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Monitor鈥檚 survey will examine NHS foundation trust governors鈥� experiences as representatives of patients, staff and other members, and find out whether they feel well-equipped to do their role.

皇冠体育app role of governors

Governors are elected to a foundation trust鈥檚 Council of Governors by trust members. As part of the Council they can hold the trust鈥檚 board to account.

Part of a governor鈥檚 role is to be involved in hospital activities like approving the appointment of a new chief executive, or engaging with the local community about hospital plans. To help them do this confidently, governors should get relevant training and support from their trusts.

Understanding governors鈥� perspectives

皇冠体育app health sector regulator has today sent an online survey to NHS foundation trusts so that governors can share their views on their role and their training. Governors are encouraged to use this to give us feedback on any extra support they feel would be useful.

Identifying gaps in the training and support

Monitor plans to publish the results, which will help NHS foundation trusts and training bodies to identify any gaps in the training courses or support they offer governors. Findings will also be compared with previous years to see if the way governors carry out their roles has changed.

Suzie Bailey, Development Director at Monitor, said:

Governors offer foundation trusts vital insight into the opinions of patients, service users, carers, staff, other members and the public. It鈥檚 an important role working with foundation trust boards to understand the needs of patients and the local community when planning for the future.

We want to make sure that governors have the right level of support to do their role well. I encourage all governors to give us their feedback, as it will help to identify where they could use extra support to make sure their trust is well-led for its patients.

皇冠体育app survey is now open for 6 weeks. Results will be published early next year.