The stakeholder panel

A stakeholder panel has been set up as a key way of involving people in shaping Hinchingbrooke’s future. The panel meets in public, its agendas and minutes are openly available, and members of the public can attend, ask questions and feed in their own suggestions and ideas.  Alternatively, people are welcome to send their comments and queries directly to the panel’s Chairman, via the contact us form.

Future dates can be found by clicking here.  If you would like to see agendas, minutes and other documents relating to the panel, please visit the Hinchingbrooke information centre on this website by clicking here. 

The objectives of the stakeholder panel can be shaped by the panel and currently include the following:

• to utilise networks to maximise the opportunity for a wide cross section of the local community (not just Huntingdonshire) to feed into the franchise development process
• to ensure that the background, objectives and progress of the franchise project are clearly understood by the people each member of the panel represents (known as stakeholders)
• to identify and express the views of key stakeholders and, where possible, build consensus and ensure they are relayed to the project team and project board in a co-ordinated way
• to contribute to the shaping of the Invitation to Tender on which potential partners will bid
• to actively contribute to the shaping of the final selection criteria to identify the franchisee
• to identify any key issues which may not have been addressed by the project team or project board
• to ensure that performance monitoring mechanisms are clearly defined in the contract
• to advise on a communications strategy for the project, including communications with patients, staff, unions, the public and other organisations.

Amongst the other matters, the panel could express views on:

• any proposed additions/enhancements to the service model agreed as part of the Spring 2007 public consultation
• the assessment of the preferred bidder’s proposal against evaluation criteria
• the timing and phasing of implementation
• the proposed governance arrangements (including performance monitoring arrangements for the proposed new service provider)
• the degree of flexibility within the contract to cope with unforeseen circumstances – future proofing
• the potential benefit of the stakeholder panel meeting one year after project implementation to carry out a post project evaluation; and
• ongoing arrangements for involving local organisations, agencies and people. 

To see the stakeholder panel membership, click here.

To see the original list of invitees and participants, click here.

“The role of the stakeholder panel in helping shape Hinchingbrooke hospital’s future cannot be under-estimated and members will be involved in every stage of the process. People are welcome to come along to the panel meetings, observe the proceedings and raise questions, and I am openly and genuinely inviting members of the public to get in touch and feed in their ideas and suggestions”.
David Monks, Stakeholder panel Chairman

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