Patients are at the heart of the NHS but it needs to evolve to be fit for the future.
The NHS gets a set amount of money each year from the government - funded by taxpayers - and it must make that money go as far as possible. We want to hear from people about what is important to them.
NHS Kent and Medway is launching Your local NHS: What matters most - a new programme to listen, learn, and shape services together.
What matters to you when it comes to your health, care, wellbeing, and the future of the NHS?
How can the NHS provide care within its limited budget?
We want you to be part of the conversation.
Providing best value care is vital, but the NHS can only spend what it's given. We need to use this money in the best way possible. NHS services need to be effective and focused on what matters most for patients. Change is happening in healthcare - both nationally and locally - guided by the NHS 10-year plan, which focuses on three big shifts:
To make these changes, we need to hear from you - patients, families, staff, and communities - about what's important.
Principles: What matters most
In recent years people have told us what is important to them about health and care - through surveys, events and within community discussions.
We have developed your priorities into principles, which we plan to use as we make decisions about future services.
Now we would like your feedback on the principles we developed from what we heard. Please read each principle and tell us how important it is to you and why.