11 Governors’ update Become a member You can become a member of the RFL for free if you live in England, are 16 or over, or are a carer for a patient that is under 16 years old. Full details, including the benefits of being a RFL member, can be found on our website. We are delighted to welcome Dr Michael Spence, non-executive director, to the RFL board. Dr Spence is the president and provost of University College London (UCL) – one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Dr Spence is responsible for leading UCL’s strategic direction and delivering its priorities and ambitions. The appointment further cements the long-standing partnership between UCL and the RFL which has, in recent months, seen the trust achieve top 10 status for recruitment into academic studies. Non-executive directors are board members responsible for holding the executive directors to account for the performance of the trust. One of the core functions of the council of governors is to appoint the non-executive directors. Looking ahead to 2024 As we look towards the rest of the year, the main focus of the council of governors will be to continue listening and involving our membership and local communities to ensure the best care possible is provided to our patients. The council will take an active role in representing the interests of our members and will be involved in variety of different activities including: • Medicine for Members’ events – more than 300 people joined our Medicine for Members’ events last year. We are in the process of organising this year’s programme of events and the first will take place in the coming weeks. Hosted by governors, these events showcase topics which are important to staff, patients, and the local community. • Membership engagement survey – we are committed to continually improving the way we engage with you. In 2021, over 1,400 of you told us what worked well and what could be changed. We will be sharing another survey in the coming months. • Annual Members’ Meeting – it was fantastic to be able to hold last year’s event in person for the first time in three years. Planning for this year’s meeting is underway, and details will be shared in Freepress soon. The Annual Members’ Meeting is your opportunity to hear about the trust’s operational and financial performance over the past 12 months, to hear about priorities for the future and to have your questions answered by the executive directors. Get in touch: Our governors are elected to represent the interests of members and to hear the views of staff, patients, and the public. If you would like to get in touch, please email rf.governors@nhs.net New non-executive director appointed to the RFL board
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