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THE CAMPAIGN to prevent Wirral health chiefs closing down five minor injury walk-in centres is gathering pace. A petition against plans to shut the facilities has now been signed by more than 14,000 people. And there are 10,000 signatories to campaigns in Wallasey, Eastham and by Defend our NHS. Now the fight has received a […]
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As community engagement professionals many of us will have experienced the panic and dread of having to put together a last-minute consultation. Whether it’s being stopped at 4.45pm on a Friday and told you need to prepare a project for go-live on Monday, or, you’ve been blindsided by a communication which has gone out and
Guest Article: How to manage panic engagement? Read More »
TCI Commentary: The idea behind Sustainability & Transformation Partnerships (apart from trying our patience on jargon and acronyms!) was to force the NHS and local government to work together to find good solutions. Combining the expertise of the Health Service with the local accountability of Councillors should, arguably make it easier to persuade anxious residents
Essex NHS changes referred to Ministers – will other STPs face similar challenges? Read More »
Healthwatch England is to be given “significant investment” from NHS England and NHS Improvement. The new money will be used to consult with staff, patients and public about how the NHS long-term plan will affect the healthcare offered in local systems. The information was revealed in a November update by NHS England on the plan.
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Controversial plans to stop collecting plastic for recycling in Swindon have been ditched after a council U-turn. After months of criticism from opponents – and even a letter from central government opposing the bid – the borough council’s waste strategy has dropped the idea of asking residents to put plastic in their ordinary waste bins
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A High Court challenge to a gold mine planned by Canadian company Dalradian Resources in Co Tyrone will be heard next week. Greencastle, Rouskey and Gortin Concerned Community (GRG) were granted leave to seek a judicial review in March. The residents group’s challenge centres around alleged failures by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) over how
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TCI Commentary: Disagreement between farmers and animal rights activists have made this long-running row a brilliant case study in the use and abuse of consultation as a weapon of campaigning. We cover it in The Politics of Consultation (pp 253-255) but this article is a new example – on an issue where people will have
Councillors have called for transport chiefs to explain their reasons for not dualling the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road along the existing road. There has been a major push for Transport Scotland to dual the existing route, an option that was taken off the table before public consultation. Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee were asked
Transport chiefs urged to explain discarded options for public consultation Read More »
Joanne Fry is a senior local government officer with more than 10 years experience working in large public sector organisations including the European public administration in Brussels. She writes on public services for The Guardian She holds a master’s degree in public policy and public administration as well as professional qualifications in project, programme and
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At the South East Locality meeting earlier this week a lot of time was devoted to considering the plans for leasing Morgan Playing Fields to Street Soccer, a homeless initiative based around football. Controversial proposals for a £5 million football-themed homeless complex have been put on hold while “meaningful public engagement” takes place after concerns
Council calls for public consultation – homeless complex plans delayed Read More »
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