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Council of Governors

The Council of Governors is elected by the members of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The Council of Governors is chaired by Stephen Billingham, who also chairs the Trust Board. The Vice Chair is Vera Doe.

Role of the Council of Governors

The broad roles envisaged for the Council of any Foundation Trust are as follows:

  • Ambassadorial - representing and promoting the Trust and its activities within the local community
  • Guardianship - acting as guardians to ensure the Trust operates in a way that fits with its statement of purpose and complies with its authorisation, and acting in a trustee role for the welfare of the organisation
  • Advisory - providing a steer on how the Foundation Trust can carry out its business in ways consistent with the needs of the members and the wider community
  • Strategic - advising on the longer term direction of the Trust so that the Board can effectively determine its policies

The Trust's entry on the Monitor website provides further information, including a copy of the Trust's constitution.  See here for details.  

For details of open meetings please see the open meetings page. If you are interested in being a governor please see our elections page on this site. 

Your governors

You can email your governors by clicking by their names below.

Public governors
Name Constituency Term
of office

Deborah Sander
deborah.sander@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Reading

2015

Carl Bruce
carl.bruce@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Reading

2013

Margie Cutts
margie.cutts@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Reading

2013

Muhammad Abid
muhammad.abid@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Reading

2014

David Cooper
david.cooper3@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Reading

2014

John McKenzie
john.mckenzie@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Wokingham

2013
 Vera Doe
vera.doe@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 Wokingham 2014
 Tony Skuse
tony.skuse@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 Wokingham 2015
 Jeremy Butler
jeremy.butler@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

East Berkshire & Borders

2014

David Mihell
david.mihell@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

East Berkshire & Borders

2015

Ross Carroll
ross.carroll@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

East Berkshire & Borders

2013

Carol Bolderson
carol.bolderson@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

 West Berkshire & Borders 2015
 Colin Lee
colin.lee@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 West Berkshire & Borders 2013
 Aileen Blackley
aileen.blackley@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 West Berkshire & Borders 2014
Thomas Bune
tom.bune@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 Southern Oxfordshire 2015
     
Vacant Volunteer Governor  
Staff governors
Name Constituency Term
of office

Maria Walker
maria.walker@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Staff: Admin/Management

2015

Warren Fisher
warren.fisher@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Staff: Medical/Dental

2014

Jonathan Mason
Jonathan.Mason@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Staff: Allied Health Professionals/Scientific

2014

Rebecca Corre
rebecca.corre@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Staff: Nursing/Midwifery

2015
 Vacant  Staff: Health Care Assistant/Ancillary  
Partner governors
Name Constituency Term
of office

Vacant

Appointed by Berkshire West Federation of CCGs

 2012

Sanusi Koroma
sanusi.koroma@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Appointed by Reading Council for Racial Equality

 2012

Elspeth McPherson elspeth.mcpherson@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Appointed by Princess Royal Carers Trust

 2012

Bet Tickner
bet.tickner@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Appointed by Reading Borough Council

 2012

Bob Pitts
bob.pitts@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Appointed by Wokingham District Council

 2012

Alan Law
alan.law@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

Appointed by West Berkshire Council

 2012
 Jennie Ford
 jennie.ford@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
 Appointed by Berkshire East Federation of CCGs 2012
 Vacant  Youth rep appointed by Wokingham District Council 2012

Useful Contacts

Royal Berkshire
NHS Foundation Trust
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN

0118 322 5111