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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
  • Joy Bullivant, public Doncaster
  • Dr Arun Chaudhary, public North Lincolnshire
  • Joan Cox, patient and carer
  • Dr Dean Eggitt, Local Medical Committee
  • Jennie Gaul, Physical Health and Neurodiversity Care Group
  • Lee Golze, Doncaster City Council
  • Prachi Goulding, North Lincolnshire Adult Mental Health and Talking Therapies Care Group
  • Hannah Hall, public Rotherham
  • Kevin Hodgkiss, patient and carer
  • Mark Johnson, patient and carer
  • Chris Pope, public North Lincolnshire
  • Emma Price, South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
  • Richard Rimmington, public Doncaster
  • Mike Seneviratne, backbone
  • Ian Spowart, patient and carer
  • Vicky Stocks, Doncaster Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Group
  • Kamlesh Vatish, public Rotherham
  • David Vickers, public Rotherham
  • Jessica Williams, Children’s Care Group
  • Emma Wilsher, Rotherham Adult Mental Health Care Group
  • Maureen Young, public Doncaster
  • Champion Solesi, Children’s Care Group Young Advisory Group
  • Kym Gleeson, Healthwatch Rotherham
  • Debra Taylor, Citizens Advice North Lincolnshire
  • Baz Cooper, patient and carer
  • Pippa Harder, patient and carer
  • Sam O’Brien, public rest of England
  • Allen Bell, patient and carer
  • Robert Foster, patient and carer
  • Mabrookah Agbabiaka, public Rotherham
  • Andrew Flynn, public Doncaster

Upcoming meetings

Governors attend a minimum of 4 meetings a year. All governor meetings, are in public, the times and dates are:

  • 11 March 2026, Scunthorpe
  • 10 June 2026, Doncaster
  • 9 September 2026, Rotherham
  • 9 December 2026, Doncaster
  • 10 March 2027, Scunthorpe

Meeting papers

Meeting papers are available approximately five working days in advance of the meeting.

Learn more about our upcoming and past board meetings with our board minutes and agenda packs.

Contact corporate assurance

If you would like to attend or have a question about board meetings, or want to view any of the meeting papers, please contact corporate assurance.

Page last reviewed: February 04, 2026
Next review due: February 04, 2027

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