Our members are our patients, their families, our staff, patient support groups, our partners and those with a real interest in the services we provide.

We would like anyone over 16, with an interest in the healthcare services we provide, to become a member of our new NHS Foundation Trust. We will, of course, continue to listen to and liaise with our young service users, as we have been doing through our children’s forum.

Six thousand members of the public signed up to become members when we previously pursued becoming an NHS Foundation Trust, back in 2007. We will ask all those existing members if they wish to continue to be members as we apply to become an NHS Foundation Trust again and we will invite others to join us.

We want our membership to continue to reflect all those who care about our services. There is no cost to join.

We believe that involving our staff gives them a greater say and a better chance to have a hand in our organisation’s destiny. That’s why we plan to make all our staff automatic members of our Foundation Trust unless they choose not to be and opt out.

Key Points about Our Plans for Membership

 We have 6,000 people signed up as members already
 Anyone over 16 with an interest can become a member
 All staff automatically become members unless they opt

Where are our members drawn from?
Members will continue to be drawn from 3 electoral areas:
  Plymouth, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly, Devon (excluding Plymouth)

Staff members are drawn from the following staff groups:
 Admin & Clerical (A&C), Management, Hospital Chaplains and Estates
 Nursing and Midwifery Services
 Medical and Dental
 Health Professionals
 Volunteers
 Contracted Staff

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