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Written question asked by Clive Efford (Labour) on Thursday, 22 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 November 2018 (named day). It was answered by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 November 2018 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health Services: Greenwich

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group's Patient and Public Engagement Strategy 2017 to 2020, what his Department's definition is of a seldom heard group; how many such groups it has identified; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The Department and NHS England have not formally defined the term ‘seldom heard groups’, which is used by Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

NHS England published statutory guidance for CCGs and NHS England on patient and public participation in commissioning health and care. A copy of this guidance can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/participation/involvementguidance/

The CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework has an indicator (50) within the leadership domain that assesses CCGs involvement of patients and the public against a range of criteria including equalities and health inequalities. The indicator is based on the statutory guidance and so provides an assessment of CCG performance in this area. The 2017/18 data is available on MyNHS.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
194574
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Health services Public consultation Greenwich
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk