The Effective PPI Forum ...  Good Practice Guides 
GUIDE NO. 1   ...   THE EFFECTIVE PPI FORUM   ...   18 pages
Introduction   .   Work Plans   .   Understanding Difference and Diversity   .   Effective Forum Meetings   .   Role of the Chair    Relationships with Partnership Organisations   .  Useful Reading   .   Forum Self Assessment
GUIDE NO. 2  ...   EFFECTIVE MEETINGS   ...   10 pages
Introduction   .   The importance of effective meetings   .   The different kinds of Forum meetings   .   Achieving the purpose of the meeting   .   Role of individual Forum members   .   Role of the Chair   .   Respective roles of FSO and Forum  .   Follow up from meetings
GUIDE NO. 3   ...   THE EFFECTIVE CHAIR   ...   12 pages
Introduction   .   What does a good Chair achieve?   .   What the Forum needs to agree   .   The role of the Chair   .   The importance of well-run meetings   .   Chairing PPI Forum meetings   .   Dealing with problems in meetings   .   The Chair and the FSO representative   .   Further information
GUIDE NO. 4   ...   DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY   ... 14 pages
Introduction   .   Definitions of Diversity and Equality   .  Legislation   .   Forums' Impact Case Studies   .   Working with Diversity   .   Engaging with Diverse Communities   .   Appendix 1: Legislation
GUIDE NO. 5   ...   MONITORING AND REVIEW VISITS   ...   11 pages
Introduction   .   Powers of PPI Forums   .   Types of visit   .   Essentials when making visits   .   Planning visits   .   Preparing for a visit   .   Conduct of visit   .   What to observe on a visit   .   Reporting on your visit   .   Follow up
GUIDE NO. 6   ...  FORUMS ENGAGING WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES  ...   10 pages
Introduction   .   What does engaging with communities mean?   .   Engagement - Level 1: Sharing knowledge      Engagement - Level 2: Finding out   .   Engagement - Level 3: Active decision-making   .   Engagement - Level 4: Sharing ownership   .   Engagement - Level 5: Enabling others   .   How the definitions of different levels help   .   Being inclusive      Making contact   .   Networking   .   Further information   .   Appendix: Plain English examples
GUIDE NO. 7   ...   WORKING WITH THE MEDIA   -   ATTENDING NHS BOARD MEETINGS   -  DUAL FORUM MEMBERSHIP
28 pages
Planning:  Setting objectives and resources   .   Understanding the needs of the media   .   Securing media coverage      Reacting to media enquiries   .   Tools - Appendices   -   Attending NHS Board Meetings   .   Dual Forum Membership