Consultation Responses

Health and Social Care Consultation Responses

Through the Stronger Connections for Better Health project, Regional Voices regularly calls on members of each of the 9 regional networks to contribute to consultation responses.

Caring for our Future- Regional Voices response December 2011

Regional Voices, and its constituent regional networks, coordinated an England-wide voluntary sector response to the Government engagement exercise “Caring for Our Future”- which will feed into the development of the Adult Social Care White Paper that will be released in Spring 2012. Thanks to everyone who shared their views.
Regional Voices submission to Caring for our Future: Regional Voices- Caring for our Future-third sector submission (DOC, 135 kB)
Briefing about the engagement exercise and potential implications for the voluntary sector: Caring for our Future- An Overview and Intial VCS Response (Doc, 117KB).

Regional Voices submission to the NHS Future Forum, October 2011

Regional Voices organised nine events for the voluntary and community sector to contribute to the continued work of the NHS Future Forum.  The meetings took place between 13th and 21st October 2011 in every English region and covered 4 topics:
      • Information
      • Joined Up Services
      • The role of the NHS in improving wellbeing
      • Education and Training

(FINAL Summary of Feedback from Regional Voices Engagement …)

Regional Voices submission to the NHS Future Forum “listening” exercise, May 2011

Regional Voices coordinated opportunities for a wide range of groups in the voluntary and community sector to feed in to the Government’s listening exercise on the proposed Health and Social Care Bill. Listening events started in Newcastle on 9May and end in Exeter on 26May, covering every region in England on the way. Discussions focussed on the implications and impact of the changes proposed in the Health and Social Care Bill and fed directly in to the NHS Future Forum.

Regional Voices submission to the Public Health White Paper – Healthy Lives, Healthy People, March 2011.

Regional Voices has responded to the consultation on the Public Health White Paper and the 2 associated consultations, drawing on the feedback from attendees at the 9 regional events hosted by Regional Voices during February and March 2011. Please click on the following links to access each of the consultation responses:

Regional Voices and NAVCA joint submission to the Health Workforce Consultation, March 2011

Regional Voices and NAVCa submitted a joint response to this consultation which can be accessed by clicking here: Healthcare Workforce Consultation Response

Regional Voices and NAVCA joint submission to the Adult Social Care Outcomes consultations, February 2011

Regional Voices and NAVCa submitted a joint response to this consultation which can be accessed by clicking here: NAVCA and Regional Voices social care outcomes response

Regional Voices submission to the Choice and Control and Information Revolution consultations, January 2011

Regional Voices has responded to the consultation on the consultations on both Choice and Control and the Information Revolution, drawing on the feedback from attendees at the 9 regional events hosted by Regional Voices during September 2010. Please click on the following links to access each of the consultation responses:

Regional Voices submission to the Health White Paper – Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, October 2010.

Regional Voices has responded to the consultation on the Health White Paper and the 4 associated consultations, drawing on the feedback from attendees at the 9 regional events hosted by Regional Voices during September 2010. Please click on the following links to access each of the consultation responses,

Regional Voices and NAVCA submission to the Direct Payments in Healthcare Consultation, January 2010

Regional Voices and NAVCA developed a joint response to this consultation which can be accessed by clicking here: DP Consultation – Response from Regional Voices and NAVCA final sent

NAVCA and Regional Voices submission to the Green Paper on the Future of Adult Social Care, November 2009.

NAVCA and Regional Voices worked together with their members to develop a joint response to this consultation which can be accessed by clicking here: Shaping the future of care response from NAVCA and Regional Voices

Regional Voices response to the Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention Review (QIPP), October 2009

Regional Voices submitted an informal response based on feedback from members relating to this agenda. Please click here to download: Regional Voices QIPP Response