Your local name Championing health and social care in West Berkshire Key Messages for Clinical Commissioning groups West Berkshire
Mar 07, 2016
Your local name
Championing health and social care in
West BerkshireKey Messages for Clinical
Commissioning groups
West Berkshire
Local HealthwatchConstructive input is a valuable addition to the commissioningprocess
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Your views on local services
Local Healthwatch Positioning Local Healthwatch constructive input is a valuable addition to the commissioning process.
Local voices improving local health and care
The ambition of local Healthwatch is… The best health and care services, shaped by local needs and experiences
The principles that drive us are… Championing equality Representation, evidence, and accountability
Local Healthwatch shares with Healthwatch England its ambition to achieve the best health and care services that are shaped by local needs and experiences
The way we go about all our work is… Open, flexible, approachable Practical and dynamic ‘From the ground-up’
Local Healthwatch will work towards this ambition in their area, championing fairness and equal access and treatment, making sure they are at all times representative of the whole community and local needs, rooted in the evidence of local experiences and accountable, ultimately, to local people
Every voice counts Local influence for local impact
Every voice counts when it comes to shaping the future of health and social care, and when it comes to improving it for today. Everything that local Healthwatch does will bring the voice and influence of local people to the development and delivery of local services. Children, young people and adults need to feel that their local Healthwatch belongs to and reflects them and their local community. It needs to feel approachable, practical and dynamic and to act on behalf of local people
Healthwatch will give children, young people and adults a powerful voice locally and nationally. Local Healthwatch will work to help people get the best out of their local health and social care services. Whether it’s improving them today or helping to shape them for tomorrow. Local Healthwatch is all about local voices being able to influence the delivery and design of local services. Not just people who use them, but anyone who might need to in the future
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Healthwatch brings you evidence from patients and service users to help you improve health and care outcomes
What is going on in the world that makes what we do important?
Health and social care services need to work collaboratively to deliver personalised and affordable services
From now on, commissioning will be a collaborative process
Budgets will be constrained
Individuals will use personal budgets for health and social care
Individuals will expect to have greater choice over the services they use
The population is ageing, and its health and care needs are changing
Why do we feel that this is important?
We all want to improve local health and care services: work-ing in partnership is the best way to achieve results
Commissioners face real challenges:
Budgets are reduced
The population is ageing, and needs more carePeople are often unaware how best to access services or use them inappropriately
Healthwatch will support commissioningdecisions based on sound evidence of users’ experiences and needs
Healthwatch will enable you to listen to your service users’ views
Unless we act now, we may see services
declining in quality
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How are we solving these problems?
We give children, young people and adults a constructive and independent voice to speak out about health and social care issues
By engaging with Healthwatch, you engage with your local community
We are independent
We’ll supply you with sound, authenticinformation from the people who use your services
We’re constructive: we back up our information and concerns with advice based on experience and knowledge
We’re transparent in the way we operate.
There’s no hidden agenda when we raise a concern
How do we want people to respond?
Local Healthwatch constructive input is a valuable addition to the commissioning process
Our information is based on sound research into the experiences of children, young people and adults who use your services
Our contribution to your discussions will enable you to make better decisions
These are great challenges - we’ll work inpartnership to make sure services are better for everyone
By engaging with us you can demonstrate that you are working in partnership with your community
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Every VoiceCounts
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Family Resource Centre UK have been commissioned by West Berkshire Council to deliver Healthwatch West Berkshire . This independent service aims to give a voice to people of West Berkshire, to have real impact on health services and care.
Email us at:[email protected]
Call us on:01635 886 210
Postal Address:Healthwatch West Berkshire,Broadway House,4-8 The Broadway,Newbury,Berkshire,RG14 1BA
Family Resource Centre UK. A Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 1078331. A Company Limited by Guarantee No. 3841084.