Council of Governors Accessibility BSL Help in a crisis Council of Governors Patients and service users Families and carers Working with us Get involved Contact us About us Home About us Council of Governors The Council of Governors The role of the Council of Governors is to gain assurance on behalf of the Membership and the public, with regard to the organisation's performance, with a particular focus on service quality. The role and responsibilities of the Council of Governors, as defined by The Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the preceding 2006 Act include: Governors will represent the interests of members and the public Governors will have express statutory duties to hold Non Executive Directors individually and collectively to account Governors can require Directors to attend a Council meeting to obtain information on performance of the Trust Significant transactions will have to be signed off by 50% Governors voting Mergers/Acquisitions/Dissolutions will need the support of over 50% of all Governors Governors will express a view on the Board of Directors' forward plans Governors will approve the appointment of the Chief Executive Governors will appoint and remove Trust Auditors Governors will recieve and approve the Trust's Annual Reports/Accounts Governors will appoint, remove and decide the terms of office and remuneration of the Chair and the Non Executive Directors. It is important to emphasis that the role of Governors is fundamentally different from that of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the direct running of the Trust and for the strategic leadership of the whole organisation; assuring high quality performance and delivery of all services. Governors are are not directly involved in: operational management individual specific patient or staff issues handling complaints confidential patient issues Follow us on Twitter @NottsGovernors Contacts Council of Governors' Meetings Find out more Council of Governors Meet your Governors Become a Governor Council of Governors’ meetings Contact a Governor Elections Become a governor Find out about our upcoming elections Feedback on our services We want to find out what people think about our services. Leave or view feedback here. Rate this page or report a problem Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Duncan Macmillan House Porchester Road Nottingham NG3 6AA Telephone: 0115 969 1300 Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms and conditions Accessibility statement Modern slavery statement Disclaimer Site map Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust CQC overall rating Requires improvement 27 May 2020 See the report Powered by VerseOne Technologies Ltd © Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 2021 We use cookies to personalise your user experience and to study how our website is being used. You consent to our cookies if you continue to use this website. You can at any time read our cookie policy .