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FOUNDATION TRUST
Public Consultation
October 20th 2008 – 27th February 2009
• Who are we?
• What is a Foundation Trust?
• Why Become a Foundation Trust? • How this will affect service users,
carers, the public and staff
• Becoming a Member
• Membership Groups ‘Constituencies’
• Governors
• How Do We Become a Foundation Trust?
• Tell Us What You Think
BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE TRUSTWho are we?
We provide health and
social care services for
people with mental
health problems and
learning disabilities
• Our services are based in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven
• We see nearly 50,000
people a year
• We have 2,700 staff
• We spend £128.5 million
What is a Foundation Trust?
• A Foundation Trust is fully
part of the NHS
• A Foundation Trust has to
answer to local people
• Service users, carers, staff
and the public can have their
voices heard by becoming
members
Members will be able to vote for the people they want to speak up for them. These people are called ‘Governors’.
Governors will speak up for people and help make plans for the Trust.
The Trust will be able to make more of their own choices about how they spend their money
PLAN
Why Become a Foundation Trust?
• People will have more of a say in how things are run because we will have better ways of listening to their views.
• We can work to change how people think about mental health
• We will be able to plan services for the future, based on what local people need
• We will have more control over our business
How this will affect Service Users, Carers and the Public
• Become a member so you can
have your voice heard
• Be voted on to the Board of
Governors so you can speak up
for others
As a service user, carer or member of the public,
you will have more say in how the Trust works.
You can…
• You can get more involved in
making decisions and planning
our services
• We will be able to fight the
stigma of mental health and
make our local community more
aware
• We will make sure there are
more ways for staff to tell us
their views, straight from
bottom to top
• Staff governors will speak up
for staff from all areas and in
all jobs
How this will affect staff
Staff Views
• The Trust will be able to listen to staff
views and know about the most
important changes that need to be
made
• If staff help us to save money for the
trust, this can be put back in to the
services and used locally
• People’s jobs will not change and their
pension scheme will not be affected
Becoming a Member
What this can mean for you
• Anyone aged over 14 can
become a member
• Being a member means that
you can vote for the people
you want to speak up for you.
• You will also be kept up to date
about news from the Trust
• Membership is free
• All you have to do is fill in a form
• Being a member gives you the
chance to help us, and to have your
say about our services
Membership Groups ‘Constituencies’
• You can only be a member of one
group. So you would need to decide
which group you fit into best
– Service user – Carers – Staff – Member of the Public
Service user
Member of the public
Members of the public will be split into smaller groups called
‘Public Constituencies’
• We will have 7 groups ‘public constituencies’: -
1. Keighley
2. Shipley
3. Bradford West
4. Bradford South
5. Bradford East
6. Craven
7. Rest of England and Wales
Governors
Governors will:-
- Act as a spokesperson for the Trust
- Be involved in improving services
- Help us to plan how we will work
- Help us to decide who will be the bosses. (Including the Chair and Chief Executive Officer).
Council of Governors
The council of Governors will all be
involved in making decisions about the trust.
We suggest there should be 35 governors
4 service user governors
2 carer governors
8 staff governors
12 public governors (split into areas)
9 appointed governors (chosen
from organisations who want to
speak up for local interests)
Staff Governors
• We suggest that we should have 8 Staff
Governors working in the following areas: -
1. Learning Disabilities
2. Adults
3. Substance Misuse
4. Forensic Mental Health
5. Young People
6. Older People
7 & 8 Support Services (2)
9 Chosen ‘Appointed’ Governors
• It has been suggested that a person from each of these organisations should be chosen as a governor:-
–Bradford Metropolitan Council (2)
–Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust
–North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust
– Job centre Plus
– Sharing Voices
– Bradford University
– Craven Voluntary Action
– Barnardos
How Do We Become a
Foundation Trust?
• The Strategic Health Authority will decide if we can go ahead with our application
• They will look at how we manage our money and our plans to involve service users, carers and the public
• If we pass this first test, we will then be checked by ‘Monitor’.
• Monitor is the ‘Independent Regulator of Financial Trusts’.
• Monitor will want to check that we will run the business properly, before they will let us become a Foundation Trust
• They will also keep checking on our work afterwards
Tell Us What You Think
We would really like to know what you think…
•Do you agree with how we will involve members and governors?
•Do you agree with how we will choose Governors?
These questions are included in the consultation document.
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Let us know your comments
Now!
By letter
By e-mail
or phone.
You can find out more about this consultation by reading the booklet provided or looking on our website www.bdct.nhs.uk
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