The Clinical Chair of NHS Gloucestershire CCG has said that Governing Body members will be taking their responsibilities seriously and will be giving careful consideration to the consultation feedback before any decisions are made at their meeting in public on 25 January.
Clinical Chair of NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Andy Seymour said:
“We would like to thank the great many people who took part in the ‘Community Hospitals in the Forest of Dean’ public and staff consultation and shared their views. We understand that this is a matter of upmost importance for the future of healthcare in the Forest of Dean.
The consultation, including the outcome report, offered real insight into the issues that matter to staff, members of the public and community partners.
Governing Body members recognise that they have an important responsibility to review and consider the information presented to them before any decisions are made on the preferred option.”
CCG Governing Body members will consider a range of points covering the case for change and key themes from the consultation feedback.
Governing Body members will then consider a set of recommendations, including whether or not to approve the preferred option of a single, new community hospital for the Forest of Dean.
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Note to Editors
A joint briefing session will be held in public for Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust board members and NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body members. This will start at 12.30pm on Thursday 25 January, 2018 at Forest Hills Golf Club, Mile End Road, Coleford.
Following this, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust and NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning’s Governing Body will consider the ‘Health and wellbeing for the future: Community Hospitals in the Forest of Dean’ proposals and recommendations as part of their separate formal board meetings at the same venue.
The NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body board papers have now been published and can be found here at law essay service.
Due to limited capacity at the venue, if members of the public would like to attend the joint briefing session or the individual board meetings, they are asked to contact:
Christina Gradowski, NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group. By email: Christina.gradowski@nhs.net Tel: 0300 421 1505 OR:
Gillian Steels, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust. By email: Gillian.steels@glos-care.nhs.uk Tel: 0300 421 6393.
Seating will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.