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Get involved: stand for election to our Council of Governors
Now is a great time to get involved with us by standing as a governor in our Council of Governor elections 2023.
We're looking for people with a passion for healthcare to join our Council of Governors and help us to improve the lives of those we care for.
If you are a member, you can apply now. We have a number of vacancies, including in our service user/carer and our public constituencies.
As a governor, you would work alongside our service users, carers, staff, our communities and partners and play an active and important part in governing and holding the trust to account.
Applications are open until 12 June 2023.
If you would like to find out more about the role, before applying, we have two opportunities for you to join an online chat with us. They will take place on:
- 18 May from 3pm to 4pm - Join conversation (microsoft.com)
- 19 May from 11.30am to 12.30pm - Join conversation (microsoft.com)
Tina Strack is Service User/Carer Governor for our Bexley Adult Services. She said: "The great thing about being a governor is that you get to use your personal experience of NHS care in helping the health service improve. Oxleas is great at listening to feedback from governors and I have found it to be an incredibly worthwhile experience. I would say to anyone who is interested - give it a try!"
To find out more about the governor role and to get a nomination form, contact the Stakeholder and Membership Team on 01322 625752.
For further information please see the Election to the Council of Governors page on our website.
Media enquiries
The communications team provides a point of contact for journalists to respond to all media enquiries.
We are happy to help journalists represent the trust accurately, so please do get in touch to ensure your facts and information are up-to-date before publishing your story.
Our media team is responsible for:
- Responding to media queries
- Arranging interviews with our nationally and internationally renowned experts who can talk about some of the trust’s specialist topics
For all media enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, please email oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net where a member of the team will review and action your request.
If you have an urgent enquiry outside of office hours or at the weekend, please contact our director on call via the Bracton Centre switchboard on 01322 294300.
Filming and photography requests
We receive documentary, location and broadcast filming requests on a regular basis – we consider all proposals on an individual basis and will try to accommodate proposals where possible, if appropriate.
No photography or filming is permitted without prior arrangement and agreement. Our patients always come first and we have a duty to protect their safety and confidentiality. Anyone found filming or taking photographs on the trust premises without the permission of the trust’s communications team will be asked to leave by the security department and may face prosecution.
Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
Contact: oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net
