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Benefits for Members

Being a member of your Foundation Trust Hospital gives you a wide range of benefits and opportunities to get involved.

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You will have:

the ability to help shape the future of your Foundation Trust
the ability to influence how the hospital’s services develop
the right to vote in elections and to select Governors to represent member constituencies
the right to stand for election as a Governor representing other members

……. In other words to give you a voice in the running of your local hospital.

You will receive:

Invitations to both Council of Governors and Annual Members Meetings
Personal invitations to a series of medical lectures and other health-related events (see Information for Members for more detail of meetings and events)

In addition to all that you will have access to a wide range of discounts from:

www.healthservicediscounts.com

There are also other ways of getting involved such as:

Becoming a hospital volunteer
Getting involved in Fundraising for projects such as the NICU Appeal and the Cardiology Appeal
Becoming a Trust ‘Ambassador’ helping to keep the community informed about the hospital and its developments
helping to encourage others to become members

You choose……you can be as involved as you wish!

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.