People of Rotherham encouraged to join Trust’s Public Panel
7th December 2021
People of Rotherham encouraged to join Trust’s Public Panel
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is looking for service users to join its Public Panel, to offer views on patient experience and help make services work better for local people.
Made up of patients, carers and the general public, the Public Panel will advise the Trust of their lived experience of hospital and community services.
The panel will address a range of topics, including the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, Children’s Services, waiting lists and management of long-term conditions.
There are a number of ways for panel members to get involved, such as regular meetings (currently taking place online only), surveys and patient information reviews.
The aim is for the panel to represent the whole patient community. People of any age, race, religion, gender and background are encouraged to get involved.
Deputy Chief Executive at the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Michael Wright, said: “Engaging with our patients is vitally important for us to be able to provide the best possible care for our community. Hearing first-hand experiences will allow us to understand the needs of patients, ensuring we are communicating effectively and offering the most appropriate services.”
If you are, or have been, a patient or carer that has used the services of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, and would like the opportunity to have your ideas and constructive feedback heard, contact rotherham.patientengagement@nhs.net.
Upcoming events:
Wednesday 8 December 2021, 6.30pm to 7.30pm – ‘Being on a Ward’
Tuesday 18 January 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm – ‘Urgent and Emergency Care’
Tuesday 15 February 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm – ‘Management of Long-Term Conditions’
Anybody who has been affected by any of these topics is urged to get involved.
See The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust website for full details of the events - Join our Public Panel and help make our services work better for local people | Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (therotherhamft.nhs.uk)
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a modern, progressive Trust which serves a diverse community of more than 257,000 people. More than 4,500 staff work for us including at sites such as the Rotherham Hospital site, situated two miles south of Rotherham town centre, six miles from Sheffield and close to Doncaster and offer services from community services across Rotherham including Rotherham Community Health Centre, close to the town centre. For more information about the work of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, visit http://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ You can also join our followers on Twitter @RotherhamNHS_FT or ‘like us’ on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheRotherhamNHSFoundationTrust
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