Maldon Town Hall is to host a public consultation hearing on proposed changes to services at St Peter's Hospital, Maldon

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) have begun an eight-week period of consultation about specific health services in mid and south Essex.

They want to seek views and ideas on their proposals for future arrangements for inpatient services at the community hospitals, freestanding midwife-led birthing, and other patient services provided at St Peter's Hospital.

The consultation will run until 21 March 2024.

The public consultation hearing at Maldon Town Hall, an event that anyone can come along to, will give people the opportunity to present evidence or tell the NHS their views on the proposals directly.

Independent communications and involvement experts will run the event with a panel of subject experts.

The session will be split into subject areas dependant on the people that come forward to present evidence.

This is for groups, organisations or communities who would like the opportunity to present their views on the proposals directly to NHS leaders. Details are as follows:

It will take place on Tuesday, 19 March from 12.30pm - 8pm

You can register for the event via Eventbrite online: http://www.eventbrite.com/cc/public-consultation-mid-and-south-essex-nhs-3021119

How to submit evidence: email your interest in providing evidence to the following email, and the NHS will be in touch: [email protected]

The NHS ICB have advised that there are several other ways that members of the public can get involved and have their say:

• By completing a survey: http://www.virtualviews.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/changes-to-services

• Joining one of eight planned discussion groups being held across the region - in Maldon, Basildon, Chelmsford, Southend, Thurrock and Burnham on Crouch.

• Joining one of six online discussion sessions.

• Joining a session being run by a voluntary sector organisation. These sessions are for people that might find it difficult to attend one of the other public events, and/or for people that need extra support to understand the proposals and share their views.

• Talking to the ICB through their social media channels (Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System), or at a drop-in event.

• Email: [email protected]

• Phoning: 01268 594350

• Writing to them at FAO: Community Capacity Consultation NHS Mid and South Essex ICB, PO Box 6483, Basildon, SS14 0UG

All events, including the event to be held at the Town Hall, will be promoted through the

ICB's website: www.midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk/events.

If you have any questions about the consultation process or the activities being run, contact the ICB directly on [email protected] or 01268 594350.