In 2018, Citizens Juries c.i.c. was commissioned by local health authorities to design and run a Citizens’ Jury to recommend the location of the new community hospital for the Forest of Dean. 18 members of the Citizens’ Jury were recruited from across the Forest of Dean District. It was observed by members of the public, with local TV and newspaper coverage.
The Jury recommended Cinderford as the location of the new hospital. Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust Board and NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body unanimously decided to back the jury’s recommendation.