Belfast Trust has a range of opportunities to get involved. Check out the current opportunities below. Before starting your involvement journey, you may also wish to join the Involvement Network to hear about opportunities and attend SCOPE training which provides an overview of the Trust and an introduction to getting involved.
Current opportunities:
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Cardiac Surgery Service User Group
Belfast Trust is currently seeking service users and carers to join a newly formed Cardiac Surgery Service User Group. This group will work with the Trust to ensure that the voice of the service user is integrated into the Cardiac Surgery improvement programme of work.
Belfast Trust undertook an external review of the Cardiac Surgery Unit which was completed at end March 2025. The report identified the Cardiac Surgery Unit was clinically safe, with excellent outcomes for patients, and the technical skills of the staff were recognised. Patient feedback is consistently positive ranging from 98-100% satisfaction with their care. The review did identify there were wholly unacceptable behaviours in a small number of staff which needed to be dealt with.
The report set out a number of recommendations for Belfast Trust to improve the service. Belfast Trust has now established a programme of work to progress the recommendations arising from the report.
We are seeking service users and their carers who have had experience of cardiac surgery in the last five years to join this group. The group will meet initially on a monthly basis and an induction and training will be provided to support your understanding and getting involved.
If you would like to hear more about the programme of work, we are hosting an information session on Tuesday 2nd Sept 2025 6-7.30pm. Please register to attend here and joining information will be sent to you.
Please also click the link below for a role description:
Cardiac Surgery Service User Group role description
To express an interest in joining the group and / or attending the information session please complete this short online registration form:
Cardiac Surgery Service User Group on-line registration form.
If you would like support to complete this form or require it in a different language, please contact the PPI team at:
Email: PPI@belfsttrust.hscni.net
Tel: 028 95045476
Further information regarding involvement is available on the Trust website here: How to get involved | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust website