Background To date, patient involvement in the development of clinical research work has been limited. In 2011, the Telescot research team commenced work on a feasibility trial to investigate home telemonitoring of blood pressure for people who have experienced stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The team decided to involve patients in the development of the research.
Empowering stroke patients to have their say in a person-centred NHS in Scotland then deputy first minister and cabinet secretary for health and wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon: 'This realisation presented new opportunities to develop a "mutual" NHS in Scotland in which each one of us sees ourselves as partners in the service, with rights and responsibilities.' (Scottish Government, 2007: 3) The Voices Scotland model for this vision of mutuality was recommended to the MCNs in 2012 by Sir Harry Burns, chief medical officer, and Derek Feeley, former director general of NHS Scotland.
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