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Description
Latvian Network of Patient Organizations (LPOT) was established with a goal to improve quality of life of patients in Latvia, access to various healthcare services, promote development of legal, effective and inclusive healthcare system in Latvia. Currently around 30 patient organizations, which comply to agreed definition of patient organization, have united in voluntary, informal civil society network. Together it prepares conclusions, proposals and opinions about various current topics in healthcare and represents interests of all patients within Council of National Health Service and in Strategic Council of Healthcare at Ministry of Health, as well as has signed memorandum of cooperation with Ministry of Health.
To strengthen the network and its operations, implementation of this project will result in creation of necessary infrastructure for improvement of patient organization cooperation and further successful overall patient advocacy. The tasks of this project include
- improvement of network governance,
- awareness building activities,
- identification of member organization competences and needs for trainings, and
- establishment of cooperation with other patient organization networks.
Summary of project results
The main results: arranging network management – 29.09.2022. established association Latvijas Patient Organisations Network (LPOT), for which the articles of association, code of ethics and other necessary documents have been prepared during the project. To improve visibility, a LPOT logo has been created during the project, a prepared style book and official form, e-mail addresses, a website established at www.pacientu-organizacijas.lv and a social website https://www.facebook.com/pacientuorganizacijas, regularly publishing information on the activities of LPOT, and the LPOT group https://www.facebook.com/groups/pacientuorganizacijas,, which regularly published the most important messages of the industry. In turn, the training needs of the member organisations have been identified and a plan has been established to identify the skills and training needs of the member organisations. Cooperation with the European Patient Forum, the Latvian Civic Alliance and the LPOT has been presented at the Eastern European Networks of Patient Organisations.