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Council of governors

Each NHS foundation trust must have a council of governors. Governors represent the interests of the Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) members, patients, public and staff, in monitoring how the trust is managed.

Staff when joining the trust become a member of the trust giving them the right to vote for staff governors.

Our council of governors is split into three areas. These areas represent the public, staff, and partner organisations in our community.

  • Public governors (including patients and carers), voted for by the public.
  • Staff governors, voted for by staff.
  • Appointed partner governors, nominated by the partner organisation.

Interested then follow the link for more information, governor role or to join the trust council of governors.

Governor priority areas

  • Volunteers.
  • Health promotion.
  • Patient and public engagement.
  • Foundation trust membership.

These link to promise 1, 3, 4 and 5:

  • promise 1, employ peer support workers at the heart of every service that we offer by 2027
  • promise 3, work with over 350 volunteers by 2025 to go the extra mile in the quality of care that we offer
  • promise 4, put patient feedback at the heart of how care is delivered in the trust, encouraging all staff to shape services around individuals’ diverse needs
  • promise 5, from 2024 systematically, involve our communities at every level of decision-making in our trust throughout the year, extending our membership offer and delivering the annual priorities set by our staff and public governors)
Governors
  • Jo Cox, Lead Governor, Carer Community Services
  • Joy Bullivant, Doncaster Public
  • Richard Rimmington, Doncaster Public
  • Ruth Sanderson, Doncaster Public
  • Maureen Young, Doncaster Public
  • Hannah Hall, Rotherham Public
  • Mohammed Suleman, Rotherham Public
  • Kamlesh Vatish, Rotherham Public
  • David Vickers, Rotherham Public
  • Arun Chaudhary, North Lincolnshire Public
  • Chris Pope, North Lincolnshire Public
  • Ann Llewellyn, Service User, Mental Health
  • Ian Spowart, Service User, Mental Health
  • Mark Johnson, Service User, Learning Disabilities
  • Alex Haig, Carer Community Services
  • Ruth O’Shea, Carer, Mental Health
  • Kevin Hodgkiss, Patient and Carer
  • Jennie Gaul, Staff, Physical Health and Neurodiversity Care Group
  • Prachi Goulding, Staff, North Lincolnshire Adult Mental Health and Talking Therapies Care Group
  • Jessica Williams, Staff, Children’s Care Group
  • Emma Wilsher, Staff, Rotherham Adult Mental Health Care Group
  • Victoria Stocks, Staff, Doncaster Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Group
  • Dr Mike Seneviratne, Staff, Corporate
  • Dr Dean Eggitt, Partner, Local Medical Committee
  • Lee Golze, Partner, City of Doncaster
  • Roxanne Kirby, Partner, North Lincolnshire Council
  • Councillor Linda Beresford, Partner, Rotherham Council
  • Emma Price, South Yorkshire ICB
  • Champion Solesi, Young Advisory Group

Upcoming meetings

Governors attend a minimum of 4 meetings a year. Times and dates:

  • 11 June 2025 at 5pm to 7pm
  • 10 September 2025 at 5pm to 7pm
  • 10 December 2025 at 5pm to 7pm

All governor meetings, are in public if you would like to attend or have a question then please contact Sue Black by:

Meeting papers

Meeting papers are available approximately five working days in advance of the meeting. If you wish to view any of the meeting papers, please contact Sue Black by:

Minutes

Learn more about our past board meetings with our board minutes.

Meeting agenda packs

June 2024

Page last reviewed: June 23, 2025
Next review due: June 23, 2026

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