Imagine being in charge of analysing the data from a major public library consultation. Option 1 received 310 likes, 178 frowny faces, 96 wows. Option 2 received 459 likes, 312 frowny faces, 89 wows etc. You might think this sounds silly but we’re actually not that far away from the reality of it. Digital by […]
Social Listening in Public Consultations – How useful is it? Read More »
It is time for our national politicians to take a closer interest in public consultations. Politicians are quite ambivalent about consultation. When in Opposition, they complain bitterly that there is not enough. When in Government they find it irksome and time-consuming when they are certain what they want to do, but are rather glad to
Why Parliament must take notice Read More »
As we developed training courses for the Institute, many topics naturally suggested themselves to us. Technical subjects like focus groups, surveys and questionnaires, data analysis etc. were obvious areas for us to tackle. We created courses on different aspects of legislation, on social media, on equality and the challenging world of the law of consultation
Pre-consultation: Opening Pandora’s Box? Read More »
Yesterday we held the Institute’s Health Special Interest Group (SIG) session in Birmingham. It took place against a background of intense engagement activity in the 44 ‘footprint’ areas. Here are the key points STP Process (Sustainability & Transformation Plans) in the NHS Ruth Beattie and Catherine Leggett from NHS England gave a presentation on the
Health SIG report Read More »
No-one now doubts that these plans will have an important impact upon the ability of the NHS to meet the challenges of its Five Year Plan. But as our selected quotations from last Wednesday’s Parliamentary debate revealed, there is still much confusion about the process and in particular about the level of involvement that local
STP Engagement and Consultation for NHS and Local Authorities Read More »
The NHS is undoubtedly under pressure. Barely a day goes by without national headlines proclaiming failures in one part or another of our health and care system. Much of the coverage seems to recognise that things need to change and much of the debate is dedicated to answering the question of how. Just this week
Temporary engagement bypass in the NHS Read More »
Yesterday there was a full scale debate in the House of Commons on STPs. MPs took this issue very seriously and 50 of them took part. We have prepared a slidedeck containing key quotations from Government Ministers and backbenchers. Click here to access it stpdebate14sept2016
Imagine. A group of consultation professionals have spent the day debating the trickiest aspects of their trade. They are tired and looking forward to a relaxed dinner. Someone brightly suggests a ‘pub quiz’ by way of entertainment. Mock groans from the company, but they are a good-natured bunch and agree. The mock groans turn to
Arnstein Ladder versus Gunning Principles? Read More »
Janice Turner is a respected columnist for ‘The Times’ and last week she turned her fire on Keith Vaz MP. Her criticism was not his personal behaviour per se but what she regards as the hypocrisy of the Home Affairs Select Committee he chaired. The issue is an emotive one, the case for the decriminalisation
Not a week goes by without someone asking us if we know of some good examples of a consultation toolkit. Now it is true that there are a lot of good toolkits available but it would be wise to not go toolkit-by-default too soon. Wanting to adopt a common standard consultation practice is admirable and
Toolkits – how useful are they? Read More »
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