People invited to join NCA meeting online

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group - which provides hospital and community healthcare service in Oldham - is inviting the public to join a virtual meeting.

The NCA is holding its 'virtual' Annual Members' Meeting on Wednesday 14 October at 6pm and is inviting the public to join the online free event.

The NCA brings together the Salford Royal and Pennine Acute NHS Trusts and oversees the management of four hospitals and community services including Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital in Bury and Rochdale Infirmary.

Those interested in joining online will have the opportunity to find out more about local healthcare services, how they have performed and the key developments over the last financial year, including a reflection on the group's current response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Board of Directors will also present plans for the year ahead for local acute and community healthcare services. This will include a series of short films from staff and a question and answer session.

This year, the NCA is asking people to submit questions by email in advance of the meeting, where answers will either be addressed during the meeting or online afterwards along with the minutes.

Anyone who would like to attend virtually is asked to email foundation@srft.nhs.uk to register for a place by Monday 12 October at 5pm, including your full name and email address on which you wish to be contacted.

Anyone who would like to ask the Board of Directors a question is asked to email it to foundation@srft.nhs.uk by no later than Friday 25 September.

Further information, including the agenda and draft minutes from the previous meeting, can be found online at: https://www.srft.nhs.uk/for-members/membership-news-events/

People can join the event from anywhere on a computer, tablet or smartphone but, if using a mobile device, you will need to download the Microsoft Teams app to access the live event. If you are using a desktop/laptop, the event will work through a browser (the web version of Microsoft Teams).

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Jim Potter, Chairman of the NCA NHS Group.