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How to get involved

 

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Thank you for taking time to read this page!

 

If you are interested in getting involved in the development of cardiac services in NI you can do this in a number of ways: 

  • You can talk to your local cardiac services and see if they have any local groups that help them to develop their services, 
  • or you can join a cardiac patient support group, the details of which can be found on this website (please click here),
  • or you can attend the patient council meetings.

 

These meetings are open to anyone, you do not need to be a member of a support group. Please come and listen to what is happening in the field of cardiology in Northern Ireland. This may encourage you to become a patient representative and get involved in some of the working groups.

 

The day normally starts at 11am with coffee, something nice to eat with both old and new friends. The morning session of the meeting usually includes the representatives giving feedback regarding the ongoing work of the groups they sit on. There is time for discussion and questions and there will be several health care professionals available to help explain any issues. 

 

We then stop for a nice lunch and a chat.

 

For the afternoon session we normally bring someone to speak to us on an something that has been raised at an earlier meeting. This normally starts some discussion raising yet more issues for the representatives to take back to the groups.

 

The meeting is normally over before 4pm to allow people to get away before the traffic.   

 

If you would like to talk about anything you have seen on this website please give me a ring or email me. My contact details are on the next tab.

 

I hope to see you soon!

 

Gillian Wells

 

The next Patient Council meeting is taking place on Tuesday 16th March 2010 in the Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim.  

You can also have a look at all of the notes of previous patient council meetings to get an idea of topics discussed.  Just click on the Patients tab and then choose Minutes of Meetings from the drop down menu, or alternatively you can click here and go direct to the page.


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