Forest of Dean Citizens’ Jury Schedule
The citizens’ jury to recommend a location for a new community hospital in the Forest of Dean met from Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August.
A copy of the full schedule including links to the presentations can be found below.
Members of the public were welcome to watch the event, though observers were asked to remain quiet throughout so as not to disturb the jury members and presenters.
The presentation slides were uploaded to the website below by 1pm each day. Paper reference copies were also available at the venue (Forest Hills Golf Club).
| DAY | SUBJECT | SPEAKER | DOCUMENTS |
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| 30/7 PM |
Welcome, introduction and simulation exercise | Citizens Jury Materials (30 Jul) |
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| Context: community hospitals in the Forest of Dean and jury role | Candace Plouffe, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust |
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| How the jury will make a decision | |||
| 31/7 AM |
The case for Lydney | John Thurston, Friends of Lydney Hospital;Brian Pearman, Lydney Town Council; and others |
Citizens Jury Materials (31 Jul) |
| The case for Coleford | Nick Penny and Marilyn Cox, Coleford Town Council |
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| The case for Cinderford | Chris Witham, Cinderford Town Council |
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| 31/7 PM |
Population data: who are the patients? | Becky MacLean, Gloucestershire CC |
Citizens Jury Materials (31 Jul) |
| Forest of Dean Community Hospital Services: Now and Future | Julie Goodenough, GCS Trust |
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| 01/8 AM |
Travel analysis: – driving and public transport to and from the three towns – other hospitals providing similar services to the new hospital |
Malcolm Oswald, Citizens Juries CIC |
Citizens Jury Materials (01 Aug) |
| Travel analysis: – community transport and other non-emergency transport services in the Forest of Dean |
Anna-Marie Daniels, Forest Routes |
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| 01/08 PM |
Travel analysis: why travel times matter | Panel: Stephanie Bonser, SW Ambulance Service NHS Trust;Lorraine Millwater, Lydney Dial-a-Ride;Paul Weiss, GP |
Citizens Jury Materials (01 Aug) |
| How will the choice of town affect local communities (e.g. planning, economic regeneration, traffic etc.)? | Nigel Gibbons, Forest of Dean District Council;Neil Troughton, Gloucestershire County Council |
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| How does the choice of town affect the NHS? | Paul Weiss, GP |
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| 02/08 AM |
What were the results of the recent public engagement (of public and staff) on the choice of location? | Katie Parker, Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust;Caroline Smith, NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group |
Citizens Jury Materials (02 Aug) |
| 02/08 PM |
Does the Equality Act have an impact on the choice of town? | Hari Sewell, HS Consultancy |
Citizens Jury Materials (02 Aug) |
| Brief closing remarks from the three towns (Cinderford, then Coleford, then Lydney) | Representatives from the three towns | ||
| Assessing the three locations | |||
| 03/08 AM |
Recommending a location for the hospital | ||
| 03/08 PM |
Ranking criteria for choosing a site |
*Note that this session may happen before or just after lunch
The process
Please consult the Citizens Juries website for more information on the process.