Become a Member

• APPLY NOW TO BECOME A MEMBER USING OUR SECURE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM  

Have your say in local mental health and learning disability services by becoming a member of our trust

Members can:

• Be involved in helping shape the future direction
• Vote for governors
• Stand as governors
• Be appointed as Non Executive Directors

Public membership

Public membership is open to anyone over the age of 14 years who lives in the areas we serve. Members are grouped depending on where they live and public seats are based on the population size.      

View our membership fact sheet below: 

Membership levels

We ask that our members select a level of membership that is most appropriate for them. Members can choose what kind of information they receive from us and their level of involvement. You can choose from one of the following membership levels:

• Support Member – Receive minimum communication, Annual General Meeting and election information only
• Informed Member – same as a Support Member PLUS you will receive a copy of our newsletter.
• Active Member – same as an Informed Member PLUS you will also receive details of local events, consultations and surveys
• Involved Member – same as an Active Member PLUS you will have the option to participate in service user, carer reference and training groups. Suited to individuals with current or recent (within 1 year) experience of services. Honorarium and expenses may be payable.

Existing members can inform the Trust Secretary's Department of their prefered membership level by emailing tewv.ftmembership@nhs.net, calling 01325 552314 or wirting to:

Trust Secretary's Department

Executive Suite

West Park Hospital

Edward Pease Way

Darlington

DL2 2TS

Alternativley, the reply form in the supplement below can be completed and returned to FREEPOST TEWV:

A welcome pack is sent to all new members and they are asked to notify us of their preferred level of membership.

Please note that if you don't inform us of your preferred level of membership you will automatically be set as an informed member.   

Apply now to become a member

There are a number of ways you can apply to become a member of the trust: 

• Complete our secure online membership application form. Please note that this will open in a new window.
• A Microsoft Word version of our application form - which you can complete and send back to us as an email attachment to tewv.ftmembership@nhs.net
• Or Adobe PDF version - which you can print out, fill in and post back to us. The address to send it to is on the form.
• Or request an application form and membership details to be sent to you by post by emailing us at tewv.ftmembership@nhs.net or contact the Trust Secretary's Department on Tel: 01325 552314. 

Staff membership

Staff membership is open to staff who are on a permanent or temporary contract for at least 12 months. Staff membership is sub-divided into 5 groups, called classes, which are as follows:

• Corporate
• Forensic
• County Durham and Darlington
• Teesside
• North Yorkshire

The new staff classes are based on either the area a member of staff works in or in the case of Corporate or Forensic, the Directorate that they are employed within. 

If you are a member of staff and are uncertain about which class you are eligible for, or have been allocated to, please contact Kathryn Ord on 01325 552307 and she will be happy to discuss this with you.