Heartbeat: “Get Involved” membership scheme has launched!

April 7, 2022

An exciting new membership scheme has officially launched this month which aims to get local people involved with our hospitals.

Get Involved, will allow local people from across Sandwell and West Birmingham to have their say on how the Trust is run and develop its services of the future.

“Membership to the scheme is free and the level of involvement you choose to have is entirely up to the individual,” said Jayne Salter-Scott, Head of Public and Community Engagement.

“From receiving the Trust newsletter three times a year with updates about the hospital and its reconfiguration of services, to attending our members health seminars and joining our young people’s advisory group, we are offering the public a real opportunity to get involved and play an integral role in helping shape the services the Trust offer.”

The Get Involved membership scheme aims to bring patients views together in one place. The scheme will be beneficial in both the short term and the long term as it will bring SWB closer to its local community whilst providing a better understanding of the work the Trust does and how they can be a part of that and ultimately make a real difference.

Jayne added: “The scheme will allow the local community to shape our services and improve the overall patient experience.

“The membership scheme is for everyone whether that be our patients, staff or volunteers as they all make up part of the community and we want everyone’s voices to be heard!”

Want to get involved? Why not speak to a member of the team by calling 0121 507 2671 or emailing swbh.engagement@nhs.net. For further information please click here.