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 2022

Become a Governor of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Nominations are now open for Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Governor Elections 2022. As a member of our Trust you have an important role to play in ensuring that our Governors are truly representative of the people we serve.

You can read the notification of election and timetable here.

There are vacancies in the following governor seats:

Seven seats in the Service user category
Two seats in the Young Service User/ Carer Category
Four seats in the Carer Category
Six seats in the Staff category (Medical and Clinical, Support Work, Central Support, Nursing, Social Worker, Clinical Support)
Five seats in the Public category (South East, North West, North East, Public rest of England).

Governors are asked to contribute their passion and enthusiasm to our work, whilst holding the Board to account for our performance. If this is something you would like to do, put yourself forward today. The easiest way to do this is to register via the online nomination form, which you can access by clicking the link below.

We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to put themselves forward to help make sure that the voice of our Council of Governors is representative of the diverse communities that we serve. Nominations for this election will close at 5pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022.

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

Vacancy
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)
Vacancy

Rest of England

Vacant

Service user governors

Adam Butcher (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Nev Wheeler OBE (first term ends 31 August 2023)
Jonathan Hall (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Rebecca Lawlor (first term ends 31 August 2023)
Nicola Hodson (first term ends 31 July 2024)
Terry Proudfoot (second tern ends 20 June 2022)
Joan Toy (second term ends 30 June 2022)
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy

Young service user governors

Vacancy
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)
Vacancy

Staff governors

Allied Health Professionals - Vyvyan Hopkinson (first term ends 31 July 2024)
Psychology - Catherine Draper (first term ends 31 July 2024)
Social Workers - Mark Goodwin (first term ends 4 July 2022)
Central Support Staff - Bradley Wass (first term ends 30 June 2022)
Clinical support worker staff Vacancy
Medical and clinical staff - Vacancy
Nursing staff - Vacancy

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 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.