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PUBLICATIONS
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​NALM's BRIEFING FOR A PRAYER TO ANNUL THE HEALTHWATCH ENGLAND COMMITTEE REGULATIONS 2012 No. 1640
October 2012  ...   30 pages
Lord Collins of Highbury to move that the House regrets that the CQC (Healthwatch England Committee) Regulations 2012 9SI 1640/2022) fail to provide sufficient safeguards to ensure the independence of Health England from the CQC, despite Government assurances given to the House at report stage of Health and Social Care Bill on 8 March 2012, and that the Regulations fail to provide for effective national patient representation in the health service.​

LOCAL AUTHORITY MONITORING OF LINk HOSTS
Maggie Andrews  -  33 pages
Since 2007 Local Authorities have had to make arrangements for Local Involvement Networks (LINks) to help patients to have their say about health and social services. Local Authorities have a legal duty to monitor the contracts made with Host organisations, which support LINks activities.

REVALIDATION OF DOCTORS
Briefing note for Rt. Hon. Stephen Dorrell, MP - Chair of the Health Committee
31 July 2012  ...  18 pages

​NALM HEALTHWATCH BRIEFING  NO.1
23 April 2012 - 11 pages
LINks will be abolished and replaced by Local HealthWatch on 01 April 2013.  This paper explains what Local HealthWatch and HealthWatch England will look like, and explains the intentions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 in relation to public involvement in health and social care.

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​WHAT'S LEFT FOR HEALTHWATCH 

Clarifying the impact of the Lord's amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill 
16 March 2012 - NALM Publication - Version 1 - 7 Pages
Consequences of the government’s plans for HealthWatch Background


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AST RIGHTS ... HEALTH AND  SOCIAL CARE BILL ...   
Consequences of the government's HealthWatch amendments (re Revised fourth marshalled list and supplements). 
Request from NALM: Please urgently contact Earl Howe and ask him to drop his amendments to the Bill regarding HealthWatch. These amendments will set public involvement in health and social care back 30 years. The Bill returns to the House of Lords on Thursday (March 8th).  lords@dh.gsi.gov.uk

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​NALM's RESPONSE TO THE CONSULTATION ON THE REGULATIONS FOR HEALTHWATCH ENGLAND MEMBERSHIP

March 2012 


​BRIEFING NOTE FOR ANDREW LANSLEY MP

18 May

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BRIEFING NOTE ON HEALTHWATCH
 

27 February 2012
NALM is wholly committed to building an effective, independent and powerful system of patient and public involvement in health and social care.  We believe to do this successfully it is essential that Local HealthWatch (LHW) is independent, credible, accountable and responsive to the community it serves. 

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​REVALIDATION OF DOCTORS - BRIEFING NOTE 1  ...   PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE APPRAISAL OF DOCTORS

The purpose of revalidation is to ensure that doctors remain up-to-date and continue to be fit to practise. It aims to support doctors in their professional development, to contribute to improving patient safety and quality of care, and to sustain and improve public confidence in the medical profession. 

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​HEALTHWATCH - MAKING IT HAPPEN

The governments intention is to replace LINKs with a new body called Healthwatch in 2011/2012.  This document explores some of the strengths and weakness of the proposed system of public involvement.
January 2011 - 9 pages

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​FIRST STEPS

Preparing for Healthwatch 2011 / 2012
49 pages

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​EVOLUTION OR ABOLITION

Data from two surveys sent to LINks and to Local Authorities in February and March 2011
30 pages

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​HEALTHWATCH AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT - Key Points

19 pages


​HEALTHWATCH - MAKING IT HAPPEN

Making Healthwatch Work Effectively
9 pages

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​THE WHITE PAPER RESPONSE

Increasing Local Democratic Legitimacy in Health

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​STRIKING A BALANCE

What matters most in General Practice.  A response to the BMA General Practitioner's Committee Consultation
86 pages

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  • NALM REPORT ON THE MEETING WITH EARL HOWE
  • BRIEFING NOTE FOR EARL HOWE


​NALM REPORT ON LOCAL AUTHORITY MONITORING OF LINks' HOSTS - 2010

47 page Survey

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​100 EXPERTS SPEAK - 2010

60 pages
Experts speak at the NALM Conference on the future and the development of Healthwatch

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​LINks AND THEIR PCTs

24 pages
A review of the level of engagement of LINks in public PCT Board Meetings


​NALM MEMBERS SAY ...

13 pages
What NALM members say about and NALM and its services

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​NHS EVIDENCE

13 pages

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​NHS DIRECT

July 2010 - 15 pages
Aims to provide NALM members with information about NHS and social care groups and their policies and key events that affect access to and the quality of care.


​LINks' BEST PRACTICE

March 2010 - 13 pages


​YES MINISTER!

NALM calls for ten years of growth and development for LINKS   - August 2009
​23 pages


​THE START UP OF LINks

An Interim Report on the Start Up and Implementation of LINks - 2008
41 pages

NEWSLETTER NO.1
July 2007

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