Next Meeting of the Patient & Public Involvement in Health Forum

11/05/2005

The Patient & Public Involvement in Health Forum covering Cotswold & Vale is holding their next meeting in public on 12th May. The forum would welcome members of the public and representatives from community and voluntary organisations to attend their meeting to raise any concerns they may have on any health related issues and about recent hospital experiences which went well.

The Forum will be agreeing their Annual Report and Annual Accounts for 2004/05. They will also be discussing and agreeing some of the generic health issues which will form part of their work plan for 2005/06 and to this end would welcome attendance from patients, public, careers and voluntary and community organisations to bring to the Forum's attention any concerns. Senior managers from Cotswold & Vale Primary Care Trust will be in attendance at the meeting to help answer any questions raised. Staff from the Patient Advice and Liaison Service and the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service also try to be present to address any personal issues.

Please use this opportunity to bring any concerns to the attention of the forum. Further meetings in public will be held in Berkeley on 21st July and Cirencester on 20th October. Alternatively any questions in advance can be forwarded to Susan Hill, 01452 859000.