The Your Voice Group
The Your Voice Group meets bi-monthly and provides an environment and opportunity for community voices to help drive and improve the experiences of local people and their families who access Trust services.
The group is made up of:
- members of the public
- public governors
- social care service users
- Trust staff
Members with lived or learnt experience share an understanding of common issues affecting local people in relation to services provided by the Trust. Through ‘Your Voice’ we create opportunity to listen and learn from our communities ensuring we continue to deliver inclusive high quality care for everyone.
The purpose of the group is to:
- improve the experiences of people receiving care from the Trust
- promote inclusion and reduce health inequalities
- input and share views on service redesign and key projects
- review and discuss Trust related data/intelligence
- support the development of new quality goals for the organisation
- support the development and implementation of an effective Trust Membership Strategy
For more information about the group email wchc.yourvoice@nhs.net
If you would like to join the group, please complete the Your Voice membership form (download from below) and return to wchc.yourvoice@nhs.net
What’s in it for you…
Not only is being part of either of our Public Participation Groups a great opportunity to have your say and contribute to the effective delivery of NHS services, it also offers:
- Opportunities to make a difference
- Opportunity to gain knowledge and experience of being part of an NHS Organisation
- Volunteer and or future career opportunities
- Opportunities to join Trust events and networks
The INVOLVE Group
The INVOLVE Group launched in January 2019. Members were initially recruited through schools and social media, however the group has successfully grown through word of mouth and specific projects.
The group represent the universal voice of young people across Wirral and enable our organisation to develop and sustain services that support the health and wellbeing of young people.
We have over 20 active members, aged 13-19, who meet regularly via face-to-face meetings and communicate via closed groups on social media.
The group offers young people the opportunity to work with NHS services, whilst receiving great experience and developmental opportunities.
The meetings are very informal, interactive and fun.
The purpose of the group is to improve the experience of service users receiving care from the Trust by:
- identifying opportunities for the group to input and share views on service redesign and key projects
- contributing to the evaluation and planning of services across the Trust that provide care for children and young people
- empowering young people and ensuring they feel valued and listened to
- involving our young people in shaping the future of our services
- presenting the views of our young people to the Board and Commissioners, helping inform service development
- encouraging members to act as a link between our services and our communities, capturing the views of our diverse populations with consideration to equality and diversity and improving awareness of our services across Wirral.
For more information about the group, to get involved, or return your completed joining form – email juliabryant@nhs.net
