Our Council of Governors is the voice of the people we serve, and it helps set our priorities and shape our services, based on our members’ views. You need to be a member of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in order to be considered for election as a governor.
The Council of Governors is chaired by the Chair of the Trust and consists of:
To contact the Council of Governors please email caroline.lynch@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Meet your Governors
As a Foundation Trust, our governors play a very important role in how the Trust is run. By law, the governors:
Other responsibilities include:
We hold local elections for governors regularly. To become a governor, you need to be 16 or older and already a member of our Trust.
You can nominate yourself or someone else to become a governor.
Find out more about becoming a governor by emailing Caroline Lynch - caroline.lynch@royalberkshire.nhs.uk.
Notice of Elections
Nominations to the Council of Governors has now opened.
Vacancies on the Council of Governors are set out below:
Constituency |
Term of Office |
Public: Wokingham |
2 x 2.5 years |
Public: East Berkshire & Borders |
1 x 2.5 years |
Volunteer Governor |
1 x 2.5 years |
Staff: Health Care Assistant/ Ancillary |
1 x 1 year |
Staff: Medical/ Dental |
1 x 1 year |
Nomination forms are available on the Trust website. Nominations will need to be received by 5pm on Friday 6 January 2023.
Nomination forms will need to be sent to the below address or can be completed online at
https://secure.cesvotes.com/V3-2-0/royalberkshireFT/en/home?bbp=-1&x=-1
or by email to:
ftnominationenquiries@cesvotes.com
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or by post to:
Returning Officer,
Civica Election Services,
The Election Centre,
33 Clarendon Road,
London N8 0NW.
Nominations close: 6 January 2023 at 5pm
Notice of poll: 26 January 2023
Declaration of Results: 15 February 2023
Useful Contacts
Corporate Governance Office
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
0118 322 5335
caroline.lynch@royalberkshire.nhs.uk