NHS foundation trusts are public benefit corporations and have a governance structure that must include members, a membership council (or council of governors) and a board of directors. Our membership comprises patients, staff and members of the public that live in the communities in which we provide services.
The membership council is made up of elected and appointed/nominated governors. Elected governors are either:
- Public governors, elected by members of the public constituency
- Patient governors, elected by members of the patient constituency
- Staff governors, elected by the staff body
Appointed/nominated governors represent stakeholder organisations, all of which are specified in the constitution. Our current named stakeholder organisations are:
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
- London Borough of Islington
- College of Optometrists
- University College London (UCL)
A guide to the statutory roles of governors can be found under 'related documents' on the right hand side of the page.
Elected governors
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Robert Jones
Patient constituency
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Emily Brothers
Patient governor
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Andrew Clark
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire public constituency
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John Sloper
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire public constituency
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John Russell
North East London and Essex public constituency
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Robert Goldstein
North West London public constituency
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Kimberley Jackson
South West London public constituency
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Allan MacCarthy
South East London public constituency
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Anup Shah
Staff network sites
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Joy Sherifah Adesanya
Staff constituency: City Road
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Emmanuel Zuridis
South West London public constituency
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Sean Cooke
Public governor
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Ursula Smar
Patient governor
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Amit Arora
Staff governor
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Yasir Khan
Staff governor
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Dinesh Solanki
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Paul Murphy
North Central London public constituency
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Vijay Arora
North West London public constituency
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Suryanarayana Naga Subramanian
South East London public constituency
Nominated governors
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Ian Humphreys
College of Optometrists
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Santiago Bell-Bradford
Nominated governor, London Borough of Islington
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Tricia Smikle
Royal National Institute of Blind People
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Professor David Shanks
University College London
Additional resources
Membership council report can be found within the board papers.
Register of interests
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Name |
Job Title |
Interest Declared |
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John Sloper |
Public governor |
I am involved in unpaid voluntary work organsing internal conferences and other educational events |
|
Paul Murphy |
Public governor |
Nil |
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Vijay Arora |
Public governor |
Nil |
|
Robert Goldstein |
Public governor |
Nil |
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Ursula Smartt |
Patient |
Under the supervision of Professor Carlos Pavesio and his research team since 2013; takes part in clinical trials |
|
Robert Jones |
Patient |
Trustee of Moorfields Eye Charity |
|
Suryanarayana (aka Naga) Subramanian |
Public governor |
Nil |
|
Amit Arora |
Staff governor |
Nil |
|
Sean Cooke |
Public governor |
Nil |
|
Ian Humphreys |
Partnership |
Chief Executive The College of Optometrists |
|
Anup Shah |
Staff governor |
GP Partner Highview medical Centre, Clinical director Potters Bar Primary Care Network, Partner Primary Care Ophthalmology, Clinical Advisor Herts Valley CCG/ICP, Owner Orial Health Partners |
|
Andrew Clark |
Public governor |
Director of Prosilient Limited Company offering retail and business consultancy services |
|
John Russell |
Public governor |
Nil |
|
Allan MacCarthy |
Public governor |
Member of The Labour Party (don't hold any position in the organisation), Member of the Co-Operative Party (don't hold any position in the organisation), Honarary Alderman Royal Borough of Greenwich (honorific position not one of control and influence), Freeman City of London (honorific position not one of control and influence), Member Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Hold no position of any kind inlcuding any form of control or influence within or connected to this body in any way) |
|
Yasir Khan |
Staff governor |
Nil |
|
Dinesh Solanki |
Public governor |
Director Unical Ltd, Member Bentley Wood High School Trust |
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Santiago Bell-Bradford |
Local Authority |
Executvie member for inclusion economy, culture and jobs - Islington Council |
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Emily Brothers |
Patient |
Nil |
|
Emmanuel Zuridis |
Public governor |
Trustee of Hellenic Community Trust |
|
Tricia Smikle |
Partnership |
Senior Project Manager/Nominated Governor RNIB |
|
Kimberley Jackson |
Public governor |
Employee Eli Lilly & Company (Pharmaceutical Company) |
|
Joy Sherifah Adesanya |
Staff governor |
Nil |