Cllr Martin Reilly.
Former Mayor of Derry, Cllr Martin Reilly, has been re-appointed as a District Council Member to the Patient and Client Council.
The appointment will run until 1 August, 2018.
The appointment, confirmed by Health Minister Edwin Poots, carries a time commitment of two days a month and may involve commitment both inside and outside normal working hours.
The District Council Member attracts an annual remuneration of £3,601.
The Patient and Client Council, which is established under Section 16(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009, is a regional body supported by five local offices operating within the same geographical areas covered by the five HSC Trusts and LCGs.
The overarching objective of the PCC is to provide a powerful, independent voice for patients, clients, carers, and communities on health and social care issues through the exercise of the following functions:
• to represent the interests of the public by engaging with the public to obtain their views on services and engaging with Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations to ensure that the needs and expectations of the public are addressed in the planning, commissioning and delivery of health and social care services.
• to promote the involvement of patients, clients, carers and the public in the design, planning, commissioning and delivery of health and social care;
To provide assistance to individuals making or intending to make a complaint relating to health and social care; and
• to promote the provision of advice and information to the public by the HSC about the design, commissioning and delivery of health and social care services.
Cllr Reilly is an SDLP elected representative on Derry City Council.
A former Mayor of Derry, he was elected onto the new Derry and Strabane District Council which comes into effect in April next year
He is also on the Board of Directors of Derry Visitor and Convention Bureau.
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