NHS Somerset
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.
Future Consultations
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Department of Health
The Department of Health undertake live consultations to gather information from members of the public. The link below will direct you to their current consultations. Responses to these consultations need to be sent directly to the Department of Health.
Current Consultations
Please click on the link below for details of the Department of Health's current consultations:
Outcomes
Once the consultation has ended, summaries of the responses can be found by following the link below:
Safe and Sustainable has launched a public consultation on the future of children’s congenital heart services. The Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts (JCPCT) - the decision making body that represents all PCTs in England - met on 16 February 2011 and approved recommendations for public consultation.
The NHS would like views from the public about the proposed changes including the people most affected: parents, young people and NHS staff. The public consultation runs until 1 July 2011.
For further information on the public consultation please visit:
They are consulting on the following key areas:
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Standards of care - proposed national quality standards of care to be applied consistently across the country.
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Congenital heart networks - development of networks to coordinate care and ensure more local provision (e.g. assessment, ongoing care).
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Options for fewer surgical centres - to improve outcomes for children’s heart surgery in the future.
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Better Monitoring - improvements for analysis and reporting of mortality and morbidity data.
