Doctorate Title: Exploring models of patient engagement for vulnerable and marginalized populations.
Doctorate Description: This research concentrates on exploring and enhancing ethical patient engagement models tailored for vulnerable and marginalized patient groups, particularly within the context of clinical governance and oversight. The key aim is to explore how healthcare systems and their leaders can adeptly engage these groups in collaboratively designing performance metrics, evaluation strategies, decision-making processes, and program delivery. The ultimate goal is to guarantee their active involvement in systemic decisions that influence their care. This research seeks to provide significant insights to improve both upstream and downstream care provision for vulnerable and marginalized populations, specifically people who use alcohol and other drugs.
Corporate and Clinical Governance, Professional Practice, Clinical Leadership, Mental Health, Substance Use, Alternative Models of Care, Holistic Models of Care, Patient Engagement, Paramedicine, Accreditation, Standards, KPIs