Meeting dates (14:00 start)
2012: 1 March, 14 June, 13 October, 6 December
2013: 7 March, 13 June, 12 October, 5 December
Remit
Reporting Mechanism
The Consumers' Forum reports to the Standards Board
Mission Statement
Improving women's health and experience of obstetrics and gynaecology services.
Aims
- To support and provide a resource for the RCOG to deliver a professional service that meets the needs and aspirations of women.
- To support effective communication between professionals and the public.
Functions
To ensure consumer perspectives inform and influence practice through contributing to:
- RCOG Reports
- RCOG Research
- RCOG Guidelines
- Responses to consultation papers
- RCOG Training
- RCOG Meetings
- RCOG links with other bodies
- RCOG Working Parties/Study Groups
- RCOG Committees and Boards
- Information for the public
- Standards: quality, management and audit
- Training: minimum competencies: accreditation
RCOG Public Meetings
To help support and participate in public education meetings on issues of concern relating to women's reproductive health.
Annual Work Plans
To set realistic objectives for each year:
- to work on topics which relate to the RCOG work and planning cycles
- to work on topics and issues seen as important to the Consumers' Forum group.
To provide a Year End report.
To continue and complete work on areas of priority identified by the Consumers' Forum.
Ways of Working
Four formal meetings per year, in March, June, September and December, at which work is agreed and signed off.
Consumers' Forum members attend College and other meetings throughout the year to ensure (a) a consumer view is provided and (b) to report back college and other business to the Forum.
In between meetings, work of the Forum continues informally by way of small group working, usually by exchange of group emails.
General Approach and Philosophy
- The Consumers' Forum will work within a framework of equal opportunity.
- The Consumers' Forum believes in the crucial importance of information being readily available to enable people to make informed choices.
Membership
Secretary
Sakinah Takeram
Tel: +44 (0)20 7772 6319
Chairman
Ms Cath Broderick
Members
Ms Kate Brian - Lay member
Mr David Churchill FRCOG
Dr Miranda Dodwell - Lay member
Mrs Sophie Egglesfield - Lay member
Mrs Patricia Emerson - Lay member
Mrs Janet Evans FRCOG
Dr Lynn Gardner - Lay member
Mr Peter Greenhouse FRCOG
Mrs Rosemary Harris - Lay member
Mrs Angela Hyde - Lay member
Dr Anand Jetti MRCOG
Ms Gerda Loosemore-Reppen - Lay member
Deborah Mason - WoW representative
Ms Priscilla McGuire - Lay member
Ms Linda Pepper - Lay member
Ms Penny Robson - Lay member
Mrs Sajda Khatoon Shah - Lay member
Mr Ric Warren FRCOG - Deputy Chairman/Honorary Secretary, RCOG