Thurrock residents are invited to see how their hospital is being run at the next Board of Directors meeting of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals.

Members of the public will get a chance to ask questions they have submitted in advance.

The meeting is a ‘meeting held in public’ rather than a public meeting – which means that local residents will not be able to make decisions.

Residents will be able to meet the Governors and see how Orsett and Basildon Hospitals make their decisions.

Items to be discussed include financial health, achievement of national targets, clinical workforce numbers, quality measures and safety initiatives.

The NHS Foundation Trust meeting will be held on Wednesday 17 December 2014, in Committee Rooms 1 and 2, Basildon University Hospital, starting at 2.30pm.

To submit a question in advance, contact Ruth Taylor, Corporate Secretary, no later than Tuesday 16 December, on 01268 524900 ext 3943 or email: Board.CommitteePapers@btuh.nhs.uk.