LINk Work Plan prioritisation continues

The “weighting system” which is being used to prioritise the issues the Portsmouth LINk is working on was discussed at the Steering Group Meeting held on the 14/09/2011. Due to the combination of a very full agenda (reducing the time the LINk needed to discuss the system) and the detailed nature of the system itself (which demanded a high degree of concentration from everyone) the Steering Group decided to postpone working through the system until the next Development & Investigation Sub-Group Meeting (scheduled for Tuesday 27/09/2011). The Chair of the Development & Investigation Sub-Group requested that the Agenda for this meeting is re-issued with new timings placing the weighting system as the first item on the agenda and allocating up to two hours for completion.

2 more issues to consider on LINk Work Plan

The list of issues which the Portsmouth LINk will be prioritising has increased by 2. Recent interest in End of Life Care has added this important topic to the list. Additionally, concerns voiced by the Portsea Action Group (see Portsea Action Group expresses concern over proposals for Vascular Surgery Services) has meant that Vascular Surgery Services are now included on the list of issues the LINk will be prioritising. To view the revised Work Plan and to see a list of archived Work Plans, please go to the Work Plan section of the Documents Page (Click here for Work Plans).

Agreeing the priorities of the Portsmouth LINk

The LINk Steering Group Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 14/09/2011 will include a discussion about how the LINk prioritises the issues on its Work Plan. You are very welcomed to contribute any comments that you might have on how this prioritisation should be carried out and what should be a priority.

The guidance information provided to LINks from the NCI Guide No. 10 is very useful when assessing what a LINk Work Plan is and how it should be formulated (View Guidance Document Number 10).

Recently, the Portsmouth LINk reduced the number of items which appeared on its Work Plan, from 22 to 10, and then informally prioritised the remaining 10 issues (View prioritised list). The next step to be taken by the LINk is a formal prioritisation exercise involving all members of the Steering Group working to an agreed model of prioritisation.