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Its 12 working days in. It takes time to build new organisations. Even those Healthwatch that appear on the surface of it to be fully functional will need time to establish their organisational vision and culture and it would be foolish to expect or want otherwise. The lifecycle of organisations is well documented and discussed and in this context Healthwatch needs to time bed in and to understand its own remit and to build a sense of common purpose in what in can achieve and how it can achiieve that. Most importantly we all have a part to play in making sure Healthwatch is a success, it cannot succeed in isolation or in a climate of expectant failure. So lets give it a break, role up our sleeves and get stuck in!