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Consultation by: Care Quality Commission

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded to the CQC’s consultation on proposed changes to how health and social care providers are assessed and rated.

Consultation by: Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded to this consultation on proposals to enable pharmacists to make substitutions when a prescribed medicine is unavailable.

Consultation by: Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded to this online survey on proposals to extend the range of medicines optometrists and contact lens opticians can supply.

Consultation by: NHS England

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded to this online consultation on the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service Specification.

Consultation by: Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded as a stakeholder to the draft Birmingham and Solihull Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) 2025–2028.

Consultation by: Birmingham City Council

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull responded to this community consultation on proposed changes to children’s centres and family hubs across Birmingham.

Consultation owner: NHS England

Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull provided a response to this online consultation on the Professional Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery, with a focus on opportunities and challenges associated with a shift towards community-based working.

Birmingham City Council carried out a third phase of consultation on the future of its Residential Care Centres, building on feedback from earlier rounds. This phase introduced a new alternative preferred option and included updated Health and Equalities Impact Assessments. Healthwatch Birmingham & Solihull submitted a response to ensure that the views and experiences of patients, residents, and carers continued to shape the proposals and decision-making.

NHS England consulted on updates to the service specification for haemophilia and related bleeding disorders. Healthwatch Birmingham responded to ensure that the voices of patients, carers, and families shaped the proposals.

Consultation by: Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council consulted on its Creating a Mentally Healthy City 2025 strategy, which outlines a vision and plan to improve mental health and wellbeing across the city. The strategy includes priorities across four key areas — People, Families, Communities and Places — as well as a strand focused on suicide prevention. Healthwatch Birmingham responded to the consultation to ensure that the views of local people are reflected in the final plan.