Annual Members Meeting
Wednesday 22 October 4.15 - 6pm
Education Centre Cafe
Homerton University Hospital E9 6SR
The Chair Mary Elford and Chief Executive and Place-Based Leader Bas Sadiq are delighted to invite you to the 2025 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Annual Members Meeting.
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 22 October from 4:15pm until 6pm in the Café in the Education Centre at Homerton University Hospital, London E9 6SR - see this map for location details.
The Annual Members Meeting is free and open to all members (staff and public), patients, visitors, and the general public.
From 4:15pm until 5:15pm we’ll be holding a marketplace where our staff will be running stalls to share information on the important work they’re doing to improve patient care and staff experience, tackle health inequalities and population health, and work better with our partners. There will be stalls from:
- Employment opportunities at Homerton Healthcare
- Neighbourhoods
- Patient Experience
- Homerton Hope – our Trust charity
- Membership at Homerton
- Staff NetworksSome of our clinical services
Come along to hear about the innovations and great work going on across the Trust and City and Hackney. Refreshments will be served during the marketplace.
The marketplace will be followed by the meeting from 5:15pm until 6pm, with presentations about our Annual Report for 2024/25 and a membership update from our Governors. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the meeting.
I f you need any further information or have any accessibility requirements, please contact the membership team at huh-tr.members@nhs.net.
Membership
Join the Trust to demonstrate support for your local health provider.
Becoming a member is a way for you to engage with the Trust. It is valuable to become a member because Foundation Trusts are accountable to their local communities.
As a member:
you can provide a voice on how the Homerton is run, and influence future plans and the development of services.
you will be encouraged to take part in surveys and consultations.
you will elect your local Governors, who hold the Homerton’s Non-Executive Directors to account on behalf of the members.
you can stand for election as a Governor.
you will receive information about the Homerton, via e-newsletters.
you will be invited to attend and ask questions at the Annual Members’ Meeting.
you are entitled to NHS discounts.
You are eligible to join, if you are:
- over the age of 16 and live in Hackney, the City of London or in the one of the outer constituency boroughs (Barking, Camden, Enfield, Epping Forest, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Lambeth, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or Westminster)
Or
2. a student in training at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, no matter where you live.
If you would like to join:
Fill in our online application form or print off the form and return to: Trust Offices, Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust, FREEPOST NAT 7399, London, E9 6SR.
Staff members
All staff at the Homerton who are employed by the Trust, or have a fixed-term contract of at least 12 months, are automatically members of our Foundation Trust.
How do I become a Governor?
For those who would like to be more actively involved, members can run for election to the Council of Governors. Elections are typically held in the summer. Communications will be sent to all members with further information on how to run, and how to vote, closer to the elections.
Homerton members can now register and benefit from the NHS Discount scheme
Good news - NHS Discounts is a website that provides discounts exclusively for NHS employees, their families and other Allied Health Professionals. The service is designed to provide benefits to employees of the NHS and their families, but also embraces those who work closely with the NHS and retired staff. This is now extended to our members.
There are no charges, fees or subscriptions. To register, you need to provide the required details on the registration page.
Visit the following website for more details on how to register and access the discounts www.healthservicediscounts.com .