We are fully committed to involving the public in healthcare planning and provision. It is important that you have your say so that we can improve our health services. Throughout the year, we engage on a regular basis with members of the public, community and voluntary sector organisations, local community groups and patient participation groups.
We hold statutory three month consultations if there are plans for a significant change to a local service, and continually engage with our communities through focus groups, surveys, events, My NHS, our website and social media. You can find a full list of our engagement activities, public meetings and events on our Events page.
Members of the public are also encouraged to attend our Governing Body meetings which are held in public twice a year. Contact us for more information.
We have launched MyNHS as a Public Involvement Network to provide communities with a way to join the conversation about local health services and give their feedback. By joining My NHS, you’ll be kept up to date with what is happening in your local health area. You will: receive regular information about local health services, issues, decisions …
In November 2018 the CCG received a letter from the Secretary of State for Health in relation to changes to Rothbury Community Hospital. The Secretary of State shared the advice from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) with the CCG which found that further action was required locally to agree and implement a proposed health and wellbeing centre, …
The CCG has been supporting Riversdale Surgery in Wylam to seek the views of their patients, the wider public and their stakeholders on the impact of their proposed relocation to the Oaklands Health Centre in Prudhoe. Background Riversdale is a small practice in Wylam and it is finding it unsustainable to continue to operate from …
We want to encourage patients to get involved in how their local GP surgery services are run and can be improved by joining a Patient Participation Group. These belong to GP practices to enable two-way communication with the CCG and discussion about primary care issues and the wider health service. Feedback is given to our …
The Whalton Unit provides specialist care and rehabilitation for residents, predominantly frail older patients. It was temporarily relocated from Morpeth to Wansbeck hospital in December 2018 due to nurse staffing issues and an expected increase in activity over the winter period. During September and early October, people in Morpeth and the surrounding area were given …
The Equality Act became law in 2010 and covers everyone in Britain. It protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics: age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief sex sexual …
‘You said’ The CCG held a listening exercise in spring 2018 in partnership with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumberland County Council for people in Berwick and the surrounding area to give their views on the possibility of a new integrated hospital development. Read the full Berwick Engagement Feedback Report. ‘We did’ The following …
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