We are BCHC
Membership and Governors
Are you passionate about your local community NHS services? If so, then we would love you to sign up and become a member of BCHC.
Become a Member of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Are you passionate about your local community NHS services? If so, then we would love you to sign up and become a member of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Our public membership is open to all who live in the wider West Midlands region aged 16 and over. Please encourage people in your local area to become members and have their say on their local healthcare services.
Only BCHC members can vote for whom they would like to represent them on our Council of Governors. You can enquire about becoming a Governor of the Trust by emailing bchc.membership@nhs.net
Membership is a mechanism for members of the public and BCHC colleagues to become involved in the governance of the organisation, thereby increasing our accountability to the communities we serve.
It is a route for anyone who may use a service provided by BCHC to give feedback or challenge us in relation to existing services or ideas about new services we may consider delivering.
Each membership is equal in status. But in order to ensure each member is able to participate in accordance with their personal preferences, we offer two different levels of public membership:
- 'Keep in touch:' receive our annual newsletter; invitation to annual members' meetings; Governor election information.
- 'Get involved:' receive information about opportunities to play an active role in shaping our services; receive a monthly e-newsletter plus occasional bulletins about other ways to be involved.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The general data protection regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018.
We take the privacy of the members of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust extremely seriously, so we’ve made some updates to our Privacy Policy. It tells you how we use your data, how we store it and how we keep it safe.
If you want to change how we keep in touch, please feel free to contact us any time by emailing bchc.membership@nhs.net
Becoming a Governor
Are you interested in becoming a governor in the future? If so, please contact us at BCHC.membership@nhs.net to find out more.