Governor induction programme for Foundation Trusts

The M-A-C Partnership offers a fully-managed induction programme for your new governors (you may be calling them something different). Our induction training package has a fixed price but can be tailored to your environment and the needs and wishes of your governors.

Our focus in the last two years has been supporting and sustaining citizen and user participation in Foundation Trust Hospitals and in particular training and development of Governors and Patients' Forum Members. We offer the benefit of our experience in the whole area of public and patient participation, working with you as partners.

It was clear to us that, whilst there are many things in common to all potential FTHs, each Trust is tackling things in a slightly different way and have reached a different point in developing your strategies and implementing your goals. So the one size fits all package will not work. Instead we propose a core programme of learning supplemented by local input.

M-A-C Aims and Approach
To enable new Foundation Trust Hospital governors early in their term of service, to develop a coherent and effective approach to their work by:

providing Governors with a grounding for their individual and collective role and purpose
exploring appropriate ways for Governors to contribute to the Trust's visioning and strategic processes linked to the member election statements - with the M-A-C Values and Beliefs Enquiry tool
identifying Governors continuing learning needs and enlisting the Governors in their own learning and evaluate their progress

M-A-C Menu
On the basis of our experience in working with communities and NHS management, we have developed a comprehensive approach to developing, managing and evaluating policy and practice in this area.

We can offer you a choice of services and support and assist you.

Start-Up

a checklist for building and sustaining good communications with Governors

advice and support for the Trust on the content and style of the inaugural Governors' meeting

help for the Trust in the production of a Governors' Resource Pack which can be used by Governors from all constituencies and added to in the future

the creation of common values and goals by using what they said about their own beliefs and values with an analysis of Governor election statements and intentions

uses its M-A-C Health Service mapping question list to provide the means of Governors' understanding of the local health environment

Ongoing

Project planning meetings with Chair and Foundation Manager of the Trust

plan and present an induction programme for Governors (ideally consists of two half-day sessions)

develop and deploy self-assesssment tools showing where the governors have got to now in their learning and understanding - what are they confident about? Where do they need more support?

Gather feedback by induction training evaluation; business meeting feedback and tracking

Planning and content for induction course to include Trust and outside experts if needed

Recording discussion, capturing debate and feeding points back into the process

Costs & Implementation
One M-A-C partner would be designated as the key contact for the Trust, although usually two partners would be involved in planning, development and actual events. The cost of the standard and tested package is �8,000 (exlcuding 17.5% VAT) and out-of-pocket expenses.

Additional work is charged at a consultancy rate of �800 (excluding VAT) per day.