Council of Governors

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Every foundation trust has a Council of Governors whose main purpose is to represent the views and opinions of the organisation's members.

Governors stand for a term of three years and can stand for re-election on two more occasions. Governors are made up of those elected by members and those appointed by our partner organisations including:

Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Lincolnshire County Council
Healthwatch
University of Lincoln
Shine Lincolnshire
LPFT volunteers

Governors work with the Board of Directors (which is legally responsible for our day-to-day running and strategic development) and agree what needs to be done to meet the needs of the community.

The Council of Governors link the Board of Directors to our membership and community.

Below you will find a list of our current Council of Governors.

Public constituency

Marlene Fullwood - Borough of Boston	Vacant - City of Lincoln	Emma Slack - East Lindsey	Carole Hagan - North Kesteven	Vacant - South Holland	Debbie Abrams - South Kesteven (Lead Governor)	Victoria Thomas - Rest of England	David Docherty - West Lindsey
Service user and carer constituency

Rebecca Mezzo - Service user (Deputy Lead Governor)	Michael Regan - Service user	Zachary Kellerman - Service user	Vacant - Service user	Vacant - Service user	Vacant - Service user	Vacant - Service user

Amanda Whitehead - General carer	Diane Fox - General carer	Sally Spencer - General carer	Lucy Picksley - Young people carer
Staff constituency

Helen Smith - Adult inpatient services	Vacant - Adult inpatient services	Christine Coupar - Adult community services	Andrew Leaston - Adult community services	Laura Suffield - Corporate services	Vacant - Specialist services	Lisa Norris - Specialist services	Jacky Tyson - Older adult services	Vacant - Older adult services
Stakeholder constituency

Pete Burnett - Integrated Care Board in Lincolnshire	Chris Davison ACC Lincolnshire Police	Cllr Colin Matthews - Lincolnshire County Council	Cllr Robert Kendrick - Lincolnshire County Council	Vacant - LPFT volunteers	Rachel Wright - Shine Lincolnshire	Mark Gresswell - University of Lincoln

View and contact our Governors

What do Governors do?

Governors have very important roles and undertake a range of functions through committees, task groups and workshops. They:

represent the interests and views of local people and raise members' concerns
attend meetings (currently a minimum of three per year)
are ambassadors for the Trust and can be involved in visits to Trust sites, meeting service users and staff
agree our future by providing views to the Board of Directors on what sort of organisation we will be and what sort of services we will provide
appoint or remove our Chair and other Non-Executive Directors and approve the appointment of our Chief Executive
scrutinise our performance to ensure that agreed plans are carried out properly
receive annual reports and accounts
appoint the Trust's external auditors

The Chair of the Council of Governors is also the Chair of the Board of Directors.

How do I contact a Governor?

You can contact a governor to ask a question or raise any issue by using our online contact form.

If you are interested in standing to become a Governor

Governors are not paid - the position is voluntary. However, all expenses incurred attending meetings and/or events are paid - such as mileage allowances or public transport costs.

Find out more about the latest Governor Elections and how to stand.

Governors must be members of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to stand in elections.

How to become a member.