We are proud that, in one of his first decisions under a new power available to him, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care decided not to call in an NHS England decision on a programme to which we provided key support.
‘‘Calling in’’ a decision means the Secretary of State takes a close look at a planned change to NHS services and whether to proceed with the proposal, modify it, or take other action.
Wes Streeting said he had looked carefully at all the information provided about the decision by NHS England (London and South East regions) to move specialist cancer services for children living in south London and much of south east England to Evelina London Children’s Hospital, with radiotherapy at University College Hospital.
He considered it against the criteria for calling in a NHS reconfiguration decision for review, and decided not to do so. His view was that this was the ‘‘best decision’’ for young cancer patients.
TPHC led and delivered strategic communications and engagement for this programme for more than two years, from options appraisal, pre-engagement, and public consultation through commissioner decision-making to the Secretary of State’s decision.
Our comprehensive, inclusive and meaningful approach resulted in significant levels of public participation, and positive feedback from stakeholders including the Mayor of London and overview and scrutiny committees.
The view of [the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care] was that this was the ‘‘best decision’’ for young cancer patients.
Reaching a representative public response through comprehensive and inclusive consultation, communications and engagement
Our consultation website attracted over 50,000 views and the animation and videos in support of the consultation over 1,000 views each. Over 2,600 consultation responses were received from a representative sample of the population affected. The service is used by about 1,400 children a year across south London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
More information about the consultation
- NHS England London call-in decision update
- Background on TPHC consultation website
- Evelina London Children’s Hospital progress update
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