Healthwatch Doncaster is the preferred bidder for Healthwatch contract in Doncaster

19^th June 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Local Community Interest Company preferred bidder for Healthwatch contract in Doncaster

Doncaster Healthwatch Community Interest Company (CIC) is delighted to announce it has been awarded the preferred bidder status of the Healthwatch contract in Doncaster for the next three years.

After an extensively in-depth tender process, that involved compiling an exhaustive document detailing how Doncaster Healthwatch CIC meets the requirements of the local authority’s specification, it was confirmed to Chief Operating Officer Andrew Goodall, this morning (19^th June 2017) of Doncaster Healthwatch’s CIC preferred bidder notification

Engage, inform, influence

Healthwatch Doncaster Chief Operating Officer Andrew Goodall said:

"The whole organisation is energised by this development as it means we can press ahead with plans forthcoming to engage, inform and influence across a range of different activities and methods."

“This fantastic news comes after a very successful weekend at Doncaster Town Cricket Club during the Great Get Together, when Healthwatch had a presence over two days, gathering local people’s views on health and social care services.”

Doncaster Healthwatch CIC undertook the contract on 1^st July 2016, when it was novated from its host provider Carers Federation, who had held the contract since 2013.

Notes to Editors

Doncaster Healthwatch is a Community Interest Company as of 1^st July 2016, to continue its work across Doncaster supporting the improvement of health and care services through engagement, involvement and influence.

This entails engagement work throughout the community, signposting people to the right service and providing NHS Advocacy support.

Press release contact:

Chief Operating Officer Andrew Goodall 

[email protected] 

01302 965454 or mobile: 07834 686855