Governance

As an NHS foundation trust, we remain part of the NHS family but have the freedom to innovate and develop in the best interests of our patients. The governance arrangements are designed to help trusts like ours reflect the needs of the communities they serve.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors, which includes our Chair, seven Non-Executive Directors, the Chief Executive and eight Executive Directors, make decisions about the operational management of the Trust.

The Board of Directors sets the overall strategic direction of the Trust within the context of NHS priorities.

Council of Governors

The Trust’s Council of Governors, which is chaired by the Trust Chair David Walker, seeks to represent the views and interests of the the Trust’s main stakeholdes – public, patients, carers, staff and partner organisations.

Meetings

Both the board and council of governors meet in public and time is set aside at the end of meetings in public for those attending to ask questions on matters arising from the agenda.

Questions will be taken at the discretion of the chair of the meeting, at the end of the meeting and in the designated slot on the agenda.

Questions on topics not included on the agenda may be answered at the discretion of the chair of the meeting, either in or outside of the meeting.

For a response at the meeting, please submit questions no later than 24 hours in advance to the Director of Corporate Affairs.

Questions

The Director of Corporate Affairs is responsible for managing the Trust’s corporate governance arrangements.

If you have any questions about these or about the governance of Foundation Trusts in general, then please contact the office of Director of Corporate Affairs Director of Corporate Affairs.