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Post Office closure plans. Why no prior consultation?
On face value the Post Office is embracing a stronger culture of consultation and engagement. There is the promise of stronger postmaster engagement in the running of the business after the Horizon scandal and a new postmaster panel will be established to enable...
Delivering big conversations
The recent launch of change.nhs.uk promises to be ‘the biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS’. But don't be fooled - big conversations are not entirely new, in-fact "thebigconversation.org" conducted an 18-month consultation for the NHS back in 2001...
Getting noticed in a noisy world
Visibility is so important in a noisy world. And there is nothing worse than people coming forward at the end of a consultation claiming they knew nothing about it. Worse still, few public bodies who consult on a regular basis have any cash resources for boosting...
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