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Being a member of an NHS Foundation Trust means that you can have a real say, through your elected representatives (Governors), in shaping future services and strategic planning.
You decide how involved you want to be – you may simply want to receive a newsletter about the Trust’s activities or you may want to stand for election to the Council of Governors, which works with the Board of Directors.
We are committed to establishing a truly representative membership and welcome members from all backgrounds and protected characteristics including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation (this is not exclusive of other diverse backgrounds).
If you, a family member or friend is interested in becoming a public member of our Trust, application is easy, completely free and open to anyone aged 11 years or over who live in England and Wales with our ‘Membership Application Form’ being available via:
- An online form and/or by clicking the ‘Become a Member of our Trust – Membership Form’ button on our website.
- Printable copy of the form is available here, or contact the Foundation Trust Membership Office via e-mail ft.enquiries@mft.nhs.uk or telephone 0161 276 8661.
MFT’s Membership & Engagement Strategy
The Trust, supported (and subsequently approved) by its Council of Governors, has developed a ‘Membership & Engagement Strategy’ with its purpose being to outline how patients, carers, members of the public and the local communities that we serve can become more involved by becoming members of our Trust.
The Strategy defines our membership community, outlining how we recruit, retain, engage, support, and involve our membership in addition to the methods deployed to facilitate effective member communication and how the Trust evaluates membership recruitment and engagement success.
A key element of the strategy when undertaking public membership recruitment campaigns, is to:
- House a public membership that is representative of the diverse communities that the Trust serves by addressing identified short falls in terms of diversity of the Trust’s public membership profile.
In addition, the strategy also outlines the Governor (membership representatives) role and duties alongside the key areas to support and develop the evolving role of Governors. The composition of MFT’s Council of Governors is also included alongside the review process for the composition of the Trust’s Non-Executive Directors.
The Membership Strategy will be regularly reviewed/updated by MFT’s Council of Governors.
Find out more on the following pages:
Meet our Governors
How to become a member
Our Forward Plans
Governor Elections
Information for staff members
Information for public members
Information about Governors
Members’ Meetings
Membership News
Contact our FT Membership Office
The Foundation Trust Membership Office will be able to assist if you have any queries in relation to Membership or Governors and can be contacted by:
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MFT NHS Trust
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9WL
Phone: 0161 276 8661 (office hours 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday; answering machine outside these hours)
E-mail: ft.enquiries@mft.nhs.uk
If you have a general hospital enquiry please contact the switchboard on 0300 3309444, who will be able to direct your enquiry to the appropriate area or alternatively visit our Contact us webpage.
Our Board of Directors can be contacted via the Director of Corporate Services/Trust Secretary by e-mail Trust.Secretary@mft.nhs.uk or telephone 0161 276 6262.