As the service user leadership team becomes more experienced, they may choose to get more involved at a national level, in separately-funded or voluntary roles.
Some may choose to take up regional or national Service User Voice roles with NHS England and Improvement or other public sector bodies.
All independent lay Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) Chairs are eligible to become members of the National Maternity Voices (NMV) Community Interest Company to have a formal vote in NMV affairs. They can also choose to stand for election to NMV’s Council – a group of current and former MVP chairs set up to ensure that NMV’s work is informed by the needs of MVPs. Others may join the NMV workforce.
Just checking could they be an NHS employee and if not this should be specified.
(Organisation/Role of this commenter: C&P LMNS Programme manager )