NHS 10-year Plan workshop invitation - Walsall

News - 21 November 2024

NHS 10-year Plan workshop invitation - Walsall
Monday 9 December 2024

NHS, Local Authority and voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care.

We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the solutions we need are already here, working somewhere in the NHS today. In the Black Country we are already doing great work in this area and are supporting the NHS to tackle these challenges head on.

The NHS 10-Year Health Plan is a chance to innovate and adapt. It will make the best practice, normal practice across England.

We’ve been listening to your views on the good, bad, and sometimes frustrating regarding local health services and what helps keep people happy and healthy. Before we share these insights with NHS England to inform the NHS 10-Year Health Plan, we’d like to check in with local people and communities to make sure we’ve understood what’s been shared, and make sure we’ve not missed anything.

You are invited to join the conversation at our dedicated workshop in add place which will be held as follows:
Date: Monday 9 December 2024

Time: 10.00 (registration and refreshments)
10.30 - 1.00 pm workshop

Venue: St Johns Methodist Church, Victoria Avenue, Bloxwich, Walsall WS3 3HS

To book your place please register online or contact us by telephoning 0121 612 1444 or emailing involve.blackcountry@nhs.net

More ways to get involved

If you are unable to make it to the add place workshop, there are still other ways you can get involved:

Join our online event:
Date: Thursday 12th December 2024

Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Platform: Microsoft Teams (joining link will be shared after registering)

Registration: Book a place for our online event here https://re-url.uk/W145

By attending one of our workshops in another area of the Black Country – more details and dates can be found on our website at: Current involvement opportunities :: Black Country ICB.

This is a once in a generation opportunity to make the NHS fit for the future. We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.

For more information about the NHS 10-year plan please visit Change NHS

link to BSL video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_w8YAj0MMA&t=9s 

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