NHS Somerset holds regular listening events and talks, which are held throughout the area so you can drop in and give your views on the services we offer and have the opportunity to speak to staff. Please check this page for up to date information on Patient and Public Involvement Consultations happening in your area.
Patients’ Legal Rights - Have Your Say
The government has announced proposals to extend the NHS Constitution with new legal rights for patients.
Under the plans, patients will be guaranteed treatment within 18 weeks of referral by a GP, with the right to go to the independent sector if the NHS cannot meet the deadline.
Cancer patients will have a legal right to a maximum wait of two weeks to see a specialist and there will be NHS health checks every five years for 40-74 year olds to assess the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.
As part of the consultation, the government is seeking views on whether patients’ legal rights should be further extended in future, to include rights to choose to die at home, to hold a personal health budget, to see a GP outside office hours and over access to NHS dentistry.
To see more, and to have your say before 5 February 2010, please click on the link below.
Assistive Technology - Have Your Say
NHS Somerset is seeking your views on proposals to expand the use of Assistive Technology in Somerset.
We would like to give you the opportunity to ask any questions and make comments on our plans. Your feedback is important to us to ensure that we provide the right equipment as part of our plans to expand the use of Assistive Technology. Please clcik on the documents below for contact details and more information on how you can leave feedback.
The attached documents also describe how Assistive Technology is currently used to enhance care and our vision to improve Assistive Technology in the future. In addition, the consultation documents below detail the dates of focus groups where you can give us your views on the plans and have the opportunity to speak to staff.
Responses will inform decisions on what aspects of Assistive Technology could be provided in the community and where and how the technology could be accessed.
The engagement process will continue for a three month period and replies to the questionnaire below must be returned to NHS Somerset by Monday 4 January 2010.
Please click on the document below for information about how to give your views on the services proposed for the new Bridgwater Community Hospital.
The engagement process will continue until 2 December 2009. Please click on the link below for contact information and details of how you can leave feedback and get involved.
