The Future Forum are arranging meetings in every region of the country in conjunction with Regional Voices.
These listening events are for patients, service users and voluntary and community sector leaders to have their say in the listening exercise.
Dates are as follows:
North East 9th May 1-3pm
North West 23rd May 10:30-12:30
Yorkshire & Humber 13th May 10-12:30
East Midlands 18th May 10-12
West Midlands 16th May 10-1
East 13th May 10-12:15
London 13th May 2-4
South East 25th May 1-4
South West 26th May 11-1
To find out more or to book a place click here
1 comment:
Sir Stephen, I'm afraid your post very much mischaracterises the nature of some of these events, they are not all "open", and they are certainly not all open to "patients, service users and voluntary and community sector leaders to have their say in the listening exercise" as you claim.
For instance, the event in the North East is open only to voluntary and community sector leaders, not to patients and service users:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/listeningeventNEregisterinterest
The event in the East Midlands is "by invitation only to network members":
http://healthandsocialcarelisteningevent.eventbrite.com/
The event in the West Midlands is open only to "partnership and member organisations engaging in the Health and Social Care agenda":
http://wmlistening.eventbrite.com/
Are ANY of the events actually open to patients and service users, or is this just confirmation of many people's suspicions that the listening exercise is a bit of a sham?
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