HealthWatch Worcestershire
HealthWatch
The government's vision for HealthWatch is that it will be the
independent consumer champion for the public - locally and
nationally - to promote better outcomes in health for all and in
social care for adults. HealthWatch will be representative of
diverse communities. It will provide intelligence - including
evidence from people's views and experiences - to influence the
policy, planning, commissioning and delivery of health and social
care services.
Locally, it will also provide information and advice to help
people access and make choices about services as well as access
independent complaints advocacy to support people if they need help
to complain about NHS funded services. HealthWatch will have
credibility and public trust through being responsive
and acting on concerns when things go wrong, and operating
effectively and efficiently.
HealthWatch consists of HealthWatch England and Local
HealthWatches across the country. Local HealthWatches will be
statutory organisations that will be funded through and remain
accountable to local authorities. In respect to HealthWatch
Worcestershire, this will be the County Council. Local
HealthWatch will have a direct relationship and ongoing dialogue
with HealthWatch England for advice and support, and will be able
to raise serious concerns with the Care Quality Commission.
For more national information please see: CQC Website
HealthWatch
Worcestershire
OUR VISION
We have a strong compelling vision with simple goals that
patients, service users, carers, staff and other stakeholders can
relate to and feel ownership of.
Our vision is to ensure high quality and choice of
health, social care and wellbeing services for the benefit of
all across Worcestershire.
OUR GOALS
HealthWatch Worcestershire's strategy and direction can be
summarised under eight key goals
- To champion the collective views and experiences of patients,
service users, carers, and the wider community
- To influence the policy, planning, commissioning and delivery
of health and social care by Worcestershire County Council,
Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS Trusts & other
providers.
- To signpost and advise patients, service users, carers and the
wider community to help them to access appropriate services.
- To be representative of the diverse communities across
Worcestershire including reaching out to communities where health
and access to services are poorest.
- To work closely with HealthWatch England and the Care Quality
Commission in holding commissioners and providers to account.
- To establish positive working relationships with a wide range
of organisations and groups across Worcestershire.
- To be recognised as one of the best local HealthWatches in the
country.
- To have credibility and public trust through being responsive
if problems arise and acting on concerns when things go wrong.
For more information on HealthWatch Worcestershire please see:
Operating Model and Implementation Paper
Recruitment of Independent Chair of
the HealthWatch Worcestershire Board:
The role will include leading and working with the HealthWatch
Board in setting the strategic plan and direction of HealthWatch
Worcestershire, in line with the Department of Health and
HealthWatch England's requirements and agreed objectives, through
good governance and effective strategic planning.
The duties of the Chair will take at least 4/5 days per month,
and will be remunerated at £11,250 per annum.
The formal appointment of the Chair will be subject to the
completion of an enhanced CRB check and minimum of two
references.
To download a recruitment pack please click here or contact Helen Perry on 01905
733874 or helen.perry@worcestershire.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications: 2nd December 2011
Last updated on 30 March 2012