Back in August while many of us were on our summer holidays, IRP (the Independent Reconfiguration Panel) published its assessment of the Grantham A&E case referred to Secretary of State for Health by Lincolnshire County Council’s health scrutiny committee. As always, the assessment is full of insight that can help the Consultation Institute’s NHS clients preparing […]
IRP on Grantham A&E – Learning points Read More »
The tension in relationships between councillors and health commissioners is never more evident than in the run up to local elections. We can hardly blame politicians for acting politically, so it’s no surprise that as elections approach in England we see a flurry of calls for local health scrutiny committees to refer commissioners’ decisions for
Referring consultations to the Health Secretary: what actually happens? Read More »
Local. Politicians. Back. NHS. Changes. They are five words you don’t often expect to see together. Bringing them together in a local newspaper headline would, in most areas, be an achievement of magical proportion. But that’s the call the King’s Fund is making with the publication of it’s 58-page report on delivering English NHS sustainability
Does politics damage consultation on health service changes? Read More »
There’s a phrase that seems to have come with the publication of every recent NHS service change proposal. We hear it from senior doctors and nurses in local television interviews. NHS commissioners utter it on the radio and at public governance meetings. And we see it in the statements issued to the local press. “Doing
The year of Brexit and Trump has seen absurd claims and outlandish statements beating evidence and reasoned argument, and catastrophic campaign failures turning certain victories into tragic losses. So you might think that 2016 hasn’t brought much for a seasoned, liberal progressive campaigner to be cheery about. But in late November, while Hilary’s campaign managers
Campaigning for Change in Consultation – simple steps for more constructive engagement Read More »
Paul Parsons has a lot of relevant experience with patient and public involvement in the NHS. He is also active in working with Institute clients considering how best to implement Sustainability & Transformation Plans (STPs). We asked him for his latest view of where we stand right now. Just six weeks after the October submission
Consultation on principle: NHS sustainability and transformation plans Read More »
The week after the latest submission deadline for NHS England’s Sustainability and Transformation Plans has seen a trickle of information emerging into the public domain as, partners in three of the 44 planning footprints broke rank to publish their draft plans. NHS England’s decision to mandate that these plans be created behind closed doors was
Read the first “published” STPs here Read More »
It’s common for individual decision makers to be nervous ahead of appearing at public events on contentious issues. Many imagine worst case scenarios of angry participants and some create for themselves nightmare premonitions of being mobbed by hordes of placard-waving protestors that could keep any reasonable person awake at night. The factors that affect the
Prepare to meet your public 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 »
We have passed the full implementation deadline for the NHS England accessible information standard and over the last few weeks I’ve had calls from several NHS colleagues asking for simple confirmation that the standard doesn’t apply to their public engagement or consultation plans.  The standard has specific exclusions for engagement and consultation activity, so
Does your public engagement plan meet new NHS Accessible information Standards? Read More »
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