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Consultations

Consultation exercises are undertaken for a number of reasons, whether it is to find out how mental health services can be improved, what people think about specific proposals and legislation, or as part of an on-going survey or piece of research.

The live consultations - local and national - below are listed by the order in which they are due to close. This is to ensure that consultations that are due to end receive priority.

Proposals for accessing qualitity assessments 2010-11

Consultation By:

Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Consultation Period:

Until 27 April 2010

Consultation Details:

CQC has set out proposals on their methods and tools for assessing quality of care given by councils as commissioners; PCTs as commissioners; NHS Trusts and PCTs as providers; and Adult Social Care organisations as providers. The consultation also outlines how CQC will report their findings and the special reviews they will undertake in 2010/2011.

Related Links:

Care Quality Commission website

Your Choice of GP Practice

Consultation By:

Department of Health

Consulation Period:

Until 28 May 2010

Consultation Details:

A consultation to hear the views of the public, patient groups and those who work in the NHS on whether people should be able to choose a GP practice that is most convenient to them.

Related Links:

Department of Health website

Carers Week 2010 Annual Survey

Consultation By:

Carers Week

Consultation Period:

Until Carers Week (14-20 June 2010)

Consultation Details:

The largest annual survey of carers in the UK. The theme for 2010 is 'A life of my own'. The survey askS about what you and other carers miss out that others may take for granted and what needs to change

Related Links:

Carers Week Survey