COME ALONG TO OUR ANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING An invitation from Peter Folwell, Lead Governor

The Trust will host its Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) in September and along with the Trust’s Chair, Ian Haythornthwaite, I’d like to encourage members, governors and members of the public to come along. The meeting is on Wednesday 27 September and is a great way to meet other members and governors as well as many of the staff who work at the Countess delivering care to patients.

The meeting will start at 3pm with a marketplace event where staff will host information stalls to share news about how patient care and facilities are being improved and the Countess’ plans for the future.

The stalls we’ll have on the day of the AMM will provide updates of the new Women and Children’s Building, nursing and how its working to improve patient care, Going Greener and the Trust’s approach to sustainability, service improvement, the Countess Charity and also the work being done to improve facilities for staff including wellbeing, leadership and recognition.

Following the marketplace event, the Trust’s Chair, Ian Haythornthwaite, will host the

Annual Members’ Meeting from 4.30pm until 6.00pm.

Having been involved with the Trust for some years, it’s great to see how much work has been done over the past year to improve the Trust’s services and performance. There has been concrete progress and there is a clear vision and drive for further improvements in the coming months and years. I really value my role as Lead Governor and the impact I can have on Trust services and future plans so I encourage anyone interested in becoming a member, or a governor like me, to come along to the AMM and find out more about the Trust and how to get involved.

The meeting will take place in the Education and Training Centre which is close to the public car parks on site and is fully accessible. If you would like to attend please contact the Membership Team on coch. membershipenquiriescoch@nhs.net.

I look forward to seeing you there – whether you are an existing member or would like to find out more about the Trust or about becoming a member or a Governor.

Peter