Agenda item

NHS Foundation Trust

A presentation on the Trust’s first year and how you can become a member.

Minutes:

Mike Proctor (MP), Deputy Chief Executive of the NHS Foundation Trust spoke about what the Trust has been doing, where it hopes to go in the future and encouraged residents of the ward to become members.  The following points were noted:

 

5.1       The hospital became a foundation trust in April 2007 which is good for two reasons;  1) it allows the hospital to have much more autonomy in how it delivers health services, 2) it allows the hospital to recruit a membership to whom they are accountable. 

5.2       Every member of hospital staff, everyone who lives in the York and Selby catchment area and anyone who was treated in York hospital in the three years prior to it becoming a foundation trust are eligible to become a member.  So far the trust has around 18,000 members making it one of the largest foundation trusts in the country.

5.3       The Trust has a board of governors elected by its members who are accountable to the local community.  Any member of the trust can stand to be elected as a governor.

5.4       The Trust has eight key objectives; 1) focus on patient safety and improving patient experience, 2) improved performance, 3) provide sufficient capacity to meet demand, 4) be a provider of choice, 5) look after the workforce, 6) develop and agree a strategic vision for clinical services, 7) develop the site to improve the environment in which we deliver care,  8) improve communication, consultation and public engagement.

5.5       The Trust’s current priorities are increasing bed numbers, improving staffing, improving safety for patients and reducing waiting times.

5.6       The Trust is currently seeing the majority of patients within 18 weeks of referral from the GP but want to improve on this.

5.7       The Trust is endeavouring the redevelop the hospital.  There was a temporary setback with the multi-storey car park but this is now back on track.  This will be the first stage in redeveloping the site. 

5.8       The following questions and comments were noted:

 

a)  The care I have received at York hospital has been excellent but it is let down by the poor parking facilities.

Response was given that the building of the multi-storey car park is back on track and it will take about a year to build.  Residents are urged to be patient during this time, the situation will get worse before it gets better but it is important to keep the end result in mind.

 

b)  If someone has a complaint about the hospital, what should they do?

Response was given that they should send their complaint to the Chief Executive and can expect a personal response within 25 days.

 

c)  I have visited a number of different hospitals and York is by far the best.

 

d)  How often do you walk about your wards?

Response was given that MP walks through the hospital wards everyday.

 

e)  Does the Trust do any work with community groups to promote prevention of illness?

Response was given that the Trust’s role is cure and treatment of illness.  Prevention is an area that Primary Care Trusts focus on.

 

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