title: Using the skills of public volunteers to steer services.
abstract: This article explains how to achieve accreditation for a practice development unit, focusing on the demand for public-patient representation on its steering group. It maps the unit's development and how public-patient input has evolved, with decisions being made jointly by health professionals and public representatives about the selection, management and progression of current and future practice development.
authors.affiliation: Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barham
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014838:Volunteers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce