Governors

Our Council of Governors represents the interests of staff, patients, public, service users and carers, as well as other local organisations in the running of our Foundation Trust. The Council is largely made up of representatives covering all the districts and boroughs of the county. The Board of Governors meets regularly to discuss and review the Trust’s plans. Contact the Foundation Trust Office if you would like to know more about becoming a Governor.

What they do

The Council of Governors is a very important forum that helps shape the future direction of the organisation. 

Members of the public, patients, service users and carers, and staff are all encouraged to liaise with our Governors to improve the way we work and deliver services. You can contact any of our Governors via our Foundation Trust office. You can be confident that our Governors will always treat what you tell them sensitively and confidentially when appropriate. The information you provide about your experiences, views and suggestions can really help the Trust to make services better for everyone. The Council of Governors meets regularly to discuss and review the Trust’s plans. Other roles and responsibilities for the Council of Governors are: 

• Representing members’ views to the Trust’s board of directors
• Sharing information about key decisions with members of the Trust
• Appointing or removing the chair and non-executive directors
• Being involved in recruitment of the chief executive
• Appointing the Trust’s auditors external
• Providing advice on the future strategic plans of the Trust
• Receiving the annual report and accounts at the annual general meeting.

Council of Governors meetings

The Council of Governors meet regularly throughout the year in public. Dates and venues for future 2018 meetings are:

• Thursday 7 March 2019, 10.00am -13.00pm, Portland Room, Kettering Conference Centre, Kettering, NN15 6PB
• Thursday 16 May 2019, 10.00am - 13.00pm, Northampton venue
• Thursday 18 July 2019, 13.30pm - 16.30pm, Kettering venue
• Thursday 19 September 2019, 10.00am - 15.00pm, Northampton venue
• Thursday 21 November 2019, 10.00am - 13.00pm, Kettering venue
• Thursday 23 January 2020, 10.00am - 13.00pm, Northampton venue
• Thursday 12 March 10.00am - 13.00pm, Kettering venue

Papers for the meetings are available in the document section below.

Meet our Governors

Becoming a governor

Please contact us on 01536 452257 if you would like to discuss becoming a Governor. More information about what is involved in being a Governor is available here:  Governor information booklet[pdf] 617KB

 

Governor elections

Nominations for Governor elections closed on Friday 1^st March please see here for a statement of candidates.

Voting will launch in the following constituencies on 25^th March 2019 and will  close on 17^th April 2019:

• Younger service user
• Adult service user
• Public Wellingborough and East Northants

All members in this constituencies will have received either an email or postcard notifying of how to stand.

If you are not currently a member and are interested in standing or you do not believe you have received the notification please contact 01536 452061/452257 or email foundationtrust@nhft.nhs.uk for further information.

October/November 2018

Notice of Poll - Oct/Nov 2018

Notice of Election

Statement of Nominated Candidates.

Uncontested Report November 2018

Previous elections include: 

Report of voting - April 2018

Notice of poll - April 2018 

Statement of Candidates March 2018

Uncontested report for March 2018 elections

February 2018

Notice of Election February 2018 

ERS website for February 2018 elections

June

Notice of Election June 2017[pdf] 73KB

Statement of Candidates - 210717[pdf] 77KB

March

Notice of Election - 080317[pdf] 354KB

Statement of Candidates - 080317[pdf] 190KB

Notice of poll March 2017[pdf] 237KB

Report on voting - 210417[pdf] 199KB

Uncontested report March 2017[pdf] 198KB

March 2019

Notice of Election February 2019