The role of the Governors’ Council

The Governors’ Council:

• represents the interests of the members and partner organisations
• influences decisions about spending and developing services
• appoints the Chair and Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Directors
• sets the remuneration of the Chair and Non-Executive Directors
• appoints the auditor

It is the responsibility of the Governors’ Council to share information about key developments with other NHS Foundation Trust members. For example, a Governor might want to act as the link between the Foundation Trust and a local GP Practice Patients’ Group (PPG) or local community group.

The Governors’ Council is not responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation; that is the job of the Board of Directors.

Contacting the Governors' Council

You can get in contact with the governors council via email at the address FTGovernor@qehkl.nhs.uk

Alternatively you can contact the governors via post at the following address:

Foundation Trust Office
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET

Members of the Governors' Council

The 29 member Governors’ Council is made up like this:

16 elected public Governors

• 9 from West Norfolk
• 2 from Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England
• 2 from South East Lincolnshire
• 3 from North East Cambridgeshire

6 elected staff Governors

• 3 Clinical
• 3 Non-Clinical

7 appointed Governors

• 3 Local Councils
• Freebridge Community Housing
• The University of East Anglia
• The College of West Anglia
• West Norfolk Carers

Current membership

Find out who members of the Governors Council are

Could you be one of our Governors?

If you are interested in becoming a Governor email: sarah.renwick@qehkl.nhs.uk or phone 01553 613142 or email: Trust Secretary andrea.prime@qehkl.nhs.uk or phone 01553 613614 for further information.