Consultation on a new Involvement and Consultation Scheme for HSC Trusts

Overview

The Public Health Agency, in partnership with the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Trusts are seeking your 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 Health and Social Care 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, The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service must have a Consultation Scheme in place, which sets out how they meet their statutory responsibilities in this field.

Working together through the Regional Health and Social Care Personal and Public Involvement Forum, service users, carers, experts and advocates in the fields of Involvement and Consultation and other Health and Social Care partners, have collaborated on the development of a common, generic template, in order to update our respective Schemes.

In adopting this approach, our new Schemes, will encourage a raising of standards and can aid us to deliver an improved consistency of approach to the active and meaningful involvement of service users, carers, and effective partnership working with our Community & Voluntary sector partners and the wider public.

We thank you in advance for taking the time to give us your feedback on the Involvement and Consultation Scheme and look forward to your comments.

This consultation will run for a period of 12 weeks, closing on Monday 11 November 2024.