ROPOSED RECONFIGURATION OF VASCULAR SERVICES - COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY

In addition to the below communications and engagement activity we are also doing:

 an equality impact assessment  a travel impact assessment  linking in with relevant charities and specific patient groups  internal communications and engagement with Trust staff

The development and delivery of the communications and engagement activity is being led by NHS England, in partnership with CCGs, Trusts and other partner organisations. The period or level of activity will not be affected by purdah as the proposed implementation date, if the proposed service reconfiguration is agreed, is Autumn.

Please note that this is a ‘live document’ which will be developed and updated on a regular basis to ensure the communications and engagement activity is as robust as possible.

The main bulk of communications and engagement activity will begin in Mid-May, as per grid below – this activity will be on-going where appropriate.

Stakeholder Activity Channel Date Lead Patients who currently access Case for change brief and an Letter Mid-May NHSE potentially affected vascular invitation to information and services at University Hospital engagement events – North Durham locations of events will be based on patient data (we they live) – we will hold at least three events in various locations within County Durham and Darlington Patient survey Posted with above Mid-May NHSE letter

January 2018

This survey will also be available on-line and patients will also be able to email their feedback to NHSE Case for case brief and NHSE, CCG, Trust Mid-May NHSE details of the patient and relevant partner information and engagement websites and social events media accounts Patients with protected Case for change brief and to Focus groups TBC NHSE and CCG characteristics gather feedback on the impact of these proposed changes Durham overview and scrutiny Case for change brief and To be discussed at 13 April 2018 Stephen Gwillym, committee communications and OSC meeting Durham OSC engagement activity grid Julie Turner, NHSE Presentation to OSC – case Presentation to OSC 1 June 2018 NHSE/Trusts/CCG for change and communications and engagement approach Darlington overview and scrutiny Case for change and Email with the offer to Mid-May NHSE committee communications and present engagement approach brief Joint overview and scrutiny Present case for change and Face-to-face at 15 February NHSE/Trusts/CCG committee communications and JHOSC meeting engagement approach Re-present case for change Face-to-face at TBC NHSE/Trusts/CCG and communications and JHOSC meeting engagement approach overview and scrutiny Case for change and Email brief with offer Mid-May NHSE committee communications approach to present

January 2018

Healthwatch County Durham Case for change brief and Email brief and face- Mid-April NHSE and CCG Darlington Healthwatch communications and to-face meeting – as engagement approach a critical friend around communications and engagement approach and activity Sunderland Healthwatch Case for change brief Email brief and offer Mid-May NHSE of further discussion Media Media release, infographics Email release and Mid-May NHSE and videos face-to-face meetings with relevant key media outlets Roberta Blackman-Woods MP – Case for change and Email brief with offer Mid-May NHSE City of Durham communications and of further MP – North Durham engagement approach brief discussion/meeting (A case for Laura Pidcock MP – North West change brief Durham (Shadow minister for has been sent Labour) to Roberta Helen Goodman MP – Bishop Blackman- Auckland Woods on her Phil Wilson MP – Sedgefield request). Graeme Morris MP - Easington Jenny Chapman MP - Darlington MP – Washington and Case for change brief and Email with offer of Mid-May NHSE Sunderland West communications and further Bridget Phillipson MP – Houghton engagement approach brief discussion/meeting and Sunderland South MP – Washington and Sunderland West Emma Lewell-Buck MP – South Shields

January 2018

Durham County Council elected Case for change brief and Email – via local Md-May NHSE members communications and authority comms engagement approach colleagues Darlington Borough Council Case for change brief and Email – vial local Mid-May NHSE elected members communications and authority comms engagement approach colleagues Sunderland City Council elected Case for change brief Email – via local Mid-May NHSE members authority comms colleagues STP Leads – Alan Foster and Case for change and Email brief Mid-May Julie Turner Mark Adams communications and engagement approach brief Health and Wellbeing Board Case for change and Email Mid-May Julie Turner Chairs communications and engagement approach brief Durham, Dales, Easington and On-going briefing/updates Various On-going Liz Rogerson and Sedgefield CCG Julie Turner North Durham CCG Darlington CCG Sunderland CCG NEAS On-going briefing/updates Various On-going Liz Rogerson and Julie Turner NHSI – Alison Smith/Mandy Nagra On-going briefing/updates Various On-going Liz Rogerson and Julie Turner North East Vascular Advisory On-going briefing/updates Various On-going NHSE/Trusts/CCGs Group

January 2018