In this section
Governors welcome the views and opinions of members, patients and the public, and it’s a key part of their role to consider and share them with the Board of Directors. Areas of particular focus to Governors are in relation to the Trust’s performance and future plans, with Governors being responsible for representing the views of members, the public and the communities that the Trust serves.
Governors are also encouraged to feed information back to members and the public about how the Trust is performing and help to keep them up to date with developments at MFT. Regular updates are provided to our members and the public via the Trust’s membership newsletter and our Governor and Membership webpages.
Members and the public are also encouraged to contact Governors and attend membership events/meetings in order to share their views and opinions. Governors can be contacted by contacting the Foundation Trust Membership Office in the following ways:
- Post: Freepost Plus RRBR-AXBU-XTZT, MFT NHS Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
- Phone: 0161 276 8661 (office hours 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday; answering machine outside these hours)
- E-mail: FT.enquiries@mft.nhs.uk
Important Information: Governors do not have an operational role and if you have a specific concern, complaint or compliment, please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).
Meet Our Governors
We have 32 Elected and Nominated Governors on our Council of Governors, the majority of whom (24 out of 32) are directly elected from and by our members in the following five Public Constituencies and four Staff Classes:
See our full list of Governors here
Public Constituencies:
- Manchester which has 7 Public Governors
- Trafford which has 2 Public Governors
- Eastern Cheshire which has 1 Public Governor
- Rest of Greater Manchester which has 5 Public Governors
- Rest of England & Wales which has 2 Public Governors
Staff Classes:
ELECTED GOVERNORS
The Council of Governors elects a fellow Governor to become their Lead Governor, currently taken up by Dr Ivan Benett, Public Governor for Manchester.
Lead Governor
Dr Ivan Benett
See BioPublic Governor for Eastern Cheshire Constituency
Chris Templar
See BioStaff Governor for Medical & Dental
Dr Khadija Ali
See Bio
NOMINATED GOVERNORS
We also have 8 Nominated (appointed) Governors on our Council of Governors from the following organisations: