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Written question asked by Lord Bradley (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 June 2025. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Friday, 30 May 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


NHS Trusts: Governing Bodies

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the English Devolution White Paper published on 16 December 2024 (CP1218), what guidance they have issued to NHS Trusts about the election of governors to hospital trusts.

Answer

The Government has not published any guidance following the English Devolution White Paper on the election of governors to National Health Service foundation trusts.

The Model Election Rules set out the process by which governors are elected and are included in every NHS foundation trust's constitution. The NHS Foundation Trust Model Core Constitution, a copy of which is attached, published in 2013 by Monitor, now NHS England, requires NHS foundation trusts to comply with these rules.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7576
Session
2024-26
Attachment
Additional Document
Related items
Subjects
Governing bodies NHS trusts
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