From 1st July 2016 a newly formed consortium comprising of the Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP), Durham Community Action (DCA), and Citizens Advice County Durham (CACD) will deliver Healthwatch in County Durham and we are keen to ensure that the Board is representative of the communities it serves.
Healthwatch is the local, independent consumer champion for health and social care, providing a focus for the voices of citizens and ensuring that local people and communities have a stronger influence and challenge on how health and social services are commissioned and provided in County Durham.
Healthwatch will be representative of the diverse communities served by health and social care services. It will provide intelligence - including evidence from citizen’s views and experiences - to influence the policy, planning, commissioning and delivery of publicly-funded health and social care services. It will also provide information and advice to help people access and make choices about services.
Healthwatch County Durham will be an equal, robust and credible player in the local health and social care economy through its place on the Health and Wellbeing Board and by demonstrating that it has the appropriate level of skills and competencies required to deliver its contracted functions to the highest possible level with the support of commissioners and other stakeholders. It will build the trust of the general public as well as other health and social care stakeholder groups by being responsive and acting on concerns when things go wrong.
This is an exciting opportunity to build on the work of the previous provider, if you want to play a leading part in shaping the future of Healthwatch in County Durham, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
Yours faithfully
Carol Gaskarth
