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Multi-layered information – “A little learning is a dangerous thing” (attributed Pope, 1709)

Two recent experiences with current controversial NHS consultations illustrate the complexities of providing the right amount of information for the...

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Towards an evidence-based profession – The Institute announces a collaboration to launch the Huddersfield Centre for Communications and Consultation Research

We founded the Consultation Institute ten years ago! And, in that time, we have tried hard to promote best practice...

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A single killer question – Will the ‘Friends and Family’ question help cure the NHS? And is this the right way to consult customers?

Last week, the re-organised NHS in England started in earnest to use a single standard benchmark question. It reads: “How...

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Questioning the expert – What can we deduce from the Leeds Infirmary row?

Very few news stories have caught the imagination – and prompted such a confused response as last week’s astonishing developments...

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Defining your neighbourhood – So much public consultation relies upon people’s sense of identity…

When the Coalition Government started using the word Localism, a few years ago, there weren’t too many critics. It isn’t...

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Doing it in public – There are sound reasons why consultation is often best done in public

We all know that consultation comes in many forms, and that there are as many dialogue methods as there are...

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