Donate Our Mission is to be OUTSTANDING for our patients, our communities and each other Membership and engagement Change my appointment We are committed to engaging with our patients, public and staff and using your views and ideas to help shape our services. A key way that we can do this is through our Foundation Trust membership. We became an NHS Foundation Trust on 1st December 2008 which is when we became Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to this we were called North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust. NHS foundation trusts were created to devolve decision making from central government to local organisations and communities. As an NHS Foundation Trust we have a free membership scheme that you can join. You can have your say and get more involved in how your hospitals are run. Over 10,000 local people have joined us as Foundation Trust members to get more involved through surveys, events, or just by receiving information on their health and our hospitals. Get Involved Patient and Public Participation and Involvement We will strive to ensure that our services reflect, and are coordinated around and tailored to, the needs and preferences of our patients, their families and their carers. Patients, with their families and carers, where appropriate, will be involved in and consulted on all decisions about their care and treatment. We will actively encourage feedback from the public, patients and staff, welcome it and use it to improve our services. Read our Patient and Public Participation Strategy here, and get involved by joining our Patient/Public Panel by emailing: whh.foundation@nhs.net or calling 01925662576 PPP&I Strategy Why join as a member? Foundation trusts are membership organisations and the membership helps us to engage with the local community. Membership is completely free of charge to anyone over the age of 12 who lives locally or who has been a patient with our hospital. You simply need to register with us. Membership means you're involved You can elect Governors Keeping Members in touch We think membership is a great way of involving local people in the hospitals and ensuring that we are accountable to the local community. It's up to you how involved you want to be and you can indicate your level of involvement on the membership form - some members just want our regular newsletters, others want to take part in surveys or even volunteer with us. We value any of your input. Have an idea or suggestion about the hospitals? If you've been a patient or visitor and have an idea that you think we should know about then please let us know. You can use the feedback form to send it to us. You can also use it to send questions or comments to your hospital public governors. We're proud of our hospitals but know they can be even better with your help. We need as many people as possible to take the step of joining us a member of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - over 12,000 local people from across Warrington, Halton and the surrounding areas have already become members. In return you will receive regular information from us, a free newsletter, invites to events and the chance to participate in surveys and polls. You can also vote and stand as a public governor in future hospital elections. It’s free of charge and only takes a minute to join. We're proud of our hospitals but know they can be even better with your help. We need as many people as possible to take the step of joining us a member of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - over 12,000 local people from across Warrin If you would like to become a Member, please complete this form. Please consider if other Members of your family would like to join. You must be at least 12 years old before you apply for Membership. Contact Details Surname Required Address Required Post Code Required How would you prefer to be sent information about the hospitals and membership? Post E-Mail Making the Most of your Membership Knowing how involved you want to be will help us develop the membership and ensure we send you the right amount of information. There are three levels of membership. All levels can vote in elections for hospital Governors and you can change your level of involvement at any time: Informed Member (You will be kept abreast of new developments and information regarding the hospitals through a quarterly newsletter and invites to Member only events and meetings. You will also be asked to participate in a number of activities such as detailed surveys; focus groups and special interest events.) Active Member (You might also be invited to join hospital groups, help us in service development meetings and increase your knowledge/skill in specific areas of interest.) Are you potentially interested in standing to be a hospital Governor in the Governor elections? Yes No I would like to volunteer for the Readers Panels About You The data you give will help us see if our Membership is representative of our local communities. Sex: Male Female What is your ethnic group? Please tick one of these boxes as appropriate. White: British Irish Other Mixed: White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Black: Caribbean African Other Asian: Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Other Ethnic group: Chinese Other I'd Rather Not Say Declaration Required I want to be a member of the Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. I am not a Member of Staff. I am happy for you to use this information. NHS Foundation Trusts are required to publish a publicly available register of members. If you DO NOT want your name to appear on the public register please tick this box. 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