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Part 2: How you can respond to the consultation
Please complete your response online using the form at: www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/health/IndependentScrutiny.asp
or use the forms on pages 20-24 which should be sent to
Independent Scrutiny Consultation
FREEPOST NATN452
Healthcare Policy and Strategy Directorate
Mailpoint 1
Edinburgh
EH1 0BRby Friday 25 January 2008
Confidentiality
Copies of responses received are normally made available to the public. The views expressed by respondents may also be quoted or referred to in any future review of responses.
Please complete the form overleaf to indicate how you wish your response to be handled.
If you do not wish your response to be made public, please ensure that you indicate clearly that all or part of your response is to be treated as confidential. Confidentiality will be strictly respected. Confidential responses will still count in any analysis and your views will of course be taken into account in the same way as for non-confidential responses.
Your Details
Please complete the details below.
Name (required) ………………………………………………………………………………........
Organisation: (if applicable) ……………………………………………………………………………………
Postal Address, including post code (required):
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E-mail: …………………..………………………………………………………
Are you responding:
(please tick one of the boxes) | as an individual | |
| on behalf of a group or organisation | |
Individuals
Do you agree to your response being made available to the public?
(Please delete Yes/No as appropriate) | YES | |
NO | Your response will be treated as confidential |
Where confidentiality is not requested, how would you like us to make your response available to the public? (Please tick one of the boxes) | | Make my response and my name and address available |
| Make my response available, but not my name or address |
| Make my response and name available but not my address |
On Behalf of a Group or Organisation
The name and address of your organisation will be made available to the public. Are you content for your response to be made available? | YES/NO |
Can we contact you again about your response? | YES/NO |
Independent scrutiny of NHS Boards proposals for major changes in local NHS services
Please write your response here (please continue on a separate sheet of paper, if necessary.)
Question 1: Do you agree that an expert panel is the most effective way to provide independent scrutiny? If not, what would be your preferred choice? |
Question 2: Do you agree that the role of the panel should be to assess the safety, sustainability, evidence-base and value for money of NHS Boards proposals for major changes to local NHS services? |
Question 3: Do you agree that the chair should be a lay person appointed by Scottish Ministers? |
Question 4: Do you agree that the panel should have a lay majority among its members? |
Question 5: Do you agree that the panel should assess the evidence and options during the process of public engagement prior to consultation, and provide a commentary on these that would be available to the Board and to Ministers in reaching decisions? |
Question 6. Do you have any other comments on how independent scrutiny should be carried out, or on the guidance on "Informing, engaging and consulting the public in developing health and community care services" at Annex 3? |
Question 7 Do you have any other comments on either the consultation process or your preferred choice? |
Thank you for taking the time to participate in this consultation. We will acknowledge receipt of your response.
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