Council of Governors

We have a Council of Governors which is formed of governors elected by public and staff members as well as appointed representatives from local organisations that we work in partnership with. The Trust is accountable through our membership and Council of Governors to our local communities.

Governors play a valuable role by holding our Non-Executive Director to account, ensuring that the interests of the Trust's members are taken into account and by helping to shape our plans for the future.

Our Governors make sure that the needs of the local population are being met and that staff and service users are fully involved in and consulted on any changes.

All staff, public and patient Governors are elected by members of our Trust. You can become a member of the Trust by signing up here

Governor elections 2021

Find out all the details about the 2021 Governor elections here.

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Governors

Governors offer valuable contributions to ensure good corporate governance. The Council meets up to five times a year to discuss the business of the Trust. All meeting papers are published here.

Governors are also involved in the Trust in other ways and attend meetings and events at Trust sites and in the community.

You can take a look at our list of current governors by opening up the categories they represent below.

Each of our governors must declare any interests that could be a potential conflict of interest. You can view the Governors' Register of Interest by clicking here.

Public Governors

Sheffield North East

Ahmed Ibrahim (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Steve Hible (first term ends 30 June 2022)

Sheffield North West

Margaret Spencer (first term end 08 August 2022)
Sylvia Hartley (third term ends 31 July 2023)

Sheffield South East

Chris Digman (first term ends 03 July 2023)
Vacancy

Sheffield South West

Ben Duke (first term ends 31 July 2023)
Angela Barney (first term ends 30 June 2021)

Rest of England

Vacant

Service user governors

Adam Butcher (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Lee Coxon (first term ends 30 June 2021)
Jonathan Hall (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Nick Hall (first term ends 30 June 2021)
Rebecca Lawlor (first term ends 31 August 2023)
Vacant
Joan Toy (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Terry Proudfoot (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Kate Steele (first term ends 30 June 2021)
Nev Wheeler OBE (first term ends 31 August 2023)

Young service user governors

Natasha Wilson (first term ends 31 July 2023)
Vacancy

Carer governors

Billie Critchlow (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Liz Friend MBE (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Sue Roe (third term ends 30 June 2022)
Varria Russell-White (first term ends 30 June 2022)

Staff governors

Allied Health Professionals Vacant
Clinical support staff Vacant
Support worker staff - Adam Rogers (second term ends 31 August 2023)
Medical and clinical staff - Dr Nusrat Mir (first term ends 30 June 2021)
Psychology staff - Dr Liz Carthy (first term ends 30 June 2021)
Nursing staff - Julian Davis (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Social workers - Mark Goodwin (first term ends 04 July 2022)
Central support staff - Bradley Wass (first term ends 30 June 2022)

Appointed governors

Voluntary sector appointed governors

VCPS Pakistan Muslim Centre - Dr Muhammad Ali (first term ends 23 January 2023)
Sheffield MENCAP - Dave Swindlehurst (first term ends 30 June 2023)
SACMHA Health and Social Care - Celia Jackson-Chambers (first term ends 30 April 2024)
Sheffield Carers Centre - James Barlow (first term ends 21 January 2022)

Stakeholders

University of Sheffield - Professor Scott Weich (second term ends 04 September 2023)
Sheffield Hallam University - Susan Wakefield (second term ends 07 September 2022)
NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group - Mark Gamsu (second term ends 14 May 2023)
Staff Side - Julie Marsland (first term ends 30 June 2023)

Local authority

Councillor Steve Ayris (First term ends 04 July 2021)
Councillor Adam Hurst (Second term ends 04 September 2023)
Councillor Josie Paszek (Second term ends 03 February 2021)

Council of Governor meetings

Our Council of Governor meetings are open to the public, so if you would like to come along and see the governors in action and hear what they are saying we’d love to see you.

For more information on dates and times for our Council of Governor meetings, including papers for the meeting, click here.