Consultations

One of the ways we influence the development of palliative and end of life care services is by responding to public consultations, which provide an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on draft proposals or guidance.

These are usually from the Department of Health, which covers health and social care in England, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Assembly.

Sometimes other organisations, such as professional bodies or other charities, ask us to comment on work they're doing.

Recent responses

Here is a selection of responses our team have submitted recently:

  • Our response to the King's Fund Commission on the Future of Health & Social care in England here. (October 2013)
  • Our response to Refreshing the Mandate to NHS England: 2014-2015 consultation here. (September 2013)
  • Our response to Right care, right place, right time: How can we improve health & care for vulnerable older people? here. (September 2013)
  • Our response to A new start: Consultation on changes to the way CQC regulates, inspects and monitors care here (August 2013)
  • Our response to A consultation on strengthening the NHS Constitution here. The consultation document can be viewed here. (January 2013)
  • Our response to the NHS Commissioning Board consultation on children's palliative care here. The consultation document can be viewed here (see E3h Paediatric Medicine: Palliative Care). (January 2013)
  • Our response to Developing the culture of compassionate care: creating a new vision for nurses, midwives and care-givers here. The consultation document can be viewed here. (November 2012)
  • NICE consultation on the development of a quality standard for social care on Dementia here. The consultation document can be viewed here.
  • Response to Dementia Action Alliance Survey on the Benefits of Diagnosing Dementia here. (October 2012)
  • Response to Our NHS care objectives: A draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board here. The consultation document can be viewed here. (September 2012)
  • Response to Liberating the NHS: No Decision About Me, Without Me here  The consultation document can be viewed here. (August 2012)
  • Reponse to NICE draft scope for MS guideline here. The consultation document can be viewed here. (June2012)
  • Response to the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) on Heart Disease, Stroke, Kidney and Diabetes Inquiry: Gathering evidence for joint report recommending key priorities for the Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy. Click here to see our response (May 2012)
  • Response to The Commission on improving dignity in care here (March 2012)
  • Evidence for the inquiry on dementia diagnosis rates being undertaken by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia here(Feb 2012)
  • Response to NICE's draft guideline on the use of opioids in palliative care. Click here to view our response. (Jan 2012) (the consultation document can be viewed here)

 

Older responses

These can be found in the archive

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