1. Membership development update 9 April 2008 Agenda item 8 Relates to HCC Domain Four - Patient Focus Pauline McCluskey

2. Membership Development Strategy The aims of the membership development strategy are to:- Outline our membership community and the opportunities associated with becoming a member Continue to build and manage an active membership base Ensure that communication with members is effective and relevant Provide the resources to support membership Take account of other Trust strategies linked to membership development, e.g. the patient and public involvement strategy and the equality and diversity statement Take account of Monitor requirements

3. Member recruitment 2007/08 Current total membership currently 19, 239 Public 13, 171, Staff 6068 By constituency East Devon, Dorset and Somerset 4,843 Exeter and South Devon 5,154 Mid North West Devon and Cornwall 3,174 By county Devon 12, 760, Cornwall 121, Dorset 81, Somerset 209 Mailing to approx 17,900 prospective new members recently undertaken

4. Membership engagement activities Focus groups – information obtained from members used to inform recent infection control work, and plans for revamp of concourse Medicine for members – new series of health related talks from clinical professionals 16 April Rheumatology, Dr Richard Hague 23 July Diabetes, Dr Mark Daly Constituency meetings continue – for review Speaker attendance at voluntary sector meetings, e.g. Probus groups

5. For 2008/09 Continue roll-out of Medicine for Members Review of membership activities, including range of meetings, to take place in May Review of membership/PPI strategies and joint working to be completed by July Open day 5 July with focus on fifth year as a foundation trust, and 60 th birthday of the NHS, members especially invited RD&E stand at Mid Devon Show, 26 July, publicised to members Members to receive summary strategic directions document, outlining forward plans Governors Annual Report 2007/08 as part of production of RD&E Annual Report, informing members of governor activities in greater detail

6. Governor elections 2008 Electoral Reform Services commissioned to run elections Vacancies in all public constituencies and two staff constituencies Meetings for prospective governors 1 and 8 April Close of electoral register and nominations 2 May Balloting 26 May – 13 June Election results declared 16 June