fantastic sunny morning ☀️ with patients, families and colleagues. Our CSN team looking totally ace!
Families across Tameside, Saddleworth and the wider North West are joining a growing call for the NHS to formally recognise Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) as a lifelong condition.
Read more: https://saddind.co.uk/north-west-families-urge-nhs-to-recognise-congenital-heart-disease-as-a-lifelong-condition/
Unbelievably #CHD is currently not recognised as a life long condition. The @NwchdN PPV group continue their fantastic work by trying to change this and discussing the vital issue with MPs 👏
💙 #CHDAwarenessWeek
CHD is lifelong. Recognition matters. Support matters. Families matter.
Our PPV group is urging the NHS to recognise Congenital Heart Disease as a lifelong condition.
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On this page you will find all of the relevant documents to support the Network Patient and Public Voice Group
This document explains the purpose and structure of the group. It helps everyone to understand the group’s role, how it works, and what is expected from its members.
This is a step-by-step overview of how to become a Patient and Public Voice Representative.
We recommend that you have a read of the role description first. If after doing this you would like to apply to join the PPV group then download this form and fill it in. You can send the completed form back to our Network Support Officer at: northwestchdnetwork@alderhey.nhs.uk
This is an advert that can be downloaded and printed locally to be displayed in hospital waiting rooms and wards etc. It can be displayed in any clinical area where patients and families might see it and be interested in joining.