Tameside Hospital serves a population of 250,000 across Tameside and Glossop.

As a busy District General Hospital we provide a range of high quality elective, emergency and specialist services for adults and children.

The Trust's Mission statement is to gain and retain the status of Hospital of Choice for our local community.

Dignity,  Respect, Trust and Partnership are the themes which underpin our mission and values.

Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust became an NHS Foundation Trust in 2008, and is now known as Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital is still known as Tameside General Hospital.

Foundation Trusts are still part of the NHS and subject to rigorous inspections, but patients, staff and local residents have a greater say.

Our membership of around 15,840 public members and 2,394 staff members is the driving force behind out Foundation Trust.

If you are interested in the future of your hospital and how it is run, visit the Foundation Trust Members' Area.

All Foundation Trusts must have a body of governors who are responsible for representing the interests of members, patients, carers, staff, members and partner organisations. To find out more information about the work of the governors and how to become one, visit the Council of Governors page.

If you would like to become a member, please contact our membership office on 0161 922 6005 or send an email to membership@tgh.nhs.uk.

The Keogh Review Team visited the hospital on May 23 and 24, 2013.

As a Trust we are publicising the NHS Choices website pages and the phone number, email and postal addresses it gives for people to share their views and feedback to the review team.

The information can be found at:

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/bruce-keogh-review/Pages/Overview.aspx

Review datapacks, key lines of inquiry, review agendas, and panel memberships, have been uploaded to the NHS Choices here: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/bruce-keogh-review/Pages/published-reports.aspx

The Excellence in Care staff award scheme recognises members of staff and volunteers who are committed to delivering the highest possible standards of care and demonstrate exemplary performance and outstanding levels of service delivery.

• Particularly impressed with their attitude, behaviour and standard of work
• Gone ‘above and beyond' the call of duty in carrying out their role
• Given their utmost in ensuring that Tameside is the local hospital of choice

Staff, patients and visitors are all able to nominate members of staff and hospital volunteers. Please get behind this and fill in the forms to nominate the member of staff you think deserves it.

Nomination cards have been distributed around the hospital. You can also complete a nomination by completing the online form.

At Tameside Hospital we serve a population of 250,000 across Tameside and Glossop.

We are your local hospital and we believe it is important that you have the chance to influence how we are run.

You can do this by becoming a member of our Foundation Trust, join the Council of Governors, volunteer or fundraise for the hospital.