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Who has won Healthwatch contract?

A new provider has been appointed to run Gloucestershire's independent Healthwatch service, it was announced today.

Following a competitive tender, Evolving Communities has been offered the contract to provide Local Healthwatch for five years, with an option to extend for a further two years.

The service will keep the well-known Healthwatch Gloucestershire brand.

The total value of the contract is up to £1.8million over seven years.

Cllr Dorcas Binns, cabinet member for older people, said: "I would like to thank Gloucestershire Rural Community Council for all the work they have done to set up the county's first Healthwatch service in 2013 and grow its membership since then.

"With the current contract due to expire, this is the first chance we had to look at how local Healthwatch works.

"We ran a public consultation at the end of the year and had some really good feedback.

"This, along with looking at other examples of best practice around the country, has helped us to make this decision.

"We believe the county's new Healthwatch service will really represent our communities as well as work closely with current Healthwatch Gloucestershire members to involve them in the running of the new organisation and I'm looking forward to working with the new provider."

Christine Graves, chair of the new provider Evolving Communities, added: "Our organisation is experienced in running a high-quality local Healthwatch service and we are delighted to have the opportunity to work with local partners and the community to develop Healthwatch Gloucestershire over the next few years.

"We are looking forward to building on what's been achieved so far and working with local people on the health and care issues which matter to them most."

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