Convenors

Structure

Chairman: Lynne Hutchinson (Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service - Carlisle)

Vice Chairman: Karen Bassett (University of Cumbria)

The Convenors fulfil the ‘Clearing-House’ function of the Carlisle Partnership and operate between the Priority Working Groups and the Executive. The Convenors Group is comprised of:

The Chairs of each Priority Working Group
Representatives from the NHS, voluntary and community sectors

Role

The Convenors are supported by the Carlisle Partnership Manager and the Carlisle Partnership Support Officer. The primary tasks of the Convenors are:

To promote awareness of priorities, issues and activities of each Priority Group
To contribute the Carlisle Partnership Executive Agenda
To review feedback suggestions and comments from the Priority Groups
To consolidate Priority Group reports for the attention of the Executive
To identify emerging areas of interest for consideration by the Priority Groups
To delegate actions to the Priority Groups as appropriate
To always consider cross-cutting issues
To support the work of the Cumbria Strategic Partnership
To help drive the delivery of the LAA
To champion the interests of the Partnership at a local, regional and national level