About PEN

In Tameside and Glossop we believe that the strongest public services come from bringing together the views of those who benefit from the services and those who deliver them.
 
The Partnership Engagement Network (PEN) has been set up jointly by Tameside Council and local NHS services, including Tameside Hospital. PEN is designed to create a space to give local residents and organisations the opportunity not just to make their voices heard, but to have a real influence and contribution to the design, commissioning and delivery of public services in the borough.
 
The main way this is done is through PEN Conferences, which are held three times a year in locations around Tameside. Bringing together representatives from the public, voluntary and community sectors as well as individual residents, PEN Conferences allow for those in attendance to have their say on programmes of work through a combination of presentations and structured workshops and discussions. Participants are also given the opportunity to suggest topics to be covered at future conferences.
 
We also have a PEN Family mailing list, members of which are kept informed about PEN Conferences and other consultation and engagement activities via a monthly e-mail update. You can sign up and start getting involved here.
 
The diagram below shows how PEN influences decision making in Tameside: