Willenhall North/Willenhall South and Short Heath Area Panel meets tonight at 6pm in the Willenhall CHART Centre, Gomer Street.

High on the agenda is the consultation being carried out by Walsall’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on urgent and emergency care choices in the borough. Below is an extract on the consultation from  the Walsall CCg’s website:

We are reviewing the borough’s urgent and emergency care services so that they are fit for the future, remain high quality and meet more of our residents’ needs.

As part of this review, we are running a public consultation from 23 May to 14 August 2014 that asks two main questions. We invite you to give us your feedback so that we can make the best decision on the future of services for the benefit of local people. The best way to do this is to complete our online survey – you can also join us at our events below.

What is the problem?

1. People tell us that they don’t know where to go when they need to see a doctor or nurse quickly
2. The building that houses Walsall Walk-in Health Centre won’t be available from April 2015
3. Demands on all urgent care services have grown significantly

What have we done?

We have talked to many people to understand what works well and what needs to change. We have used this information to develop the vision for urgent and emergency care.

What does the consultation include?

The consultation runs from 23 May to 14 August 2014. We are asking two questions:

For further information, download a consultation document or an easy to read version. Our easy read version is also available in other languages:

• Guajarati
• Punjabi
• Arabic
• Urdu
• Hindi
• Bengali
• Polish

How to take part

There are a range of ways you can feedback during the consultation:

• Online survey: complete the online survey here
• Events: book on to any of our four big public events below:

Click to book a place on:

• Thursday 19 June
• Thursday 3 July
• Thursday 10 July
• Thursday 17 July

How will my views help?

Your views are really important to us. What you tell us will help us plan the best urgent and emergency care services for you over the next three to five years.

What is urgent and emergency care?

Help me to choose the right service to use

There are a range of options open to residents in Walsall. For more information, click the graphic below.

It is vital to the success of any new urgent and emergency care service that you have your say. you can do this by using the links shown above or why not come along tonight. Your chance to see and have your say on the choices being proposed.

Remember, the consultation is ongoing till 14 August 2014