Edinburgh Patients Council
Group type:
Vox Group Member
Main contact:
Maggie McIvor
Contact number:
0131 537 6462
Email address:
david.budd@patientscouncilreh.org.uk Address: Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Terrace, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
The Patients’ Council was set up 15 years ago and continues to be based in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. It facilitates collective advocacy for patients and former patients of the hospital, bringing about change in the way that services and treatment are provided.
The Patients’ Council aims to give people a voice in situations where they may feel disempowered and isolated. As a collective, it can represent the views of patients from a position of strength. It also provides support when people are in psychiatric hospital and might find it helpful to come to a group which safeguards their interests.