Council of Governors
As a public benefit corporation, we are owned by our 6,500-strong membership of patients, public and staff, who are represented by the council of governors. Our public governors are elected by the membership.
Our governors:
- provide a direct link to our local community
- represent the interests of members and the wider public in the stewardship and development of the Trust
- advise the board of directors, who have the operational responsibility for running the hospital.
In this way the population served by our hospital is directly involved in the governance of the Trust.
Role of governors
Governors are very important to ensure a link between the members of the NHS Foundation Trust, the wider community and those who run the hospital.
Roles
Governors have a duty to represent the interests of the members of the Trust and the interests of the public as a whole.
Governors are responsible for holding the non-executive directors individually and collectively to account for the performance of the board of directors.
Public governors
West Norfolk
Theresa Banks
Paul Rout
David Harrison
Bob King
Mike Press
Lee Henson
Sara Shaw
Keith Mawson
Lesley Bambridge
Cambridgeshire/Fenland
Steven Schooling
Mark Dyer
South East Lincolnshire
Chris Brewis
Alan Maltby
Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England
Dr Antonia Hardcastle
David Chittenden
Staff governors
Clinical
Ruth Overton
Chris Lloyd
Natalie Caves
Non-Clinical
Steve Elvin
Leanne Kendrick
Karen Wilson
Appointed governors
Dr Sue Madden
University of East Anglia
Matthew Brown
Freebridge Community Housing
Cllr Peter Wilkinson
Breckland Council
Rachel Boast
College of West Anglia
Cllr Dr Pallavi Devulapalli
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
Page last reviewed: 7 October 2026
Next review due: 31 January 2027