Our vision is to become an Integrated Foundation Trust with a passion for quality and excellence
We believe that becoming an NHS Foundation Trust would give us greater freedom to transform services, work in partnerships and respond to local health needs.
We began our journey to become an NHS Foundation Trust in 2008 but put our plans on hold to merge two local community health services with our mental health and learning disability services. The merger took place in 2011. We're now an integrated organisation and ready to return to the assessment process to become an NHS Foundation Trust.
In July 2011 we reached a Tripartite Formal Agreement with the Department of Health and the NHS East Midlands for the arrangements to take forward our Foundation Trust application as an integrated community, mental health and learning disability services organisation.
The Government expects all NHS Trusts in England to become NHS Foundation Trusts by the end of March 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. All NHS Trusts will therefore either be required to become an NHS Foundation Trust or join an existing Foundation Trust.
We strongly believe that having community health, mental health and learning disability services provided by a local, integrated NHS Foundation Trust with a strong track record of service delivery is of critical importance to local people.
We are hoping to become an NHS Foundation Trust by the end of 2012.
Our Foundation Trust public consultation closed on 25 April 2012.
You can have your say in a number of ways:
Wednesday 22 February, 10-11am at the Marlene Reid Centre, Belvoir Road, Coalville
Thursday 1 March, 6-7pm at John Storer House, Wards End, Loughborough
Friday 9 March, 6-7pm at Voluntary Action Rutland, Lands End Way, Oakham, Rutland
Tuesday 13 March, 6-7pm at the Peepul Centre, Orchardson Avenue, Leicester
Friday 16 March, 6-7pm at the Samworth Centre, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray
Wednesday 21 March, 6-7pm at the Congregational Church Centre, High Street Market Harborough
Friday 23 March, 2-3pm at Parklands Leisure Centre, Wigston Road, Oadby
Tuesday 27 March, 6-7pm at the Leicestershire Scouts HQ, Winchester Road, Blaby
Friday 20 April, 6-7pm at St Francis Community Centre, Tudor Road, Hinckley
Tuesday 24 April, 10-11am at the Brite Centre, Braunstone Avenue, Leicester
- By asking us to attend a planned meeting of a group you belong to - call 0800 0132530 to arrange this.
Further information
If you would like printed copies of our consultation documents or versions in different languages or formats, or fyou simply require urther information, please email feedback@leicspart.nhs.uk or call 0800 013 2530.