Foundation Trust Council of Governors

The driving force of any Foundation Trust is the active involvement of the membership.

The Council of Governors meets every three months at the hospital. All reasonable expenses incurred as a result of carrying out Council duties (such as travel expenses) are reimbursed by the Trust, although there is no salary associated with the post of Member of Governor. The public members of the Governors have a real opportunity to ensure that Tameside General Hospital continues in the 21^st century as a hospital of which the people of Tameside and Glossop can be proud, the hospital of choice for local people.

If we are lucky enough to receive a lot of interest and nominations for each area then an election will take place. This will involve all the other members within the area casting a postal vote based on a short summary about each of the individuals seeking to be elected to the Foundation Trust's Council of Governors. This election will be organised by Electoral Reform Services on behalf of the Trust to ensure the process is fair and open. Clearly, the nomination forms to be found within the information packs need to be completed and returned to the Returning Officer. If only one person comes forward for nomination, they will be elected unopposed.

Below contains details of the currently elected Council of Governors. There should be 27 Governors of Council, 15 public, 6 partnership and 6 staff.

Droylsden

Election Details: There is currently a vacancy in this constituancy. Please contact the Membership Office on 0161 922 6005 or via membership@tgh.nhs.uk for further details.

Longdendale

Elected Member:Janet Cooper
Date elected: TBC
Office expires: TBC
Contact details: Via Membership Office on 0161 922 6005 or email: janet.Cooper@tgh.nhs.uk

Appointed Partnership Members

• Organisation: NHS Tameside and Glossop
  Name: Dr Alan Dow
• Organisation: Young Person Representative
  Name: Mr Jack Davies
• Organisation: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  Name: Cllr Brenda Warrington
• Organisation: High Peak Borough Council
  Name: Mr Garry Parvin
• Organisation: Consort Healthcare (our PFI partner)
  Name: Linda Thompson
• Organisation: Third Sector Coalition
  Name: Dorothy Cartwright

Elected Staff Members

• Division: Corporate Services
  Name: Ansuya Patel
• Division: Diagnostic and Therapeutics
  Name: Anne Dobson
• Division: Elective Services
  Name: Jackie Bergin
• Division: Emergency and Critical Care
  Name: Mary Judge
• Division: Facilities
  Name: Mike McCluskey
• Division: Women and Children's
  Name: Cathy Allen

Township	Date of Meeting	Venue	In Attendance
Ashton –Under-Lyne	TBC	Medlock Suite Ashton Town Hall
Denton	TBC	Main Hall Denton Festival Hall
Hyde	TBC	Newton Suite Hyde Town Hall
Dukinfield	TBC	Lower Lesser Room Dukinfield Town Hall
Glossop	TBC	Bradbury Community Centre
Stalybridge	TBC	District Assembly Room Stalybridge Civic hall
Mossley	TBC	Masonic Hall Mossley
Longdendale	TBC	To be arranged

 

The Trust's Annual Governors Meeting for 2012 took place on Wednesday 26 September 2012. The meeting discussed our progress and achievements as set out in the Annual Report for 20011/12.

The public members who have been elected by the wider membership to serve on the Council of Membersalso provided an update on membership activity.
Please contact Membership Office on 0161 922 4032 or via membership@tgh.nhs.uk for more details.

Council of Governors Meetings – 2013

2013 Meeting dates to be advised.

All of the meetings will be held in room
G39, Ground Floor, Werneth House, Education Centre, Tameside General Hospital

In summary, anyone interesting in becoming a Council of Governors should phone the Returning Officer, Caroline Hinchcliffe, 020 8889 9203 or email caroline.hinchcliffe@electoralreform.co.uk