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CHAPTER 2: THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
2.1 TIMING OF THE CONSULTATION
The consultation ran from 10 th April until 7 th July 2006. In total 165 responses were received, providing a wide range of views and information for consideration.
2.2 NATURE OF THE CONSULTATION
The consultation document http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/04/07102245/0 set out to gather views from those individuals or organisations with an interest in the Action Framework and was structured around 3 sections, with each of these sections containing a number of both open ended and closed questions under 17 sub-headings.
The consultation covered:
- The Basis for Change:
- Why Children and Young People are Different;
- The National Policy Context for Children and Young People in Scotland;
- Building a Health Service Fit for the Future - Health Services Fit for Children and Young People.
- Delivering Change:
- Health Improvement;
- Providing Care Locally;
- Emergency Care;
- Hospital Services;
- Specialist Services;
- Mental Health Services;
- Children with Complex Needs;
- Remote and Rural Care.
- Supporting change:
- Involving Children, Young People and their Carers;
- Workforce;
- Education, Training and Development;
- Planning and Commissioning;
- Models of Care;
- Performance Management - Quality Improvement.
Each of these sections dealt with specific parts of the Action Framework and the consultation document included 60 closed questions inviting consultees to agree or disagree with the targets and milestones contained in the Action Framework as well as 43 open ended questions asking for comments on specific areas, targets, milestones or actions.
2.3 DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT
The consultation invited responses via a 36 page response sheet and responses could be completed online or as hard copy. In addition to the consultation questionnaire 2 consultation seminars were also held in Dyce (Aberdeen) and Edinburgh.
2.4 RESPONSES
Responses
A total of 165 responses to the consultation were received.
Where consultees have agreed to have their response made public, these responses have been made available in the Scottish Executive Library and on the Scottish Executive website, alongside a copy of this report which provides an analysis of all responses.
Consultees
Responses were received from 2 categories of consultees:
- those responding on behalf of an organisation;
- individual respondents.
Table 2.1
Total number of Consultees by Category
Respondent Type | No | % |
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Individuals | 34 | 21 |
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Organisation | 129 | 78 |
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Not stated | 2 | 1 |
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Education | 4 | 2 |
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Individual (Professional) | 27 | 16 |
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Individual | 7 | 4 |
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Local Authority | 19 | 12 |
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NHS Board | 7 | 4 |
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NHS Clinical Group | 5 | 3 |
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NHS Management & Strategy | 12 | 7 |
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NHS Service Provider | 24 | 15 |
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Other | 3 | 2 |
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Professional Body | 20 | 12 |
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Public Body | 4 | 2 |
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Royal College | 7 | 4 |
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Voluntary / Charity | 24 | 15 |
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Not stated | 2 | 1 |
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TOTAL | 165 | 100* |
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(* figures do not add to 100% due to rounding)
As table 2.1 above shows, 21% of all responses were from individuals and 78% from organisations, and 1% of consultees did not state whether they were responding as an individual or organisation. Organisational responses have been further segmented into organisational types.
Gaps in Respondent Type
A scan of the respondent list along with a review of the consultee organisations revealed no obvious gaps, although the two types of organisation least well represented were Public Bodies and those within the Education sector. The highest levels of response were from individuals responding with a professional interest (who represented 16% of all responses) and NHS Service Providers (who represented 15% of all responses).
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