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Our council of governors represent the interests of the communities we serve, and is made up of patients, public, staff and local public sector organisations.
Its role is to ensure the voice of our members, the public, patients and staff is used to inform our trust’s decisions and improve medical care and patient experience.
The council also acts as a source of ideas about how we can best provide healthcare services to meet the needs of members and the wider local community, and ensures we follow NHS values, principles and the terms of our provider licence.
Governors are not paid but reasonable expenses, which do not include loss of earnings, will be reimbursed for travel to meetings or other locations as part of their governor responsibilities.
Read our governors' travelling expenses document to find out more
Latest agenda and papers
Next council of governors meeting
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Formal Council of Governors' meeting
Event date and time: 28 July 2025, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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Formal Council of Governors' meeting
Event date and time: 27 October 2025, 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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Our council of governors:
- Work with our board to produce plans for the future development of our trust.
- Represent our members’ views.
- Receive copies of our annual accounts, auditor’s reports and annual reports at a public meeting.
- Agree the payment levels of non-executive directors (including the chairman).
- Appoint/remove the chairman, non-executive directors and our external auditor.
- Approve the appointment of the chief executive.
- Ensure our board acts in accordance with our trust’s identified aims and fulfils the requirements of NHS England.
- Act in an advisory capacity to contribute to the strategic direction of our trust.
- Adhere to our code of conduct.
- Attend meetings of the council of governors (four a year) as well as extraordinary council meetings and governor induction sessions.
- Attend the annual general meeting and any other meetings identified by the council.
Governors also have the opportunity to sit as observers on board committees, chair Medicine for Members' events and hold 'governors' surgeries' to engage with our members.
If you would like to contact the governors, please email our lead governor, Sneha Bedi, at rf-tr.
The council of governors is not responsible for the day-to-day running of our trust, which is the responsibility of our board.
Governor elections 2025
The voting period for the Council of Governors' election is now open – you can read the notice of poll.
There are four vacancies in the patient constituency, four in the public (Camden, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Hertfordshire) constituency and three in the staff constituency.
Eligible members will receive details via email or post on how to vote in the governor elections. If you do not receive this information, please contact: support
Voting will close at 5pm on Thursday 14 August. Successful candidates will start their terms on Wednesday 1 October.
Notice of poll
The following candidates remain validly nominated and elections will be held as follows:
| Patient constituency |
Declaration of interests Political Party membership |
Declaration of interests Financial or other interest |
| Joseph Adams | - | - |
| Enitan Aghadiuno | - | - |
| Stephen Cameron | - | - |
| Richard Helyer | - | - |
| Zenepe Murrizi | - | - |
| Prafulkumar Shah | - | - |
| Public (Camden, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Hertfordshire) constituency |
Declaration of interests Political Party membership |
Declaration of interests Financial or other interests |
| James Ball | - | - |
| Michael Bayes | - | - |
| Jennifer Boateng | - | - |
| Lee Callaghan | - | - |
| Stephen Colman | - | - |
| Soumilya Datta | - | - |
| Paula Dunn-Clarke | - | - |
| Michael Egbor | - | - |
| Neil Frost | - | - |
| Jyoti Gohel | - | - |
| Morwenna Ruth Abigail Haslam | - | - |
| David Hawley | - | - |
| Mustapha Ishola-Jimoh | Labour Party | - |
| Sohaila Jalinousnia | - | - |
| Dinesh Khetani | - | - |
| Melike Koymen | - | - |
| Satya Pal Mangla | - | - |
| Rosalind McLaren | Labour Party | - |
| Joao Luis Morais Silva Gomes Pereira | - | - |
| Kevin Morris | - | - |
| Valmira Murati | - | - |
| John Orr | - | - |
| Niaz Rahman | - | - |
| Rasheed Sadegh-Zadeh | - | - |
| Mohsen Saleh | - | - |
| Alistair Stuart | - | - |
| Abundance Oghenetejiri Temile | - | - |
| Larry Yesufu | Conservative Party | - |
| Jessica Zhu | - | - |
| Staff constituency |
Declaration of interests Political Party membership |
Declaration of interests Financial or other interests |
| Emmanuel Abeka | - | - |
| Julie Akorley | - | - |
| Olaniyi Alajiki | - | - |
| Theo Baron | - | - |
| Hakim Berrached | - | - |
| Alexandra Bidlake-Corser | - | - |
| Ayobami Victoria Brown | - | - |
| Paul Cockling | - | - |
| Paul Fletcher | - | - |
| Antke Hagena | - | - |
| Ghenadie Hancu | - | - |
| Jamal Hossain | - | - |
| Bibi Razeenat Idun | - | - |
| Kolawole Ilori | Conservative Party | - |
| Alam Noor Khan | - | - |
| Katie Knight | Green Party | - |
| Georgia Lucas | - | - |
| Jasmin Mathew | - | - |
| Lucy McDowall | - | - |
| Alexina Ofori | - | - |
| Onyekachi Ogbekile | - | - |
| Babatunde Ogunsugba | - | - |
| Eleanor Pinder | - | - |
| Jessica Potter | - | - |
| Sachin Rathod | - | - |
| Bianca Refualu | - | - |
| Tamara Reid | - | - |
| Larry Rosenthal | - | - |
| Behrouz Samadi | - | - |
| Chris Stacey | - | - |
| Clare Stephens | - | - |
| Elizabeth Twumasi | - | - |
| Laura Wurzal | - | - |
| Angela Zavadovschi | - | - |
Issue and Return of Ballot Papers and Voting Information
Voting information will be issued by email where possible. Ballot papers will be issued by post to other
members. All members will be able to vote online at www.mi-vote.com/secure/royalfree, using
the unique voter code provided in the email or printed on the ballot paper.
Members who receive a postal voting pack will also have the option of voting by post. All votes,
whether cast via the internet or by post, must be received by the Returning Officer by 5.00pm on
Thursday 14 August 2025.
The postal address for the return of completed ballot papers is Returning Officer, Mi-Voice,
Democracy Technology Ltd, The Arch Building, Gaters Mill, Mansbridge Road, West End, Southampton
SO18 3HW.
Lost Ballot Information
If a voter has not received his or her voting information email or ballot paper by Monday 4 August an
application may be made to the Returning Officer for a replacement.
Spoilt Ballot Papers
If a voter spoils their ballot paper, an application may be made to the Returning Officer for a
replacement. Replacement voting information may be issued by email until the close of poll.
Replacement ballot papers may be issued by post until 5.00pm on Wednesday 13 August 2025.
If you require replacement voting information, please contact support
023 8076 3987.
Contacting Candidates
The contact address for each of the above-named candidates is: c/o Returning Officer, Mi-Voice,
Democracy Technology Ltd, The Arch Building, Gaters Mill, Mansbridge Road, West End, Southampton
SO18 3HW or by email: support
Tony Slater, Returning Officer, 24 July 2025.
Our governors
Governors’ names and the constituency that elected them are held on a public register along with details of any potential conflict of interest — a political affiliation, for example.
- Details of all interests declared by our governors can be found in the council of governors' meeting papers
