Following its governor elections, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has announced who will sit on its Governors Council.

Three new public governors have been appointed in Allerdale and in Carlisle, one new governor was appointed. In North East England and Yorkshire, one new governor was appointed.

The successful candidates are:

New Public Governors:

•         Linda Vance, Public Allerdale

•         Edward Cooper – Public Allerdale

•         Michael Donnelly – Public Allerdale

•         Spandan Bandyopadhyay – Public Carlisle

•         Peter Bowyer – Public North East England and Yorkshire

•         Leila Platt – Public Furness and South Lakeland (uncontested)

New Staff Governors:

•         Paul Blenkharn, Staff Governor, Carlisle and Eden

•         Mark Harper, Staff Governor, Carlisle and Eden

•         Sarmad Al-juboori, Staff Governor, Allerdale and Copeland

Governors who were re-elected:

•         Eric Martlew – Public Carlisle

•         Jacqueline Nicol – Public Eden (uncontested)

Dr Stephen Singleton, the Trust’s Chair, said: “We’d like to thank everyone who showed an interest in becoming a governor of our Trust, and everyone who voted. Our Governors Council has a crucial role in connecting with our communities, as they represent the views of local people and give them a voice, providing us with a vital link to the people we serve.

“I’d like to congratulate the successful candidates who will be joining the Trust and those who have been re-elected. They all possess valuable experience and knowledge that will be useful to the Trust, the Board and our communities. The senior leadership team look forward to working closely with them.”

The new governors are in post from October 1 when they joined the existing public, staff and appointed governors currently in post. Their role will be to represent the views of local people about the Trust’s services and contribute to plans at Governors Council meetings.

Governors have a number of statutory duties, including the appointment of external auditors, appointment of non-executive directors, including the chair, and agreeing their levels of remuneration, the new governors’ terms of office will be for three years.

For more details about becoming a member call 01228 603761 or email the membership office on AskYourGovernor@ncic.nhs.uk