Good Patient Partnership Guide (GPPG) 2026

Contributor(s): Ann Fish-Steagall, Debra Montague, Emma Collins, Holger Bartos, Sara Downey, Kat Bernacki, Luke Langlands, Mark Sterckel, Meaghan Krohe, Megann Looker, Sheena Campbell, Sophie Randall, Steve Clark, Trishna Bharadia MFPM, Trudie Lobban MBE, & Wil Woan

GPPG: The story so far

The first and second editions delved into the vital partnerships between industry and patient organisations and offered inspiration and practical tips on enhancing patient-centric collaborations and practices.

The third edition explored challenges associated with the understanding and deliver of health literary to enhance accountability.

This year’s GPPG discusses patient journey mapping as a partnership‑led insight discipline.

Our panel of experts examined what ‘good’ looks like in practice: the practicalities of partnering, how to embed diversity, equity and representation inclusion by design, how to capture the multi‑dimensional reality of living with a condition (including carers and family), and where artificial intelligence (AI) can responsibly support – but never replace – meaningful collaboration.