We would like to invite you to a community conversation hosted by RQIA, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority.
RQIA is the independent body that inspects health and social care services in Northern Ireland. We check that services like care homes, home care, hospitals, dental practices and private clinics are safe and good quality.
Why we are holding these sessions
We want to get better at sharing what we do and what we find. To do that, we need to hear from the people who matter most: people who use services, and their families and carers. You know better than anyone what information would help you, where you would look for it, and what you would want to access and hear about.
What the sessions will be like
These are community conversations. They are informal, you do not need to prepare anything, and there are no wrong answers. In person sessions open with a short RQIA introduction video followed by two topic videos, on hospitals and trust services and on registered services. Online sessions open with the introduction video followed by the video for that session’s topic. After the video or videos, we simply want to hear your views. Your feedback will directly shape how RQIA shares information with the public in future.
Choose the session that suits you best
In person engagement programmes
These sessions cover both topics in one visit: the RQIA introduction, the video on Hospitals and other statutory HSC trust services, and the video on Registered Services (care homes, home care, dental practices, private clinics and more). They are relevant to anyone who has used, or cares for someone who has used, either type of service.
Tuesday 18 August, 10.30 am to 1.00 pm
The Mount Business and Conference Centre, 2 Woodstock Link, Belfast, BT6 8DD
Register here: Book your place on Eventbrite
Thursday 20 August, 10.30 am to 1.00 pm
Ecos Hub, Kernohans Lane, Ballymena, BT43 7QA
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Friday 21 August, 10.30 am to 1.00 pm
Lisburn Enterprise Organisation, 6 Enterprise Crescent, Ballinderry Road,
Lisburn. BT28 2BP
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Monday 24 August, 12.30 pm to 3.00 pm
Nerve Centre, 7 to 8 Magazine Street, Derry / Londonderry, BT48 6HJ
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Tuesday 25 August, 10.30 am to 1.00 pm
Craigavon Civic Centre, 66 Lakeview Road, Craigavon, BT64 1AL
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Online engagement programmes
Monday 17 August, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm: Registered Services, Specialist
Online event. A joining link will be sent once you register.
Particularly for people with experience of dental practices, private hospitals and clinics, children’s services or adoption services, and their families and carers.
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Thursday 27 August, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm: Mental Health Protective Duties
Online event. A joining link will be sent once you register.
Particularly for people with experience of mental health detention, their families and carers, and mental health advocacy organisations.
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Friday 28 August, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm: Learning Disability Protective Duties
Online event. A joining link will be sent once you register.
Particularly for people with learning disability protective duties, their families and carers.
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Monday 31 August, 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm: Registered Services, Adult
Online event. A joining link will be sent once you register.
Particularly for people with experience of adult care services such as care homes, home care, day care and adult placement, and their families and carers.
Register here: Book your place on Eventbrite
If you need any support to take part, or have any questions, please contact RQIA Communications Team / info@rqia.org.uk / 028 9536 1111.
A joining link for online sessions will be sent once you register. Whichever date and topic suits you best, you will be very welcome.
