Acton Shapiro has substantial experience in involving service users, carers, patients and the public in service development and review, research and evaluation.  We can help you to make engagement manageable and meaningful for everyone involved.  We can: plan and deliver engagement projects work with staff to develop an engagement strategy contribute our knowledge on equalities issues utilise both traditional and innovative methods design, administer and analyse questionnaires facilitate focus groups and carry out interviews organise consultation events train staff in approaches to effective engagement produce clear feedback reports for staff and the wider public. We are able to tailor methods according to the needs and circumstances of different groups, to encourage and enable involvement and comply with equalities legislation.   Recent projects that involved service users, patients and the public: Primary Care Strategic Plan A consultation for Stockport PCT on its strategic health planand clinical pathway reviews, with a particular focus on engaging ‘hard to reach’ groups.   Read more