The Public Health Agency (PHA), in partnership with the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts were seeking the pubic’s views on a new Involvement and Consultation Scheme Document.
Involvement of and consultation with service users and carers is critical in the commissioning, development, design and delivery of HSC Services. To comply with our statutory duties in regards to Involvement and Consultation, as set out in the Health and social Care Reform Act (NI) 2009, all HSC organisations, to which the legislation applies, must have a Consultation Scheme in place, which sets out how they meet their statutory responsibilities in this field.
Working together through the Regional HSC Personal & Public Involvement (PPI) Forum, service users, carers, experts and advocates in the fields of Involvement and Consultation and other HSC partners, have collaborated on the development of a common, generic template, in order to update our respective Schemes.
The public consultation ran from 19/08/2024 to 25/11/2024. Members of the public where offered three ways in which to participate and give feedback. These included in-person and online sessions and a questionnaire, which was available online.
The Summary Report of the public consultation can be accessed here.
If you would like to find out more information, please contact ppi.secretary@hscni.net.
