Have your say at hospital trust annual meeting

Date published: 19/09/2007

Visitors to this year’s annual public meeting of the Pennine Acute Trust will be able to find out more about a range of initiatives underway in its hospitals.

The Trust runs Rochdale Infirmary, Bury’s Fairfield General Hospital, North Manchester General Hospital, The Royal Oldham Hospital and also has services at Birch Hill Hospital.

The annual public meeting takes place at 6.30pm on Tuesday 25 September at North Manchester General Hospital Postgraduate Centre, Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, M8 5RB. Doors will be open from 5.30pm, and it is expected that the meeting will have concluded by 8pm.

The meeting is open to members of the general public, with many local patients, organisations and patients groups expected to attend.

A short formal meeting will be followed by a series of informal workshops, hosted by Trust Board members and clinical staff, who will be on hand to listen to participants’ views and suggestions.

Among the workshops are:

Witing list reduction work
Infection prevention
Good health during pregnancy and beyond
The results of the Healthy Futures/Making It Better consultations 

John Jesky, Trust chairman, said: "We attracted around 100 people to last year’s event, and we’re hoping for another good turnout this year.

"This event gives patients, their relatives and community groups a chance to make their views known to the senior clinicians and managers who are leading our work on a number of topics."

For more details about the event, or if you wish to attend and have either access or particular requirements, then please contact Communications Manager, Lesley Holland:

Email: lesley.holland@pat.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 918 4283