Kidney Patient Involvement Network

The Kidney Patient Involvement Network (KPIN) is a network of kidney (renal) organisations, charities and individuals committed to quality patient and public involvement and engagement (PPI/E) who are willing to work collaboratively on initiatives to improve standards and develop patient leaders of the future.

Professor Paula Ormandy from the University of Salford is Co-Chair for the network.

Our Objectives

• To embed the patient and carer’s voices and experiences into the planning, delivery and evaluation of health and care services, research and quality improvement initiatives, including service commissioning and health policy.
• To develop adapt and support the application of national quality standards for the involvement of service users and carers.
• To create a network sharing good practice and resources, strengthen existing networks and build an infrastructure that connects and coordinates patient involvement, promoting user and carer interests.

 What we’d like to happen…

• More patients and carers understand and believe that they are better informed, know who to approach and can get involved.
• There are more patients and carers actively involved in advisory positions. They are participating in communications activities, taking part in research and service improvement projects and on sitting on decision making panels and committees.
• More health researchers, practitioners, policy/guideline developers and other stakeholders are inspired, confident and better equipped to involve patients and carers in their work.

Team:

Prof Paula Ormandy, Co-Chair KPIN

Andy Henwood, Co-Chair KPIN

Laura Robinson-Arthurs, Patient Involvement Facilitator

Mohamed Islam (Izzy), Patient Involvement Facilitator

Partners:

Kidney Care UK