Community engagement is recognised as a method of achieving better local health outcomes. An important aspect is measuring organisational effectiveness in engaging with the community. This lecture will outline a number of tools that organisations can use to integrate community development into strategic planning, policy development and performance management systems. It will provide practical examples of effective engagement taken from the award winning pharmacy project run by Community Development and Health Network.

This event will also outline current activity in Northern Ireland under the umbrella of Personal and Public Involvement (PPI).

Barbara McCabe, Lecturer in Community Development, Queen’s University

Dr Norman Morrow, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, DHSSPS

Joanne Morgan, Director, Community Development and Health Network