As part of the development of the Local Improvement Plan and Locality Plans, the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership (OHCPP) committed to conducting extensive community engagement. The Health Promotion Department took a lead role in the engagement with communities across the Outer Hebrides, asking people and groups to identify their priorities for improvement using the Place Standard Tool. In addition, people were asked to identify the best things about their communities. The information and findings gathered by this exercise are now available for the OHCPP and partner agencies to use.

Access to the survey was provided online, paper copies in public buildings and through focus groups for particularly targeted groups and locality planning areas. The survey was promoted through social media, community workers, employee emails, emails through networks and press releases in the local press. The survey was available to residents from 7 February – 31 March 2017.

1174 people provided valid responses to the survey and made a total of 6778 comments.  The consultation has provided a broad and valuable amount of information from all the island areas.

If you are interested in finding out more about survey please contact: Colin Gilmour, Head of Health Improvement, email: colin.gilmour@nhs.net or telephone 01851 762017