What is the Council of Governors?

Our Council of Governors is the ‘voice’ of local people and sets the direction for the future of the hospital, based on members’ views.

What is a Governor?

Members of the trust are elected by their fellow members to sit on the Council of Governors.  The Council of Governors is made up of patients, public, staff and partner representatives:

• There are 16 public governors all of whom can be contacted through public.governors@rothgen.nhs.uk. Please make it clear in your email which public governor you are trying to contact.
• There are five staff governors – these are elected by staff at the hospital.
• There are 10 governors who are nominated from partner organisations. Two of these governors must be representatives from the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and NHS Rotherham. The remaining eight aren't statutory and come from a range of organisations.

Election to the Council of Governors 2013

The deadline for nominations for the Council of Governors' election was noon on Monday 18 March 2013. You can view the statement of nominated candidates here. You can view the Notice of Poll for the Election to the Council of Governors of the Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust here.

Council of Governors Election Results

You can view the Council of Governors Election results here:

• Election closing on 18 March 2013 
• Election closing on 5 April 2013 
• Election closing on 2 May 2013 

Please use the links below to find out more about the Council of Governors

• What does a Governor do?   
• Meet the Council of Governors  
• Read the minutes and see dates for Council of Governor meetings 
• Council of Governors Standing Orders  
• View Council of Governors attendance records for 2009/10, attendance records for 2010/11 , attendance records for 2011/12. 
• Become a member of the Trust.