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i The National Consultation Digest, every fortnight ii Communities of Interest: sustained work on a single topic iii Coffee Mornings: informal peer sessions every month iv Training that turns the reading into practice

Articles on Consultation & Engagement.

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Appreciative Inquiry – Great idea for the NHS right now

The Consultation Charter – The 7 Best Practice Principles

Demonstrating the value of good consultation: Suffolk Fire and Rescue IRMP Consultation

VIDEO: Finding ways to track young people’s views in Europe

Is BREXIT changing the practice of public consultations?

IRP on Grantham A&E – Learning points

A rather strange consultation – Gold in them thar hills?

Welsh Government urged to clarify potential threat to NHS service change consultations

Why are we consulting? – A peculiar situation

Engaging on matters of guesswork

Uber’s licence withdrawal highlights the ambiguous role of public consultation

Public consultation is more than decision makers giving people the chance to have their say. Isn’t it?

Stand out from the crowd

The consultation ‘consideration period’

Should public bodies refuse to explain consultation proposals at a commercially-organised Roundtable event?

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