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JULY 2009

Rally for Change
Thursday 9 July
6.30pm

Vote for Change is an exciting new campaign that's pulling together a coalition of organizations, including Unlock Democracy, to campaign for a change in the way we elect our politicians.

For too long now, British politicians have abused their position of power. In part, thats been due to the way they're elected our system is'nt representative and it's completely out of date. Changing the system is the only way to make sure this abuse can't continue.

Did you know that not one MP was elected by a majority of their constituents? How can we have a politics that truly represents the views and interests of the people if the views of the minority hold sway?

Were supporting Vote for a Change's campaign for a referendum on reforming the voting system to be held at the same time as the General Election next year.

To kick off their campaign, they're holding a Rally for Change in London on July 9th at 6.30pm

There will be music from Billy Bragg and a surprise guest, poetry from Dave Neita and a chance to put some politicians on the spot including Jo Swinson MP (Lib Dem), Peter Tatchell (Green Party) and Gerald Batten MEP (UKIP) as well as speeches from Dave Rowntree (Blur) and Oona King.

For more information and to sign up for five free tickets, Email: Naomi@voteforachange.co.uk

PS Please help spread the word by forwarding this email to your friends

Closing Date Friday 17th July 2009

This is a personal invitation to your organisation, to take part in a new survey on CARE PLANNING being jointly conducted by the ROYAL COLLEGE of NURSING and NATIONAL VOICES (a London-based umbrella body with 200 member organisations, established in September 2008 by and for the voluntary sector). (The link to the online survey is found below).

This survey is one of the first efforts to discover WHAT PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC REALLY THINK ABOUT the government's care plan initiatives. Both National Voices and the Royal College of Nursing plan to communicate the survey findings to government. EVEN IF YOU (OR YOUR ORGANISATION) HAVE NOT BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED in care planning, National Voices and the Royal College would still like to receive your organisation's invaluable views upon elements of the subject. You will find this survey to be relatively short. It has 16 mainly multiple-choice questions that will probably take no more than 15 minutes of your time to complete (depending on how many comments you wish to offer). All responses to the survey will be anonymous (unless you specify otherwise).

The survey’s closing date is Friday, 17th July 2009. Both National Voices and the Royal College of Nursing plan to communicate the survey findings to government.

To thank you for contributing your opinions to the study, and to allow you to learn the results, PatientView, the survey manager, will EMAIL A PDF COPY OF THE SURVEY REPORT to you if you request to receive one (expected date of release: September 2009).

Yours faithfully,

Howard Catton,

Head of Policy Development and Implementation, Royal College of Nursing

and

Mark Platt,

Director of Policy and Public Affairs, National Voices

The survey is being administered by PatientView. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact: Louise Oatham ('NV/RCN study of patient/public involvement'), PatientView, Woodhouse Place , Upper Woodhouse, Knighton, Powys , LD7 1NG

Tel: 01547 520 965 e-mail: info@patient-view.com

To commence the survey, just press the control button on your computer’s keyboard and at the same time click on the link below:

CARE PLANNING

[https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=5RCxzE8svip0gevPXZBGBg_3d_3d

About National Voices and the Royal College of Nursing

National Voices is an umbrella voluntary organisation that aims to influence government health and social care policy by ensuring that the voices of patients, carers and service users are heard by government. Campaigns, and strengthens the voice of voluntary organisations. Formed in its present enlarged state in September 2008, when it merged with the Long-Term Conditions Alliance (LTCA).

http://www.nationalvoices.org.uk

The Royal College of Nursing

The RCN is the official body representing nurses and nursing in the UK . The Royal College , like National Voices, lobbies government to develop and implement policy that improves the quality of patient care. As a member-led organisation, the RCN aims to maximise its contribution to improving the health and wellbeing of the national population.

http://www.rcn.org.uk