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What is the Council of Governors?
What does the Council of Governors look like?
What is the role of Governors?
Who are the Trust's Governors?
Meetings of the Council of Governors
What is the Council of Governors?
The Council of Governors (CoG) are guardians of the Trust working on behalf of local communities and staff. The Council ensure that the Trust complies with the terms of its authorisation as an NHS Foundation Trust and meets regularly to advise the Board of Directors on the Trust's development and strategies.
The majority of Governors are elected into their role by the Trust's public and staff membership. The remaining Governors are appointed by partner organisations such as Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities, to ensure that their views are represented.
To find out more about the Council of Governors, including what is involved in being a Governor, please click here.
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What does the Council of Governors look like?
The following image gives the breakdown of the Council of Governors .
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What is the role of Governors?
Governors do not undertake operational management of NHS Foundation Trusts; rather they challenge the Board of Directors and collectively hold them to account for the Trust’s performance and advise on its future development.
It is the Governors’ responsibility to represent their members’ interests, in particular with regards to the strategic direction of the Trust. Legislation provides Governors with statutory responsibilities and more details about their roles and responsibilities can be found here.
Governors play an important and highly effective role within the Trust's governance processes and the Trust supports them to ensure they are fully equipped to carry out their duties. Governors receive out of pocket expenses, but they do not receive a salary.
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Who are the Trust's Governors?
The Trust's first Council of Governors is now in place. Click here to see the current membership and the area each Governor represents.
The Governors can be contacted by email governors@swast.nhs.uk.
The Interests declared by members of the Council of Governors can be viewed here.
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Meetings of the Council of Governors
Meetings of the Council of Governors are open to the public. The meetings currently scheduled are:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 19 January 2012 | 11.00am | Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter, EX2 7NN |
| 21 March 2012 | 11.00am | The Lifeboat College, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ |
| 9 May 2012 | 11.00am | Lyngford House, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8HD |
| 12 September 2012 | 11.00am | St Mellion Golf and Country Club, Cornwall, PL12 6SD |
| 7 November 2012 | 11.00am | Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter, EX2 7NN |
| 13 February 2013 | 11.00am | The Lifeboat College, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ |
Click here to view Papers and Minutes of previous meetings.
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