Consultations

  • PhD Research into Health and Work-Related Issues: Could You Help?

    • Ben Baumberg, a PhD student with the London School of Economics is looking for people to interview to aid his research on how people think about their health in relation to work.

      Work-related health issues are frequently featured by the media and discussed by politicians as they affect many government policies, but misconceptions and misinformation is common despite the best efforts of many. This research is an opportunity for you to present your opinions and experiences to someone who will be able to collate your information and publish the results.

      Ben would like to speak to willing volunteers, at a time and place convenient to them, who are of working age, including people both in and out of work. He is looking to speak to as many people, covering as broad a range of backgrounds, as possible, and will be conducting his research from November to January to allow maximum flexibility for volunteers. He is also offering a small gift as thanks for taking part.

      Please click on the above link for more information about what the project will involve for volunteers and for Ben Baumberg’s contact details.

  • Health Minister to lead development of NHS constitution

    • Health Minister Ann Keen has been confirmed as the new ministerial lead for the NHS Constitution, the Department of Health has announced. She will oversee the development of the Constitution which will empower both patients and staff by clearly setting out their rights and responsibilities in one place for the first time.

  • Government consults on safeguarding vulnerable adults
    • Care Services Minister Phil Hope today launched a consultation on how to improve safeguarding policy - the protection of vulnerable adults - and address abuse in all its forms in the care system.
  • Reform of palliative care services in Wales announced
    • Health Minister Edwina Hart today accepted the recommendations of a new report to improve palliative care services across Wales.
  • Department of Health Consultation on the new Care Quality Commission

    • The Department of Health are now consulting on the 'registration requirements' that service providers will have to meet. These regulations will cover all services regulated by the Care Quality Commission, and will be the regulations that are used to register services, inspect them and take enforcement action if necessary. Click here for more information on the Consultation and Events.

  • Post Office Closures
    • The Post Office is starting a series of public consultations on the closure of post offices. There will be 46 area plans throughout the country with a 6 week consultation period for each. The first of these, for Kent, East Midlands and East Yorkshire, start on 2 October. For further information see www.postoffice.co.uk/networkchange
  • NICE Interventional Procedures Consultations
    • The National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NICE) consults on medical interventional procedures, such as surgery or laser treatment, before publishing guidance on whether the procedures work well enough and are safe enough for use in the NHS. The NICE Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee welcomes responses from individual patients, carers and patient and carer organisations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A wide range of procedures are considered.  Information on the consultation system, and forthcoming investigations is available on www.nice.org.uk