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Join us at our public Council of Governors meetings.
We hold public Council meetings in different areas of the South East region. At the beginning of each meeting is an opportunity to ask questions of the Council.
You don't have to become a member of the Trust to attend - but we hope you will!
For more information about the meetings, please contact ftmembership@secamb.nhs.uk or 01273 897840.
Please let the Membership Office know if you are planning to attend so we can send you an agenda, papers and travel information, and plan numbers for lunch.
Future Council meeting dates:
Tue 29 May 2012
Public
Guildford Holiday Inn, Egerton Road
GU2 7XZ
Mon July 30 2012
Holiday Inn London Gatwick Worth
RH10 4SW
Papers for the meeting 28 March 2012 are available:
Agenda
Minutes of the last meeting
Chief Executive's report
Clinical Quality Presentation
CQC Compliance Report
Council of Governors Changes
Governor Activities
Feedback from Annual Plan input
One Year On
Governor Development Working Group
CoG Nominations Committee Report
Membership Development Committee
Minutes - Governor Development Project Group
Schedule of meetings 2012-13
More about governors
SECAmb members vote for and can stand for election as public governors. As a Foundation Trust, SECAmb’s Council of Governors works alongside our Board of Directors to ensure our members’ views are taken into account when SECAmb plans for the future – making sure we’re working for you.
The Council of Governors also performs important statutory functions, for example appointing the Chair of the Trust and holding the Board to account. The Council is made up of different types of governors – public governors, staff governors and appointed governors. Appointed governors come from organisations that work closely with SECAmb, for example local hospitals, the police, and local councils. Our staff governors are elected by SECAmb’s staff while public governors are elected by our members.
As a member, you can nominate yourself for election as a governor, or simply vote for a governor from your local authority area: so if you live in Medway, for example, you would vote for a public governor from Medway. Governors are elected every few years and if you become a member you will receive information about how to stand for election, as well as how to vote.
For more information about the role of governors, read our guide for members considering standing for election or contact the Membership Office.