observer Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Did anyone know about this before it appeared on ww news? Will we ALL get a vote on who OUR representative should be or do you have to be "a member" of the foundation trust? Sounds a bit like a facade of accountabilty to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 WBC do it all the time. Speak to a compliant person and they can tick the box, having consulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think only those who are registered members of the Foundation Trust can vote. I posted off my vote today. 5 people put themselves up for the 1 place for Public Area 7 which is this part of Warrington. You might recall that some months ago the hospital invited residents to become members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 So why not anyone on the local electoral roll qualifies to stand or vote - after all, we're all paying for the NHS and liable to use it's services? It would have been simpler and easier, just to allow 16 Councillors to represent "the public interest" - although they would probably want a sizable increase in allowances for doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 But the structure of the NHS is changing....again........ and in the case of self governing foundation trusts, are becoming similar to a Plc with "shareholders" who vote on matters rather than the population at large....although maybe as with a Plc, institutional shareholders have more power than Jo Public's shareholding. It could be argued that membership of the new foundation, and standing for election to be a public governor was open to all, all that people had to do was to sign up....which I infact did, although I've not put my self up for election, given I'm rather busy with Borough Council matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted September 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Errrm; so a national, public institution; conceived and provided for ALL our people, funded on the basis of ability to pay by ALL our people, to be used free at the point of need by ALL our people; is being "privatised" in all but name? And some folk want to vote Tory; no need they're already in office! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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