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Who’s Who in the West

A directory of key health and social care contacts in the Updated December 2016

Who’s Who in the West Midlands

Each of the regional networks that make up Regional Voices, including Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM), has produced a “Who’s Who” guide to key people working in health, wellbeing and care in each region. The guides include relevant people from NHS area teams, clinical commissioning groups, health and wellbeing boards, CQC, commissioning support units and local Healthwatch.

You can access the Who’s Who guides for the other regions at www.regionalvoices.org/whoswho

!!! Acronoym warning !!! The Who's Who Guides may contain acronyms that are unfamiliar to some. All relevant new structures and names are explained in our Regional Voices briefings. So if you'd like to know your CCGs from your CQC- please read the Regional Voices briefings which explain all

Please help us keep this guide up to date by notifying us of any changes, corrections or information to help us fill any gaps by emailing [email protected]

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Who’s Who in the West Midlands

CONTENTS

NHS England Directors of Commissioning Operations ...... 4 NHS England Equalities and Health Inequalities ...... 5

Commissioning Support Units [CSUs] ...... 5 Clinical Commissioning Groups [CCGs] ...... 6 Public Health England ...... 8 Local Health Protection Teams ...... 9 Local Authorities Commissioning for Public Health ...... 10 West Midlands Regional Directors of Public Health ...... 11 Directors of adult social services (ADASS) ...... 12

Directors of Children's Services Ltd – ADCS ...... 14

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA ...... 18 Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committees .. 20

Healthwatch England and local healthwatch ...... 22

The Care Quality Commission ...... 24 Skills for Care ...... 24 Skills for Health ...... 24

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NHS England Midlands and East is one of four regional teams that support the commissioning services and directly commission primary care and specialised services at a local level across England. Geographically, the Midlands and East regional team covers the West Midlands, , Central Midlands and East. https://www.england.nhs.uk/mids-east/contact-us

North and Central Midlands Regional teams - NHS England Directors of Commissioning Operations

Wendy Saviour NHS England Director of Commissioning Operations - North Midlands [, , and ]

David Sharp NHS England Director of Commissioning Operations - Central Midlands [, and & Arden, and ] updated Jan 2016

North and Central Midlands Main NHSE Offices: North Midlands Offices 2 main Offices updated Jan 2016

Wildwood St Chads Court Wildwood Drive 213 Road Worcester Worcestershire Birmingham WR5 2LG West Midlands B16 9RG Tel: 0113 825 3099 Tel: 0121 695 2222

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NHS England Equalities and Health Inequalities NHS England has legal and ethical obligations to reduce health inequalities and advance equality, in accordance with the public sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010. Public bodies were required to prepare and publish objectives by 6 April 2012 to meet the general equality duty as outlined in the Equality Act 2010. The Equality and Health Inequalities team of NHS England will drive forward the strategic priorities and deliverables set out in the Equality and Health Inequalities Strategy

NHS England Regional Equality Lead - Midlands & East Regional Link Senior Manager for Equality & Health Inequalities - Inclusion Health Ranjit Senghera [email protected] Tel: 07557 562026

Commissioning Support Units [CSUs] Commissioning Support Units are not geographically defined, this means that in some cases customers are local or regional clinical commissioners, and in others they include clinical commissioning groups in other parts of England.

Arden GEM Partnership

The partnership brings together the Managing Director - John Parkes commissioning services of NHS Arden CSU [email protected] and NHS Greater Midlands CSU. Chief Operating Officer - Dr Simon Freeman Arden and Gem CSU have several offices – information is available on their website www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk

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Clinical Commissioning Groups [CCGs] CCGs are clinically led groups that include all of the GP groups in their geographical area.. They are responsible for designing and commissioning local health services and have to use the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and Joint Health and Wellbeing strategy when drawing up their commissioning plans.

CCGs are overseen by NHS England (including its Regional Offices and Area Teams). These structures manage primary care commissioning, including holding the NHS Contracts for GP practices NHS

PLEASE NOTE: CCGs in Birmingham are currently in the process of merging to become one of the if not the largest CCG in England. This involves Birmingham Cross-city; and West Birmingham and Birmingham South and Central.

CCG West Midlands Clinical Commissioning Groups

NHS Birmingham cross-city NHS Birmingham South and Central NHS Solihull http://www.bhamcrosscityccg.nhs.uk https://www.bhamsouthcentralccg.nhs.uk https://www.solihullccg.nhs.uk

NHS and Rugby NHS South https://www.coventryrugbyccg.nhs.uk NHS Warwickshire North https://www.southwarwickshireccg.nhs.uk https://www.warwickshirenorthccg.nhs.uk

NHS NHS Herefordshire NHS Sandwell http://www.dudleyccg.nhs.uk https://www.herefordshireccg.nhs.uk https://www.sandwellandwestbhamccg.nhs.uk

NHS Shropshire NHS Solihull https://www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk https://www.solihullccg.nhs.uk

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NHS NHS North Staffordshire https://www.cannockchaseccg.nhs.uk http://www.eaststaffsccg.nhs.uk https://www.northstaffsccg.nhs.uk

NHS Staffordshire and Surrounds NHS South East Staffordshire & Penninsula https://www.staffordsurroundsccg.nhs.uk NHS Stoke on Trent http://www.sesandspccg.nhs.uk https://www.stokeccg.nhs.uk

NHS NHS and https://www.walsallccg.nhs.uk http://www.telford.nhs.uk/Telford-and-Wrekin-CCG

NHS Warwickshire North NHS South Warwickshire NHS https://www.warwickshirenorthccg.nhs.uk https://www.southwarwickshireccg.nhs.uk https://www.wolvescityccg.nhs.uk

NHS Herefordshire NHS South Worcestershire NHS and https://www.herefordshireccg.nhs.uk https://www.southworcsccg.nhs.uk http://www.redditchandbromsgroveccg.nhs.uk

NHS NHS Shropshire NHS http://www.telford.nhs.uk/Telford-and-Wrekin-CCG https://www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk http://www.wyreforestccg.nhs.uk

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Public Health England Established on 1 April 2013 to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing and to reduce health inequalities. PHE has a local presence in the to provide a range of public health advice and support, including: response to health protection incidents and emergencies; working alongside local authorities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities; the NHS and other key partners.

Public Health England: Midlands and Regional Director: Dr Rashmi Shukla [email protected]

Public Health England: West Midlands Dr Sue Ibbotson, Centre Director 6th Floor, 5 St Philip's Place Birmingham B3 2PW Telephone: 0344 225 3560

Deputy Director for Healthcare Public Deputy Director, Health & Wellbeing Deputy Director Health Protection Health and Workforce Development Lola Abudu David Kirrage Helen Carter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Updated April 2016 Updated April 2016 Updated April 2016

Read more about how regional voices is working with public health at http://www.regionalvoices.org/public-health

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Local Health Protection Teams

Local Health Protection Teams lead Public Health England’s response to incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases and threats to health from non-infectious hazards. Activities include: local disease surveillance; maintaining alert systems; investigating and managing health protection incidents and outbreaks and delivering and monitoring national action plans for infectious diseases at local level.

West Midlands West Health Protection Team West Midlands North Health Protection Team (covering Herefordshire, Worcestershire and The Black Country) (covering Shropshire and Staffordshire)

Public Health England Public Health England 2nd Floor, Library, Market Street, Kidderminster, Stonefield House, St Georges Hospital, Corporation Street, Worcestershire DY10 1AB ST16 3SR

Telephone 0344 225 3560 (option 2, option 3) Telephone0344 225 3560 (option 2, option 2) Out of hours advice 01384 679 031 Out of hours advice01384 679 031

West Midlands East Health Protection Team (covering Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire) Public Health England 5 St Philip’s Place, Birmingham B3 2PW

Telephone0344 225 3560 (option 2, option 1) Out of hours advice01384 679 031

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Local Authorities Commissioning for Public Health

The transfer of public health from the NHS to local government and Public Health England (PHE) is one of the most significant extensions of local government powers and duties in a generation.

Local authorities are now responsible for public health commissioning and have appointed new Directors of Public Health (DPH). Local authorities are also responsible for providing some public health services in conjunction with Public Health England. Overall local authorities now have a much greater role shaping services.

Regional Directors of Public Health The most fundamental duties of a directors of public health (DPH) are set out in law and. How those statutory functions translate into everyday practice depends on a range of factors that are shaped by local needs and priorities from area to area and over time.

A number of the DPH’s specific responsibilities and duties arise directly from Acts of Parliament - mainly the NHS Act 2006 and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 - and related regulations. Some of these duties are closely defined but most allow for local discretion in how they are delivered.

Read more about Directors of Public Health in Local Government Roles, Responsibilities and Context https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directors-of-public-health-role-in-local-authorities#history and https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/213009/Public-health-role-of-local-authorities-factsheet.pdf

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West Midlands Regional Directors of Public Health

Adrian Phillips Jane Moore Birmingham [email protected] Coventry [email protected]

Valerie Little Elizabeth Shassere Dudley [email protected] Herefordshire [email protected]

Jyoti Atri Rod Thomson Sandwell Shropshire [email protected]

Stephen Munday Aliko Ahmed Solihull [email protected] Staffordshire [email protected]

Zafar Iqbal Liz Noakes [email protected] Telford [email protected] Stoke Isabel Gillis John Linnane [email protected] Warwickshire [email protected] Walsall Ros Jervis Wolverhampton [email protected]

Association of directors of adult social services (ADASS) The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) represents all the directors of adult social services in England, as well as senior managers who report to them. Website: http://www.adass.org.uk

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The membership is drawn from serving directors of adult social care employed by local authorities. Associate members are past directors and our wider membership includes deputy and assistant directors. More information about ADASS can be found at http://www.adass.org.uk/who-we-are

Peter Hay (Birmingham) and Ian James (Solihull) - joint chairs - Director of Adult Social Services West Midlands region Sue Banks is the West Midlands Regional Improvement Programme Manager. Email: [email protected]

Directors of Adult Social Care – West Midlands

Birmingham City Council Peter Hay [email protected] Strategic Director for Adults and Communities

Coventry Council Brian Walsh [email protected] Director of Community Services

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Andrea Pope- [email protected] Director of Adult, Community and Housing Services

Herefordshire Council Helen Coombes [email protected] Director for Adults Wellbeing

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council David Stevens [email protected] Director of Adult Social Care

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Shropshire Council Stephen Chandler [email protected] Director of Adult Services

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Ian James [email protected] Director for Adult Social Care

Staffordshire Martin Samuels [email protected] Director

Stoke-on-Trent City Council Tony Oakman [email protected] Director

Telford & Wrekin Council Paul Taylor [email protected] Interim - Director of Health, Wellbeing and Care

Walsall Council Paul Davies [email protected] Acting Executive Director, Social Care and Inclusion

Warwickshire County Council Wendy Fabbro [email protected] Strategic Director People Group

Wolverhampton Council Sarah Norman [email protected] Strategic Director Community

Worcestershire County Council Richard Harling [email protected] Director of Adult Services and Health

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The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd - ADCS (ADCS) is a membership organisation, whose members hold leadership roles in children’s services departments in local authorities in England. They specialise in developing, commissioning and leading the delivery of services to children, young people and their families, including education, health, youth, early years and social care services. Working in partnership with other agencies our members work to achieve tailored and joined-up services for children, whatever their identified needs. http://adcs.org.uk/general/about-us

There are 12 local authorities in the East Midlands region. They are Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall and Warwickshire

Birmingham City Council Peter Hay [email protected] Strategic Director for People

Coventry Metropolitan Borough Council Brian Walsh [email protected] Executive Director, People

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Pauline Sharratt [email protected] Interim Director of Children's Services

Herefordshire Council Jo Davidson [email protected] Director for Children's Wellbeing

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Simon White [email protected] Director of Children's Services

Shropshire County Council Karen Bradshaw [email protected] Director of Children's Services

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Sally Hodges [email protected] Director for Children's Services

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Staffordshire County Council Eric Robinson [email protected] Deputy Chief Executive

Stoke-on-Trent City Council Tony Oakman [email protected] Corporate Director of People Services

Telford & Wrekin Council Laura Johnston [email protected] Director of Children & Family Services

Walsall Council David Haley [email protected] Director of Children's Services

Warwickshire County Council Wendy Fabbro [email protected] Strategic Director People Group

Wolverhampton Council Sarah Norman [email protected] Strategic Director Community

Worcestershire County Council Gail Quinton [email protected] Director of Children's Services

Health and Wellbeing Boards Hosted by local authorities, each top tier and has its own health and wellbeing board. Health and wellbeing boards bring together the NHS, Public Health, Adult Social Care and Children’s Services, including elected representatives and Local Healthwatch, to plan how best to meet the needs of their local population and tackle local inequalities in health. In some areas there is also a voluntary and community representative on the Board.

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Birmingham Cllr John Cotton http://hwb.birmingham.gov.uk

Coventry Cllr Alison Gingell http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/2000897/health_and_well being_board/1383/health_and_wellbeing_board

Dudley Cllr Rachel http://www.dudley.gov.uk/community/initiatives/health- wellbeing/

Herefordshire Cllr GJ Powell http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails .aspx?ID=599

Sandwell Cllr Darren Cooper http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/healthandwellbeingboard

Shropshire Cllr Karen Calder http://www.shropshiretogether.org.uk/health-wellbeing/

Solihull Cllr Ken Meeson http://eservices.solihull.gov.uk/mginternet/mgCommitteeDe tails.aspx?ID=322

Staffordshire Cllr Robert Marshall & Dr Johnny http://www.staffordshirepartnership.org.uk/Health-and- McMahon Wellbeing-Board/Health--Wellbeing-Board.aspx

Stoke On Trent Diane Lea, Staffordshire Housing http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and- Association democracy/member-services/council-and-committee- meetings-cat/health-and-wellbeing- board.en;jsessionid=aC3ScQNX9Q4h

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Telford and the Wrekin Cllr Richard Overton http://www.telford.gov.uk/info/200190/health_and_wellbei ng/1498/health_and_wellbeing_board_hwb

Walsall Cllr Barbara McCracken http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/index/health_and_social_care/heal thwellbeing/healthandwellbeingboard.htm

Warwickshire http://hwb.warwickshire.gov.uk/ Cllr Isobel Seccombe Wolverhampton http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/article/3654/Wolverham pton-Health-and-Wellbeing-Board Cllr Sandra Samuels Worcestershire Cllr. Marcus Hart https://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/democratic- services/committees-and-panels/holder/health-and-well- being-board.aspx

Regional Voices has produced resources to support the voluntary sector to understand, link in with and influence health and wellbeing boards http://www.regionalvoices.org/node/47

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Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a collection of information that aims to identify the health and wellbeing needs of the local population on each local authority area.

The JSNA is expected to:  Describe the future health and wellbeing of its population.  Better support the needs of local communities by identifying and encouraging interventions at earlier stages to more effectively target the causes of health problems.  Help understand the needs of the whole population.  Consider and understand the wider determinants of health.

Health & Wellbeing Boards use the JSNA to develop the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and set commissioning priorities

Birmingham http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cppt

Coventry http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/2000898/joint_strategic_needs_assessment_jsna/1878/joint_strategic_needs_asse ssment_jsna

Dudley http://www.dudley.gov.uk/community/equality/equality-information/directorate-of-adult-community-and-housing- services/

Herefordshire http://factsandfigures.herefordshire.gov.uk/1922.aspx

Sandwell http://sandwelltrends.info/themedpages/Health/JSNA

Shropshire http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/joint-strategic-needs-assessment/

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Solihull http://www.solihull.gov.uk/About-the-Council/Statistics-data/JSNA

Staffordshire http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/health/PublicHealth/health-staffs/your-health-in-staffordshire.aspx

Stoke http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=10310

Telford http://www.telford.gov.uk/info/200088/facts_and_figures/1509/joint_strategic_needs_assessment_jsna

Walsall http://cms.walsall.gov.uk/de/text/wp-index/wp_useful_documents/wp_jsna.htm

Warwickshire http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/healthstrategy

Wolverhampton http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/article/3647/Joint-Strategic-Needs-Assessment-JSNA

Worcestershire http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/jsna.aspx

Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy Each Health and Wellbeing Board will be required to draw up a joint and high level Health and Wellbeing Strategy, informed by the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment. It will set the overall strategic direction for Health and Wellbeing.

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Health and Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committees Each relevant council has a health overview and scrutiny committee dedicated to scrutinising local NHS policy, planning, and impact against local needs and inequalities. This committee is made up of councillors (and in two-tier areas often includes district/borough members as well as county councillors) and thereby has democratic . It may also include co-opted members. Cabinet members are not eligible to sit on the health overview and scrutiny committee or any other scrutiny committee. The meetings are open to and public in the same way as any council meeting.

Birmingham Cllr Susan Barnett [email protected] http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/healthsocialcare

Coventry Cllr Steven Thomas http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/1031/scrutiny/222/scrutiny_at_coventry_c [email protected] ity_council/8

Dudley Cillr Mohammed Hanif http://cmis.dudley.gov.uk/cmis5/Committees/CurrentYear/tabid/130/ctl/Vie [email protected] wCMIS_CommitteeDetails/mid/614/id/427/Default.aspx

Herefordshire Cllr CNH Attwood [email protected] http://herefordshire2.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=808

Sandwell http://cmis.sandwell.gov.uk/cmis5/Committees/CurrentCommittees/201420 Cllr Paul Sandars 15/tabid/126/ctl/ViewCMIS_CommitteeDetails/mid/577/id/6080/Default.asp [email protected] x

Shropshire Cllr Gerald Dakin http://shropshire.gov.uk/committee- [email protected] services/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=470

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Solihull Cllr Mrs Gail Sleigh http://eservices.solihull.gov.uk/mgInternet/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=45 [email protected] 0

Staffordshire Cllr Kath [email protected] http://moderngov.staffordshire.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=871

Stoke Cllr Bagh Ali [email protected] http://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeId=638

Telford Cllr Derek White http://apps.telford.gov.uk/demservice/CommitteesDetails.asp?theCommitte [email protected] e=ScrutinyHealthAC

Walsall Cllr Marco Longhi http://www2.walsall.gov.uk/CMISWebPublic/CommitteeDetails.aspx?commit [email protected] teeID=385

Warwickshire Cllr Maggie O'Rourke https://democratic.warwickshire.gov.uk/cmis5/CurrentCommittees201213/t [email protected] abid/122/ctl/ViewCMIS_CommitteeDetails/mid/600/id/486/Default.aspx

Wolverhampton Cllr Claire Darke [email protected] http://wolverhampton.moderngov.co.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=146

Worcestershire Cllr Andy Roberts http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/democratic-services/committees- [email protected] and-panels/holder/health-overview-and-scrutiny.aspx

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Healthwatch England Healthwatch England is the independent consumer champion for health and social care in England. It provides a national voice on the key issue that matter to people using health & social care services. It advises the NHS Commissioning Board, English local authorities, Monitor and the Secretary of State and has the power to recommend action be taken on behalf of people using health & social care services. Healthwatch England provides leadership, support and advice to local healthwatch organisations.

Healthwatch England Development team:

Head of Network Development – Andy Payne Development Manager North and Central Development Officer Central England Davinia England- Julie Turner Jarman Andy is responsible for development of the local Healthwatch network within England; Julie supports and development the local Davinia supports and develops the local relationship management and support of local Healthwatch network across the Central Healthwatch network across the Central Healthwatch. England region. England region.

[email protected] [email protected] Tel:07789 [email protected] Tel: 07789 876619 876581

A full list of Healthwatch England staff can be found here http://www.healthwatch.co.uk/our-staff-0#nid-888

Local Healthwatch There are 14 local Healthwatch in the East Midlands; one for each local authority area. Local Healthwatch organisations will involve people from all parts of the community, giving everyone a voice in local health and care services. They will collect evidence from the community and bring this to the attention of local health commissioners and will be a representative on health and wellbeing boards. They will also use this evidence to inform Healthwatch England.

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Local Healthwatch contacts in the West Midlands Birmingham Acting Chair Chief Executive: Candy Perry 0800 652 5278 www.healthwatchbirmingham.co.uk Clenton Farquharson [email protected] Coventry Chair Chief Executive: Ruth Light 024 7622 0381 www.healthwatchcoventry.co.uk John Mason [email protected]

Dudley Chair Chief Officer : Jayne Emery 01902 426271 www.healthwatchdudley.co.uk Pam Bradbury [email protected] Herefordshire Will Lindesay, Chief Executive of Herefordshire 01432 364 481 www.healthwatchherefordshire.co.uk Chair Voluntary Organisations Support Service (hvoss) / Paul Deneen [email protected]

Sandwell Chair Chief Executive: Mark Guest 0121 569 7210 www.healthwatchsandwell.co.uk/ Pam Jones [email protected] Shropshire Chair Chief Officer: Jane Randall-Smith 01743 237884 healthwatchshropshire.co.uk Carole Hall [email protected]

Solihull Chair [email protected] 0121 770 5434 healthwatchsolihull.org.uk/ Jacqueline Aldred

Staffordshire Chair Chief Executive: Jan Sensier 0800 051 8371 www.healthwatchstaffordshire.co.uk/ Robin Morrison [email protected] Stoke-on-Trent Chair General Manager: Val Lewis 01782 683080 www.healthwatchstokeontrent.co Lloyd Cooke [email protected] .uk/ Telford & Wrekin Chair Kate Ballinger, Manager 01952 739540 www.healthwatchtelfordandwreki Jane Chaplin [email protected] n.org.uk Walsall Chair Chief Executive: Simon Fogell 01922 614144 www.healthwatchwalsall.co.uk Trevor Walden [email protected]

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Warwickshire Chief Executive: Chris Bain 01926 422823 www.healthwatchwarwickshire.co.uk [email protected] Wolverhampton Chair Chief Executive: Donald Mcintosh 01902 426271 www.healthwatchwolverhampton.co.uk Maxine Bygrave [email protected]

Worcestershire Chair Chief Operating: Simon Adams 01386 550264 www.healthwatchworcestershire.co.uk/ Peter Pinfield [email protected]

The Care Quality Commission – Public Engagement in your Region The Care Quality Commission has appointed Senior Regional Public Engagement Officers to work across each of the four regions [North, Central, South and ]

These new roles aim to increase public awareness and engagement with the CQC, and both officers are keen to link into your existing engagement networks and activities to increase direct public involvement with CQC

Skills for Care Skills for Care have a network of area teams across England and Locality managers work closely with other stakeholders including the Care Quality Commission (CQC), local authorities, learning providers and the voluntary and community sector. Support from Locality Managers can be via phone or email and you can find out who your locality manager is below.

Skills for Health Skills for Health, a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of an improved and sustainable healthcare workforce across the UK. Established in 2002 as the Sector Skills Council for Health for the UK health sector, Skills for Health helps to inform policy and standards focusing on health, education and improving the wider wellbeing of public health.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: RAWM T: 0121 237 5816 EMAIL: [email protected]

Regional Voices champions the work of voluntary and community organisations to improve health, well-being and care, across England. Regional Voices is a partnership of nine regional networks. Together, we directly connect to over 25,000 voluntary and community organisations. Our coverage is broad, deep and well-established. Our vision is for a society where voluntary and community organisations are connected with decision- makers at all levels, able to influence policy and improve community health, care and well-being through better services.

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