Norfolk and Norwich Hospital – photo © The Eye Snapper

 

 

Five new public governors and two new staff governors have been appointed to the Council of Governors for the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH). Six of the Trust’s existing governors have also been re-elected.

The new public Governors are Joy Stanley for Breckland, Trevor Plunkett and Dr John Rees for Broadland, Professor Rosalynd Jowett for Norwich and Penny Sutton for King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.

The re-elected public Governors are Carol Edwards for North Norfolk, Jane Scarfe and Nick Brighouse for South Norfolk, and Ines Grote for Great Yarmouth and Waveney.  Sheila Ginty was re-elected as the staff governor for Nursing and Midwifery and Vikki Worman was re-elected as the staff governor for Admin and Clerical. John Nolan is the new governor for medical staff and Rob Boyce becomes the new staff governor for clinical support.

Chairman of NNUH John Fry said: ““We are delighted to welcome such experienced people onto our Council of Governors; our governors make a very helpful contribution to the successful leadership of the Trust and help us to engage effectively with the community we serve.”

All NHS Foundation Trusts have a Council of Governors and its role is to represent the interests of the members when services are developed for the future. For more information about the Council of Governors, go to: www.nnuh.nhs.uk