Consultation on Healthwatch England Membership

The Department of Health has published its consultation on the membership of Healthwatch England.

This consultation asks questions on the key issues in relation to the membership of Healthwatch England that the Department has heard from stakeholders.

These issues are:

• the number of the members
• suitability for membership
• the process for appointing members
• the period of time a member should be appointed.

The Consultation on the regulations for Healthwatch England Membership will help ensure that the public have a strong national presence to represent their views and help drive up improvements across the NHS.

The deadline for comments is Friday 2 March.