Consultations
Public Consultation On Proposals for Changes to Health Services in Waltham Forest
11 June - 6 September 2010
The consultation document is here
www.walthamforest.nhs.
Questions can be completed online here: www.walthamforest.nhs.uk/en/About-Us/Consultations/Service-Change-in-NHS-Waltham-Forest/Consultation-Questions/
Met Police - London's Policing Priorities
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is currently consulting on London’s Policing Priorities to inform next year’s Policing London Business Plan.
To find out more and to complete the questionnaire go to www.mpa.gov.uk/publications/policingplans/ or call 020 7202 006.
The consultation closes on 26 November 2010.
Whipps Cross Consultation on 'Quality Accounts'
In 'High Quality Care for All' (2008) the Government proposed that all providers of NHS care should produce Quality Accounts to give the public information on the quality of care which they provide. Legislation has been introduced requiring providers to publish Quality Accounts from 2009-10.
It is important that the public can judge performance through both national standards and locally set priorities, therefore the views of our local community will need to be taken into account to ensure that our Quality Accounts are both informative and accessible. We are inviting your respective groups to consider the list of quality indicators under each element i.e. Safety, Effectiveness, Patient Experience and Staff Experience and for you to recommend, from each element, 2 indicators for inclusion in our Quality Accounts. Also if there are any gaps in the indicators we would be grateful if you could make recommendations of any you feel should be included.
We appreciate that you may wish to find out more detail in order to come to a decision about the 2 indicators from each element so please do not hesitate to contact Frances Hollwey or Cathy Geddes (on 8535 6645 internal ext 5304) who will be happy to discuss this with you. Please click here for a consultation document.
The closing date for consultation is Friday 29 January 2010.
Outdoor Fundraising Events
The Institute of Fundraising is consulting on a new draft Code of Fundraising Practice. The draft 'Outdoor UK Challenge Events Including the Three Peaks Code' will replace the 'Outdoor Fundraising in the UK Code'. The consultation is open until 19 February. http://bit.ly/odfundr or www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk
Simplifying event licensing
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is consulting on three separate simplification proposals relating to the Licensing Act 2003: Licensing Statements; Interim Authority Notices; and Temporary Event Notices. The consultation closes on 9 February. http://bit.ly/simpevlic or www.culture.gov.uk
NHS constitution
DH is also consulting on new patient rights under the NHS constitution: treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from a GP referral and to be seen by a cancer specialist within two weeks from a GP referral, or where this is not possible, for the NHS to take reasonable steps to offer a range of alternative providers; and NHS Health Checks for those aged 40 to 74 to assess their risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. The consultation closes on 5 February. http://bit.ly/nhsconspr or www.dh.gov.uk
Personal Care at Home
DH is currently running a consultation on the proposals for regulations and guidance made under the Personal Care at Home Bill. Subject to the passage through Parliament of the Bill, the intention is that councils will have to provide free personal care to those who meet the specified criteria. The impact of this is that they will have to provide care to some people who currently fund their own care and they will no longer be able to raise charges on the personal care element of care received at home for people who meet the criteria.
The consultation runs until 23 February.
http://bit.ly/careathome or www.dh.gov.uk
Age Equality in Health and Social Care
The Department of Health (DH) has launched a consultation, Age Equality in Health and Social Care. Four events have been planned to enable the NHS, local authorities and other stakeholders to contribute to the consultation and comment on the work in producing a resource pack to support local implementation. Dates are: 18 January, Bristol; 22 January, Birmingham; 3 February, London; and 8 February, Leeds.
For more information email ageequalityevents@dh.gsi.gov.uk.
The consultation itself is at: http://bit.ly/ageequalhsc or www.dh.gov.uk.
It closes on 15 February.
Mayor's draft strategy to tackle health inequalities
The Mayor has released his draft strategy to tackle health inequalities in London, The London Health Inequalities Strategy. The strategy is currently out for public consultation, with a due date for responses by the 10 January 2010.
The strategy is available online at: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/priorities/health/health-strategy.jsp
Waltham Forest Consultation - Open Space Strategy
From 1 November to 31 December 2009 the Council is consulting on its draft Open Space Strategy. Using data gathered through surveys and consultation with residents, the strategy reports on the amount, location and quality of open space in the borough.
More details on the council's website - click here.
London Council - Grants consultation
London Councils has launched an online consultation on the future priorities for its grants programme. London Councils' current commissioning programme (2007-2011) funds 360 voluntary and community organisations, delivering 59 priority services to Londoners. London Councils is now consulting on what its priorities for the funding period 2011-2015 should be. The deadline for responses to the consultation is 29 January 2010 and public meetings are also being held across the capital for people to put forward their views.
Mayor of London - Transport Strategy
Public Consultation- October 2009- January 2010
In November 2008, the Mayor of London announced his intention to develop a new Transport Strategy in the document, 'Way to Go'. This initial document set out the Mayor's proposals to improving transport in London.
Public consultation on the Mayor's full transport strategy is due to begin in mid-October 2009 and will run through January 2010, providing Londoners and opportunity to feed into and influence the Mayor's proposals.
Once open, the full consultation document will be posted on the Mayor of London's website.
Futher information about the strategy- including the Mayor's initial proposals and Statement of Intent- can be found on London Civic Forum's website.
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