Influencing your local NHS and social care (commissioners and providers)

Influencing your local NHS and social care (commissioners and providers)

About this event

This session will outline how the health and social care system works in your local area and show you, in practical terms, how you can build effective relationships with the people who commission and provide local services.

This session will not cover wider details about how health and social care are organised, so we recommend taking our e-learning course Understanding the health and social care system beforehand. It should take no more than an hour.

Type of event

This will be an online session which will be a mix of information, discussion and interactive elements. Please keep your camera on if possible and be prepared to take part..

Who is this event for?

This event is for anyone in Healthwatch who works with local NHS bodies or your Council, whether responding to issues raised with Healthwatch or organising events and engagement.

What you will learn?

By taking part in this session, you will:

• know more about how Health and social care is organised in your local area
• understand how you can build relationships with your Council’s adult social care and public health teams
• get tips on how to work with your local Integrated Care Board and NHS trusts on issues that matter to patients.
• be able to ask questions and receive support from our friendly Policy team.

Who is running this event?

George Lindars-Hammond – Senior Policy Analyst

Rebecca Curtayne – External Affairs manager

Contact details

policy@healthwatch.co.uk