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What is the Health Action Network?  | The Health Action Network (HAN) is a citywide network of people who work with and represent communities. They come together to discuss issues related to all aspects of health, whether it be identifying gaps in services, putting forward ideas for new GP services or sharing views and thoughts. The Network is strategic in its remit, providing a structure that enables communities to influence health activity and planning at a more strategic level. It enables communities to be integral to the planning and development of local health services and identifying and tackling health inequalities. |
What do we discuss? • Local health issues
Identifying, understanding and feeding back local health issues are central to the HAN’s objectives and the Network provides an open forum for these issues to be discussed. In addition, there are some specific health issues that Network will address and seek feedback on, over the next year. • Practice-based commissioning (PBC)
Network meetings provide an opportunity for attendees to find out about the health priorities that GP clusters have for their area over the next financial year and give feedback on these priorities. Conversely, they are also an opportunity for community representatives to bring their health priorities to the fore and feed these back to the GP clusters. Proposed health service developments and changes
Newcastle PCT has plans to provide in the near future, some new services and facilities within the West End of the city and to make changes to some of the existing services it provides e.g. to move services from the General Hospital site. The law now requires that the public are consulted in respect of any plans for new health services or changes to existing health services. Therefore as more information becomes available about the PCT proposals, these matters will be taken to and discussed at future HAN meetings. How often are the meetings? Meetings are held every two months. For dates and details of the next meeting and minutes and information relating to previous meetings please visit the Meetings (hyperlink) page. Who can come? Representatives from community groups across the city are welcome to attend the HAN meetings. If you can't come to a meeting please contact
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and we can come out to speak to your group so that your views can be fed into the wider meeting and be published in the newsletter.
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