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Foundation Trust: The Council of Governors

Foundation Trust elections underway

Elections are currently underway for Public Governors to represent the Central, South, and Rest of England Public Constituencies. Nominations ran from the period 19th March to 4th April and voting will take place for the Central and South elections between 25th April and 17th May.

We were also seeking a Public Governor to represent the ‘rest of England’ Constituency. Unfortunately no nominations were received and therefore we will be seeking nominations again shortly. To stand for election you will need to live in an area not shown on this map.
Please contact the Foundation Trust Office - 0800 8766953 or foundation@thh.nhs.uk if you are interested in standing.

Further information on becoming a Governor is available in the information pack (pdf, 285KB).

What does the Council of Governors do?

Governors are central to the local accountability of a Foundation Trust and have an important role in ensuring that the Trust Board takes account of the views of the members and stakeholders when making important decisions. In addition, the Board must consult the Council of Governors when it is preparing the Foundation Trust’s annual plan.

The Council of Governors:

  • Appoint, and if appropriate, remove the Trust Chairman;
  • Appoint, and if appropriate, remove the Non-Executive Directors;
  • Decide the remuneration and terms and conditions of office of the Chairman and the Non-Executive Directors;
  • Approve the appointment of the Chief Executive;
  • Appoint, and if appropriate, remove the Foundation Trust’s external auditor;
  • Receive the Foundation Trust’s annual accounts, any report of the auditor on them, and the annual report.

Who sits on the Council of Governors?

There are 28 members of the Council of Governors. Please see Introducing the Council of Governors (pdf, 159KB) for the full list of names and pictures.

Council of Governors meetings

The Council of Governors meets quarterly, held in public unless confidential business is being discussed. See meeting dates and papers.

Become a member of the Council of Governors

If you are interested in becoming a Public Governor then you will first need to become a member of the Foundation Trust. Public Governors are elected for three years. Elections are run independently of the Trust according to rules set out in the Foundation Trust’s constitution. Being a Governor is voluntary and unpaid. Governors meet quarterly and must abide by a code of conduct (pdf, 44KB). There are also a small number of restrictions (pdf, 50KB) on who can become a Governor. The current Governors’ term of office expires on 31st March 2014.

An information pack on becoming a Governor is available (pdf, 286KB)

Contact a Governor

Governors can be contacted through the Foundation Trust Office.

Foundation Trust Office

arrow Telephone number: 0800 8766953
arrow Email: foundation@thh.nhs.uk
arrow Write to: Foundation Trust Membership Office
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge,
Middlesex UB8 3NN