The aims of the Patients’ Council are to work towards improving local health services in-line with the agreed outcomes of the Healthy Futures and Making It Better Consultations.

The Patients’ Council aims to:

• Be an independent patient led voice in reconfiguring and developing new health services including; care patient pathways, design and content of patient literature, communications to patient and voluntary groups and in assisting local health care providers in promoting change.
• Ensure delivery of the publicly approved option from the Healthy Futures and Making it Better consultations in 2006. 
• Build strong community partnerships ensuring patients views are central to the development of new and old services.
• Ensure local health services for local people are accessible and available at the right time and place.
• Develop an improved health related transport system.

These aims will expand if the Executive Board believes they will benefit its involvement and representation of those it represents.