Bob Sang (27 March 1948 – 5 June 2009) was appointed by London South Bank University as the UK's first professor of patient and public involvement in 2006.
He later returned to studying and completed a public administration degree at the University of Sussex.
He was a pioneer of the idea of involving patients, service users and the public in health and social care, describing himself as a 'constructive subversive'.
[8] Following a career which combined academia, research and working in mental health, he established his own independent consultancy, Sang Jacobsson.
Sang was the co-founder with Jane Keep of the Engaging Communities Learning Network[9] for the National Association of Primary and Care Trusts (NatPaCT), which was part of the now-closed NHS Modernisation Agency.