About our Council of Governors

The Council of Governors ensures that the views of members, as well as those of the wider community, are represented appropriately.

The Council of Governors is not responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust, this responsibility remains with the Trust Board. However the Trust Board ensures the Council of Governors is fully engaged in determining the future plans of the Trust.

The Council comprises of 27 members who are either elected by our staff and public members, or selected to represent the views of the specialist fields in which they work.

If you are interested in learning more about governors or contacting your governor, you can email uhdb.governor@nhs.net.

Declaration of Interests Register

A list of the Trust's key decision makers’ interests > can be found on our declarations of interest page. To search for an individual governor, please select the filter button and type the individual’s name into the keywords box and click filter.

The Council of Governors meetings are now being held in person.  If you would like to attend a meeting please contact the membership office on uhdb.governor@nhs.net for further details and to register.

Meeting etiquette

• The public are invited to ask questions relating to matters of business covered on the agenda. For any questions which cannot be responded to at the meeting, a response will be provided as soon as possible afterwards.