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This update provides information on the progress made in membership development, including recruitment, engagement activities, and future plans. The strategy aims to have a larger, active, diverse, inclusive, informed, and questioning membership. The update also includes details on constituency and county-wise membership distribution.
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Membership Development Update8 April 2009 Agenda item 9 Relates to Healthcare Standards Domain Four, Patient Focus – C14a, C16 Domain Five, Accessible & Responsive Care – C17
Membership Development Strategy 2008-10 The aims of the strategy are: • A larger membership • An active membership • A diverse membership • An inclusive membership • An informed membership • A questioning membership Now links with Involving People strategy and Governors sit on the Involving People Steering Group
Membership Development GroupProgress during 2008/09 • Held quarterly meetings during the year • Have developed a Work Plan • Agreed changes to public meetings and monitored outcomes • Involved in developing new membership recruitment information
Member Recruitment 2008/09 Membership as of 31/03/09 - 19,395 • Public 13,297 Staff 6,098 • By constituency • East Devon, Dorset and Somerset 4,828 • Exeter and South Devon 5,198 • Mid North West Devon and Cornwall 3,271 • By county • Devon 12,830, Cornwall 145, Dorset 94, Somerset 228 • Mailing to approx 19,700 prospective new members recently undertaken
Membership Engagement Activities 2008/09 • Medicine for members – successful series of health related talks from clinical professionals continuing • January 2009 – 70 members attended the eye care talk • 23 July – Dermatology • Constituency meetings continuing – but still under review by the Membership Development Group • Annual Report Survey – 3,000 members gave us their views • Trust Open Day July 08 • Mid Devon Show July 08
Membership Engagement Activities -Plans for 2009/10 • Continue Medicine for Members talks • Continue review of membership activities, including range of meetings via the Membership Development Group • Open day 6th June - the theme ‘Community & Us’ and a focus on National Volunteer Week • RD&E stand at Mid Devon Show, 26 July, publicised to members via newsletter & website • Governors Annual Report 2008/09 as part of production of RD&E Annual Report, informing members of governor activities in greater detail