People Participation Digital Community
People Participation Digital Community (PPDC)
We are a community of service users and we believe that digital empowerment leads to patient empowerment. Find out how we are bridging the digital divide by empowering service users to engage digitally with their own healthcare.
Our main goals are to:
- establish the PPDC forum where service users can participate with ELFTs digital department
- enable access to devices for service users dealing with digital exclusion
- develop training plans for service users to gain self belief and confidence with digital technologies
How we're doing
I think Saleem and the People Participation Digital Community (PPDC) are doing something really important. The PPDC’s role is key in providing care and support that works for our service users. We need service users’ voices to co-produce how digital systems are designed and how digital tools are used. We also need the PPDC to support digital inclusion work through initiatives like the device loan scheme and digital life coach training programme. This will help people develop the skills and confidence needed to access services digitally and use digital tools. The PPDC’s work at ELFT, in collaboration with our partner organisations can help us all to address digital inequalities.
Dr Peter MacRae, Interim Chief Clinical Digital Officer
Dr Toby Baldwin, Interim Chief Clinical Digital Officer
Resources
See a round up of useful resources provided by our community to help support people with their digital skills. Everything from getting started with online shopping and public services, to digital life hacks.