Council of Governors
The Council of Governors is the collective body that supports and advises the executive and non-executive directors of the Trust. It works closely with the Trust Board to make sure services are meeting the needs of the local community.
The Council of Governors consists of 25 governors who gather the views of the hospital's members and give them a voice at the highest level of the organisation. These representatives have certain roles and responsibilities and must carry out statutory duties.
For further details of the Council of Governors please contact the foundation trust manager, Georgina Holmes:
Telephone: 01284 713224.
Email Georgina.Holmes@wsh.nhs.uk
Elections
Thank you to everyone who stood for our public and staff governor posts. To view the election results for 2017 please click here
2019 meeting dates
Open (Public) session commences 5.30 – 7.30pm, Northgate Room, Quince House.
Tuesday 12 February – please note later start time of 6.00pm
Monday 13 May
Tuesday 6 August
Annual members meeting (Apex) - Tuesday 17 September
Wednesday 13 November
Council of governors papers
To view an archive of previous Board papers please click here.
Role of a governor
Governors' duties and powers include
- Informing strategic direction
- Membership strategy
- Championing public and staff engagement
- Appoint chair and non-executive directors
- Approve appointment of chief executive
- Agree remuneration of non-executive directors
- Receive Trust’s annual report, annual accounts, appoint external auditors
Our council of governors is broken down into the following groups
| Constituency/group | Description | Number of Governors |
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Public (Suffolk)
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Governors elected by our public members (including our patients and their carers)who must live in the county of Suffolk.
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14
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Staff
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Governors elected by our staff members who come from all staff groups including volunteers.
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5
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Partner organisations
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Governors nominated to represent the following organisations:
Suffolk County Council
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
University of Cambridge
West Suffolk College
Friends of West Suffolk Hospital
West Suffolk CCG
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6
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Total
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25
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Our current Governors by constituency
| Constituency/Group | Governors |
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| Public |
Peter Alder
Mary Allan
Florence Bevan
June Carpenter
Justine Corney
Jayne Gilbert
Gordon Mckay
Barry Moult
Jayne Neal
Adrian Osbourne
Joe Pajak
Jane Skinner
Liz Steele
Robin Howe
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Staff
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Peta Cook
Javed Imam
Amanda Keighley
Garry Sharp
Martin Wood
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Partner Governors
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Sara Mildmay-White
St Edmundsbury Borough Council (also representing Forest Health District Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and Babergh District Council)
Dr Mark Gurnell
University of Cambridge
Laraine Moody
West Suffolk College (also representing University Campus Suffolk)
Cllr Beccy Hopfensperger
Suffolk County Council
Dr Andrew Hassan
GP member, West Suffolk CCG
Judy Cory
Friends of West Suffolk Hospital
In accordance with the Trust’s constitution, if a vacancy arises for an elected Governor the Trust may, instead of holding a by-election, fill the vacancy by appointing the highest polling unsuccessful candidate at the most recent election of governors for the constituency or class in respect of which the vacancy has arisen. Any person so appointed shall hold office for the unexpired term of office of the retiring Governor.
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