WARRINGTON and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking people with a keen interest in hospitals to stand for election as hospital governors.
As an NHS foundation trust, Warrington and Halton General hospital have public and staff governors who are elected and help guide the hospitals and their future strategy, holding the hospitals to account to local people.
As well as meeting as a council of governors every other month, the governors also sit on key committees in the hospitals, carry out unannounced ward quality and safety inspections and help the hospitals engage with the local community at events and through surveys and focus groups with patients.
Elections for public governors are due to take place in nine of their 19 constituency areas
The trust is currently hosting elections for public governors in nine of their 16 public constituency areas because some existing governors are due to step down in December.
Candidates need to be one of the 13,000 local people who are members of the trust.
Nomination forms should be returned by October 7.
Areas where elections will be taking place are:
Warrington: Lymm, Grappenhall, Thelwall, Appleton, Stockton Heath, Hatton, Stretton, Walton, Penketh, Cuerdley, Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South, Bewsey, Whitecross, Fairfield, Howley, Poplars, Hulme and Orford.
Halton: Beechwood, Mersey, Heath, Grange, Norton South, Halton Brook, Halton Lea, Appleton, Farnworth, Hough Green, Halton View, Birchfield.
Out of area: North Mersey – representing patients who travel into the hospitals and covers the areas to the north of Warrington and Halton and includes Newton, St Helens, Leigh and into Liverpool and North Manchester.
The result of the elections will be announced in the week commencing December 1.
