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Board UpdateMessage from the LINk Chairman It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as Chairman of the Wolverhampton LINk Board. I come to the Board having previously been Chairman of the Patients Forum for five years, and being involved in voluntary work, during most of my life. I was a police officer for 34 years. The Board covers the following work areas: Goverance; Publicity and Membership; Finance and reporting and Work Plan monitoring. On the 21st July 2009 the Interim Steering Group was replaced with an elected LINk Board, the LINk Board sits at the heart of Wolverhampton LINk overseeing, steering and providing support to enable the work of the LINk to be carried out efficiently through individual and group working. During this year we have carried out 20 awareness raising activities at a variety of community groups and public events and developed an advertising strategy. At the end of March 2010 Wolverhampton LINk had 217 members just over a 100% increase on last year's membership figures. In consultation with the public, 34 topics have been identified for the LINk to look into. The topics have been classified as major issues requiring further information and issues for information only and we have began examination of the major issues that you told us were important to you and will be concentrating on these in the coming year:
We have had success this year in ensuring our members and the public's voice has been heard and listened to regarding the Council Savings Programme and Hospital VisitingTimes and have been building on our key relationships with stakeholders such as the Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust the Local Authority and Overview and Scrutiny Committee. On behalf of the Board I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our LINk Members and Members of the Public who have got involved and had a say helping to make a difference to the City's health and social care services. Yours faithfully
John Mellor OBE, QSM
LINk Board ExecutiveChairman
LINK Board Members Pat Burton - Work Plan Lead - Individual Member On Behalf of the Board, we are looking forward to working alongside the key stakeholders across the City and representing the voice of our member.
Yours faithfully, John P.Mellor, OBE., QSM
Information on the Election ProcessMoving Forward to Stage 2We are pleased to announce that the Interim Steering Group have now completed the tasks that they set out to achieve. The Governance Framework is now complete and the LINk was sucessfully launched on the 26th February 2009. Due to the hard work of the LINk Interim Steering Group. Wolverhampton LINk is now ready to move into Stage Two of development. Stage TwoWill see the replacement of the Interim Steering Group with an elected LINk Board and the adoption of the Governance Framework. it is envisaged that the LINk Board will cover the following work areas; Governance; Publicity and membership, Fiance and Reporting and work plan monitoring. How are Board Members Elected?On the 19th March 2009 members of Wolverhampton LINk were posted Nomination Forms. Individual and Group Members wishing to become LINk Board Members were required to complete a Nomination Form and return by Monday 20th April 2009 to the LINk office. If we receive nominations from more Individual and Group Members than our Governance Framework enables us to have sitting on the Board, we will be required to hold a postal vote. If it is neccessary to hold a postal vote all LINk members will receive Voting Papers the week begining 27th April 2009. We will ensure that all LINk Members are notified of the outcome of the LINk Board Election by the end of May 2009.
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