MEET YOUR GOVERNOR

IT’S LIKE A MUSEUM IN MY HOUSE

I’m the vocational rehabilitation lead for the Whalley site. We help service users find a college place or a work placement. PAUL ALLEN Service User Governor

Ilove my role – when we have award ceremonies it’s quite emotional to see a person’s face when they go up in their smart suits to collect awards from a dignitary. The progress some have made is incredible.

My other passion is collecting military memorabilia – it started with my dad giving me medals from my grandad who I never knew. My dad talked fondly and it inspired me to start collections – it’s taking over my house, much to my wife’s frustration but I find it very relaxing! I thoroughly enjoy my governor role. We interrogate the board! We keep an eye on them, to make sure they’re doing their job properly. If I have a query I can take it to The chief executive Joe Rafferty.

They’re honest – if they say they’ll do something I believe them. If I didn’t I couldn’t pass it down. I don’t like waffle; we just want people to be straight. I was diagnosed with cancer six years ago. I couldn’t wait to get back to work. It helps me keep my head screwed on. Life moves on and it keeps me going.

I thoroughly enjoy my governor role. We interrogate the board!

To learn more about our Council of Governors, go to merseycare.nhs.uk

COME AND JOIN US

We plan for our Annual General Meeting and Member event to take place later in the year. If you would like to find out more about what a governor role involves this information can be found on our website www.merseycare.nhs.uk/council-of-governors Find out more about our membership and governors at: Website: merseycare.nhs.uk. Phone: 0151 471 2303 or 0151 473 2778 Email: membership@merseycare.nhs.uk Write to: Alison Bacon, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, V7 Building, Kings Business Park, Prescot, Liverpool L34 1PJ. 19