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Wales to abolish Community Health Councils – can it avoid the mistakes made in England?

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On Monday, the Welsh Government published its long-awaited Bill to abolish Community Health Councils (CHCs). The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill replaces 40-year old CHC machinery for patient and public involvement with a new ‘Citizen Voice’ for health and social care. Insofar as the replacement body will cover both the NHS […]

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Are the Courts making public consultations more difficult to organise?

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On the occasion of launching our latest edition of Latest Law this week, we have sought to respond to a question posed by an Institute member. The individual was fully aware of the Gunning Principles, the doctrine of legitimate expectation, Equality legislation and the rest. But she was wondering whether the string of High Court cases

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Latest Law is coming soon

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Keeping Institute members up-to-date on the ever-growing body of case law is a real challenge. We rely on regular blog-style articles on the website but have found that our periodic Latest Law videos are also useful. Today we started editing the latest edition having interviewed leading lawyers on cases where they were involved. We are

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Too much law? Or just not enough understanding?

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To what extent do public engagement professionals need to understand the law of consultation? Seven years ago the Institute ran its first training course on the ‘Law of Consultation.’ Our research centred on about 30 judicial reviews we deemed relevant for those charged with running public consultations. Almost a hundred courses later, with over 1200

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Consulting on proposals to merge NHS commissioning organisations.

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Most of  our NHS commissioning clients in England are in the process of merging with neighbouring CCGs. The debate about the extent of public consultation that’s required to support the process is always interesting and a line in one of the articles shared in The Consultation Institute’s weekly newsletter jumped out at me this week.

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“Preparation is the key to consultation success” – Listen to us speak at the Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure conference

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Ahead of Consultation and Stakeholder Engagement for Infrastructure on 18th June in London, The Consultation Institute’s Ruth Shepherd delivers her insight on the challenges faced when dealing with public consultations and the best way to plan and adapt your consultation strategy. What is the most common challenge you face in dealing with public consultations? Respect for

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