The Council of Governors at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is made up of 28 Governors, all of whom can be contacted by emailing corporate.governance@mcht.nhs.uk

The Council of Governors has four main roles & responsibilities:

  • Advisory, by communicating to the Board of Directors the wishes of members and the wider community
  • Guardianship, by ensuring that the Trust is operating in accordance with its Principal Purpose and is compliant with its Authorisation. In this regard it acts in a trustee role for the welfare of the organisation
  • Strategic, by advising on a longer term direction to help the Board of Directors effectively determine its policies.
  • Membership, to represent the interests of Members.

The Directors of the Trust are accountable to those people that really matter - the local population and the patients, through the Council of Governors to the Members. 

Other roles of the Council of Governors include:

  • representing Members’ views on the Trust’s development
  • participating in a wide range of activities linked to Trust services
  • putting forward views to the Board of Directors regarding annual plans of the Trust
  • approving the Trust’s annual report and accounts
  • appointing (or if necessary removing) the Chair, Non-Executive Directors and Chief Executive

Our Governors

Any Member aged 16 and over is eligible to stand as a Governor representing their constituency. Governors are elected for a maximum term of three years; they can be re-elected but no Governor would serve for longer than nine years in total.

Public Constituency

Governors comprising:

  • Crewe and South Cheshire
  • Northwich and region
  • Cheshire Borders

Staff and Volunteers Constituency

Seven Governors comprising:

  • one elected by Medical Practitioners and Dental Staff class Members
  • one elected by Qualified Nursing and Midwifery Staff class Members
  • one elected by Other Professionally Qualified Clinical Staff class Members
  • one elected by Clinical Support Staff class Members
  • one elected by Non-clinical Support Staff class Members
  • one elected by Staff Belonging to Recognised Staff Organisations and Trades Unions
  • one elected by Volunteers class Members

Appointed Governors

In addition to elected Governors, we appoint Governors nominated by local stakeholder organisations. They are appointed for a maximum term of three years. We have one appointed Governor from each of the following organisations:

  • Chamber of Commerce (VACANT)
  • Cheshire East Council
  • Cheshire West & Chester Council
  • Community and Voluntary Sector (VACANT)

Register of Interests

A register of all interests declared by the Council of Governors is available by visiting https://mcht.mydeclarations.co.uk/

Minutes of Meetings 

Minutes of Council of Governors meetings are available by clicking here