Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is reaching out across Norfolk and Suffolk with a live broadcast of its Norwich-based annual general meeting on September 14.
The meeting will be held in the Noverre Suite at the Assembly House, Norwich from 6pm – 8pm and will be broadcast live to the Poppies Day Hospital dining room at the Trust’s Carlton Court site in Lowestoft and to the conference room at the Fermoy Unit in King’s Lynn.
The live connection will also enable interactive question and answer sessions between Norwich, Lowestoft and King’s Lynn. All venues will be serving refreshments from 5.30pm and members of the public are welcome to attend any of the three venues.
Maggie Wheeler, Chair of Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust said:
“As an organisation that spans a wide area we are always looking for ways to be more accessible. Using technology we can do this – so more people can take part, we are less “Norwich centric” and it’s greener as people can make a local journey rather than drive to Norwich.”
The theme of the annual general meeting is ‘Meeting the Challenge’ and will include presentations from chair of the Trust, Maggie Wheeler, and a joint presentation from Trust chief executive, Aidan Thomas and Suffolk Mental Health chief executive Mark Halladay on the proposal to merge the two mental health trusts.
Prior to the annual general meeting Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and NHS Norfolk will be holding a public White Paper consultation event in the Assembly House Music Room from 4.30pm -5.30pm. All are welcome to attend.
NHS East of England Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Workforce Stephen Welfare will be speaking about the future plans for the NHS set out in the government White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’. This will be a great opportunity to learn more and find out how your local NHS will meet the challenges ahead. There will also be an interactive display board to raise your comments and concerns about the plans.
