Membership council
NHS foundation trusts are public benefit corporations and have a governance structure that must include members, a membership council (or council of governors) and a board of directors. Our membership comprises patients, staff and members of the public that live in the communities in which we provide services.
The membership council is made up of elected and appointed/nominated governors. Elected governors are either:
- Public governors, elected by members of the public constituency
- Patient governors, elected by members of the patient constituency
- Staff governors, elected by the staff body
Appointed/nominated governors represent stakeholder organisations, all of which are specified in the constitution. Our current named stakeholder organisations are:
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
- London Borough of Islington
- College of Optometrists
- University College London (UCL)
A guide to the statutory roles of governors can be found under 'related documents' on the right hand side of the page.
Elected governors
Richard Edward Collins North East London & Essex constituency |
|
Robert Jones Patient constituency |
![]() |
Emily Brothers Patient governor |
![]() |
Andrew Clark Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire public constituency |
![]() |
John Sloper Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire public constituency |
![]() |
John Russell North East London and Essex public constituency |
![]() |
Marcy Ferrer
Patient constituency
|
|
Paul Murphy North Central London public constituency |
|
Jeremy Whelan North Central London public constituency |
![]() |
Robert Goldstein North West London public constituency |
![]() |
Vijay Arora North West London public constituency |
|
Allan MacCarthy South East London public constituency |
![]() |
Suryanarayana Naga Subramanian South East London public constituency |
|
Kimberley Jackson South West London public constituency |
![]() |
Emmanuel Zuridis South West London public constituency |
![]() |
Robin Ifi Staff networks governor |
![]() |
Anup Shah Staff network sites |
![]() |
Joy Sherifah Adesanya Staff constituency: City Road |
![]() |
Vijay Tailor Staff constituency: City Road |
![]() |
Nominated governors
- Ian Humphreys, College of Optometrists
- Santiago Bell-Bradford, nominated governor, London Borough of Islington
- Tricia Smikle, Royal National Institute of Blind People
- Professor David Shanks, University College London