Our people Board meeting to concentrate on Our board company matters. This meeting, like with the main Board meeting, are held in The members of our Board are: public. John Clothier. Chair Healthwatch Sandwell Board members William Hodgetts take an active role in representing the Wasim Ali view of patients on various strategic Geoff Tranter partnerships and groups throughout the Kwadwo Owusu-Darko Borough. The Board aims for every member to be the lead in at least one Teresa Culverwell area e.g. Hospital Trust. This approach Glenn Jones ensures that representation of patients’ Kushvinder Chahal views is as close to the community as Percy Eamus possible. Healthwatch Sandwell is governed by its How we involve lay people and community Board which is ultimately volunteers responsible for all decision making. It is proud to have had this level of The involvement of lay people and community control from the start. volunteers is at the very heart of our governance and decision making, with The Board meets quarterly for a formal the Board being comprised of community meeting, and later to consider the volunteers. The Board has overall control quarterly Healthwatch Activity Report. of all decisions. Its main meetings are This report is concerned with matters held in public, supported by information relating directly to health and social gathered from the public. care, providing the time to be considered without distraction, and allows the main
Our people Our board The members of our Board are: John Clothier. Chair William Hodgetts Wasim Ali Geoff Tranter Kwadwo Owusu-Darko Teresa Culverwell Glenn Jones Kushvinder Chahal Percy Eamus Healthwatch Sandwell is governed by its community Board which is ultimately responsible for all decision making. It is proud to have had this level of community control from the start. The Board meets quarterly for a formal meeting, and later to consider the quarterly Healthwatch Activity Report. This report is concerned with matters relating directly to health and social care, providing the time to be considered without distraction, and allows the main Board meeting to concentrate on company matters. This meeting, like with the main Board meeting, are held in public. Healthwatch Sandwell Board members take an active role in representing the view of patients on various strategic partnerships and groups throughout the Borough. The Board aims for every member to be the lead in at least one area e.g. Hospital Trust. This approach ensures that representation of patients’ views is as close to the community as possible. How we involve lay people and volunteers The involvement of lay people and volunteers is at the very heart of our governance and decision making, with the Board being comprised of community volunteers. The Board has overall control of all decisions. Its main meetings are held in public, supported by information gathered from the public.
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