2011 Council of Governor Elections

An opportunity for you to play a key role in the Royal Surrey’s future.

Are you interested in your local hospital?

Elections for governor positions on the Royal Surrey Foundation Trust Council of Governors for Guildford, Waverley, Woking and patients, are taking place on Tuesday 19^th July. A seperate election for a public governor for chichester constiuency is taking place on Thursday 28th July.

Nominations for the Guildford, Waverley, Woking and patient Royal Surrey governor positions opened on Tuesday 24^th May.  Nominations for the Chichester governor opened on Friday 3rd June. 

Nomination forms are available from Electoral Reform Services (ERS) Ltd, the company organising the elections for the Trust. Candidates must return their nomination forms to ERS by post by 5pm on the 9^th June for Guildford, Waverley, Woking and patient candidates and by the 20th June for Chichester candidates.

The fvacancies available, as current governors are coming to the end of their terms, are:

Public Governor for Guildford Borough – 1

Public Governor for Waverley Borough – 1

Public Governor for Woking Borough – 1

Public Governor for Chichester District - 1

Patient Governors from outside the public constituencies – 2

Public and staff governors are elected for a term of three years to serve on the Council of Governors, representing the interests of Foundation Trust members within their respective constituencies and raising any concerns or ideas with the board. The term of office for new governors will begin on the 3^rd September 2011.

The Council of Governors, comprising 37 publicly elected and appointed members, holds the hospital’s board of directors to account for their performance and plays a key role in forming the Trust’s strategy.

Within the next three year term, the Trust will be transforming its relationships in the healthcare community as primary care trusts are dissolved and GP consortia take over most of the local healthcare budgets.

If you want to be part of this by becoming a governor you don’t need any special experience; just enthusiasm, time and a genuine interest in the work of the trust. However you must be a member of the Foundation Trust, aged 16 or over and live within the constituency you represent, or be a patient or carer living outside the catchment area.

For further information about the elections and becoming a governor, please visit our website: www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/foundation-trust

Nomination forms are available from:

Electoral Reform Services Ltd

The Election centre

33 Clarendon Road

LONDON

N8 0NW 

Tel: 0208 889 9203

E mail: caroline.hinchcliffe@electoralreform.co.uk

If you would like any further information please please click here or contact Joanne Green, Company Secretary, on 01483 571122 ext 2318 for an informal chat or email: j.green7@nhs.net