Take care when seeking changes to time-honoured traditions. It began as an innocuous proposal – similar to many in the world of public services. Father Christmas merely announced that henceforth, his organisation would accept online requests from children all over the world, but phase out traditional hard-copy correspondence. How could they have anticipated that this […]
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We hear that NHS England faces a tough dialogue with the Treasury post-Budget and will, most likely get the go-ahead for its latest plan – to set up Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs). For some, it is a rational response to the failure of the Lansley structural reorganisation – a logical extension to the 44 STPs
Accountable Care Organisations – where is public engagement? Read More »
Public consultations are challenging, time-consuming and cost money. Today, given the increasing numbers of (even more) expensive consultation related judicial reviews, knowing when a consultation is required can save a great deal of time and effort. The Consultation Institute identifies two areas of focus which should be used to decide when consultation should occur: Statutory
When to consult, a short guidance Read More »
Proposals that require a re-consultation. The ‘Eagle Wharf’ High Court decision has implications well beyond Planning. We have new confirmation that Judges will not easily tolerate people’s rights to be consulted being overlooked or otherwise circumvented. This month’s High Court judgment in the case of Holborn Studios v London Borough of Hackney was about planning
Judicial review – Council loses Read More »
Dr Bruce Keogh, Medical Director of NHS England is a man of measured words. So, his reaction to Chancellor Hammond’s budget boost for the NHS was characteristically balanced. His well-publicised tweet said, “Budget plugs some, but definitely not all, of the NHS funding gap.” But then he perceptively goes on to say that the situation
BUDGET boost for NHS ‘…will force a debate’ Read More »
Anyone who has followed the debate about engagement methods in recent years knows that Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is sometimes given mixed reviews. Indeed one reviewer in 2000 called it ‘too Pollyanna-ish’ and others claimed it relied too much on ‘warm fuzzy group hugs.’ (2006) But that was then and things have moved on, as illustrated in
Appreciative Inquiry – Great idea for the NHS right now Read More »
Taking important policy decisions today both in Public bodies and in the Private and Voluntary Sectors is a far cry from the traditional ways of decision-making. Two seminal trends drive the change. One is the steady growth in transparency, which is evident well beyond organisations, which are democratically accountable. The other is an increase in
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So, Tuesday morning, Liam Fox goes onto the Radio Four TODAY programme and teases its listeners with the prospect of unprecedented consultation on trade matters. It’s worth recording his message: ‘We are entering an era where I think people will take a much bigger interest in trade agreements than they might have done in the
Is it time for key stakeholders to become more assertive and demand better consultations? Have public consultations got better over the last ten years? It’s a good question, because although some of us close to the profession would claim significant advances, many others would vociferously deny it. They might point to regular abuses and a
Pushing for better consultations Read More »
Apart from sounding vaguely like an election result from a Banana Republic, the headline figures following the Scottish Government’s Consultation are almost certainly correct. But is this the whole story? This consultation had a high political profile, coming after a moratorium on ‘unconventional oil and gas’ exploitation in Scotland, and considerable pressure from environmental and
99% of consultees oppose Fracking in Scotland – but what does this mean? Read More »
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