Patients will be able to record their opinions on video – and on a graffiti wall – as part of a consultation for a plan which will radically change NHS services in Huddersfield.

A public consultation on the Right Care Right Time Right Place proposal is also expected to include two publicity events at major venues and a series of road shows and information fairs.

The plan could lead to the closure of full A&E services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the demolition of the existing buildings.

The consultation, which has been pencilled to start on February 8, is expected to last 12 weeks – although Kirklees Health Scrutiny Panel has asked for it to be longer.

The campaign, which is estimated to cost £129,000, comprises two main ‘events’ at large venues in Huddersfield and Halifax.

‘Prefered’ locations are Lawrence Batley Theatre and Halifax Victoria Theatre.

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Health chiefs are organising a ‘minimum of 10’ information sessions at smaller venues – Brian Jackson House and Holmfirth Civic Hall have been mooted – around Huddersfield and Calderdale where people will be able to fill out surveys on the consultation.

As well as giving their opinions by more conventional methods, participants will be invited to express their opinions on video and on a ‘graffiti wall’.

There will be ‘roadshows’ with information on the plan at market stalls, supermarkets, shopping centres, and sports centres, places of worship and other community venues from Scissett across to Todmorden.

A website detailing the Right Care Right Time Right Place and public consultation events will be launched.

The campaign will also include a consultation among medical and non-medical staff working with the local NHS and its providers.

There will also be a youth survey, telephone survery and ‘random sampling’.

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A draft document outlining the consultation reads: “The aim of the formal consultation is to facilitate genuine and meaningful involvement to ensure we can reach, inform, communicate and formally consult with local people from Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield, including staff employed in local healthcare services.”

It adds: “We will ensure the key messages to support the consultation are consistent, clear and easy for people to understand, this will help people be engaged in the process.”

Information gathered will then be vetted by an independent analyst.

The report adds the consultation aims ‘to provide clear and meaningful feedback to staff, public, patients, carers and key stakeholders on the findings of the formal consultation and any decision to change the way services are currently provided or delivered’.