Issue - meetings

Frances Carroll (Chair, Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham) introduced the report to the Board.

The Board asked if Healthwatch had enough volunteers to deliver its programme of Enter and View visits. Marie Kearns (Chief Executive, Harmony House) explained to the Board that recruiting volunteers is very difficult. It was suggested that Healthwatch try to attract volunteers from the workforces of NELFT, the CCG, and the Council. It was also suggested that Healthwatch uses the Team London volunteer website in search for Enter and View representatives. Martin Munro added that Nicholas Hurst and NELFT’s body of governors would be another source of potential volunteers.

The Board noted the progress made by Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham to date.