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Update from the Members’ Council
T
he third meeting of the Members’ Council was held on 28 June at Duncan Macmillan House.
the main focus of the meeting was the future direction of the trust. two governors also provided feedback from their experiences as governor ambassadors for the trust and how things are progressing. the next meeting of the members’ Council will be held on 18 october 2011 at duncan macmillan house. members can represent their views via the members’ Council and the governor member for the constituency in which they live. if you would like to get in touch with a governor member please contact the membership office on 0800 012 1623. more information about the members’ Council can be
found on the trust website at www. nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/getinvolved/the-members-council. Three new Governor Members needed Following the resignation of three of our public governor members, the trust is in the process of holding a bi-election to elect three new governor members to these vacant seats. it is hoped that the new governors will take up their term of office in october 2011. Update on Governor Member activity the following is just a snapshot of some of the things governors have been involved in recently: • 10 Governor Members visited the wells road Centre for a tour of the site before the members’ Council meeting on 28 June. • Two Governor Members helped to recruit new public members to the trust
at nottinghamshire pride on 30 July. • A Governor Member training session entitled ‘deaf awareness’ was held on 21 July, presented by the nottinghamshire deaf Society. the course covered types of deafness, deaf culture, barriers to communication, environmental aids and the role of an interpreter. • A Governor was on an interview panel for the head of governance position for the trust. • The Governor Ambassador Scheme was formally launched at the april members’ Council meeting, giving governors the opportunity to be engaged more closely with services and feed back to the members’ council and trust board. the scheme is progressing well with a total of 15 governors involved in this, covering 13 services across the trust. we now also have a governor ambassador for the County health partnerships directorate.