Become a Member So far over 3,000 patients, carers and members of the public and of our local community have signed up as members of our proposed new Foundation Trust.  You can show your support by filling in our on-line application form and joining us today. Who can become a member? Being a member of Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust is free, and need not take any more of your time than you want to give. You will receive updates on your local NHS developments and can choose to get more involved if you want to -- for example, by speaking to frontline healthcare staff on how we can improve our services. There are two groups of non-staff members: The Public group -- open to anyone who lives in the Borough of Lewisham The Service Users' group -- open to anyone who lives in England or Wales who has used NHS hospital or community services in Lewisham over the last five years. You can also join this group if you have been a carer to a service user. Members of both groups must be aged 11 and above. It is up to you which group you choose to join, but you can only be a member of one of these groups. Elect governors to represent members' views on our Council of Governors Stand for election as a governor Take advantage of the NHS Discounts scheme, available to all our members. Read more on the NHS Discounts scheme .  Click on 'register