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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