HAMPSHIRES Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will hold an annual public meeting and is offering members of the public and staff behind-the-scenes access.

The event will take place on Wednesday, September 18 from 5pm as a hybrid event, hosted in-person at The Ark at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and simultaneously live-streamed online.

Attendees will get a chance to learn more about the work carried out at Hampshire Hospitals and get updates on the latest activity and performance of the trust.

A group of expert speakers will share aspects of their work.

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The trust's senior leaders will also be sharing highlights of the past year, presenting the trust's annual accounts and discussing plans for the upcoming year.

Alex Whitfield, chief executive at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We’re really pleased to invite you all to our Annual General Meeting this September, as we look back and celebrate what our teams have achieved in the last 12 months, share with you what's happening right now at Hampshire Hospitals, and look ahead together to the many exciting things to come in the year ahead."

"It’s wonderful to be able to welcome people to attend this event in person for the first time since 2019, too."

Attendees will be able to ask questions directly to the trust's senior team and expert speakers.

Questions can also be sent in beforehand via email to communications@hhft.nhs.uk, with a deadline of Monday, September 16.

Those wishing to attend can book their free space at hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/agm.