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Responding to consultations

The Help the Hospices policy team responds to consultations issued by government and other relevant national bodies to influence the development of policies and laws that impact on palliative and end of life care.

2011

So far, we have responded to these consultations in 2011:

Monitor's 'Licence conditions stakeholder engagement exercise', January 2012
Department of Health 'Caring for our Future' social engagement exercise, December 2011
NHS Future Forum consultation on 'Integration', November 2011
NHS Future Forum consultation on 'Education and training', October 2011
Hospices Cymru response to the Welsh Government draft budget proposals for 2012–2013, September 2011
Accounting Standards Board draft Financial Reporting Standard for Public Benefit Entities, July 2011
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard on End of Life Care, July 2011
Health and Social Care Bill Committee call for evidence, July 2011
House of Commons Health Select Committee's Inquiry into Public Health, June 2011
European Commission Green Paper consultation On the future of VAT, June 2011
Department of Health consultation Working together for a stronger NHS: NHS listening exercise, May 2011
Palliative Care Funding Review questionnaire on funding proposals, March 2011
Department of Health consultation on public health 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People', March 2011
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce, March 2011
Cabinet Office consultation on the Giving Green Paper, March 2011
Department of Health consultation on Transparency in outcomes: a framework for adult social care, February 2011
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: greater choice and control, Janurary 2011
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: an information revolution, January 2011
Department of Health consultation on The Cancer Drugs Fund, January 2011
Care Quality Commission consultation on Regulatory Fees, January 2011
Office of Civil Society consultation on Supporting a Stronger Civil Society, January 2011

2010

We responded to these consultations in 2010:

Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: commissioning for patients, October 2010
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: regulating healthcare providers, October 2010
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: transparency in outcomes, October 2010
Department of Health consultation on Liberating the NHS: democratic accountability in health, October 2010
Department of Health consultation on Age Equality in Health and Social Care, February 2010
Department of Health consultation on Personal care at home: proposals for regulations and guidance, February 2010.

2009

We responded to these consultations in 2009:

Department of Health consultation on Shaping the future of care together, November 2009
Department of Health consulation on End of Life Care Strategy Quality Markers Consultation

Previous years

For details of our responses to consultations in earlier years, please contact us.