Our governors

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 (a total of nine years). Governors are made up of those elected by members and those appointed by our partner organisations including:

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

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.

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

Any person wishing to become a Governor for LPFT must first be a member of the Trust.

Learn more about becoming a Governor here

Check out the video below, where our Public Governor for North Kesteven, Carole Hagan, talks about her role as a governor, why she got involved, and why others should too!

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 Trust 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