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I know what need s to be done and hopfully my roll if I get in,but that is not what I was asked,Howard asked " Do the Governors have have any real power,"I could have lied and said yes,but I am many things but lieing is not one of them,I do not know what if any that a public Governor has,because I have not been one. Looking at the Booket I have ,"The Council of governors has no statutory authority over the operatationl management of the foundation trust,they are not involved in the day to day running of the trust nor setting budgets or staff pay,cannot veto or over -rule decisions made by the board of directors.do not inspect the Trust services. The roll of a governor,is Governors must act in the best interests of the NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. The
council of governors should hold the board of directors collectively to account for the performance of the trust.
(1)ensuring the board of directors acts so that the NHS trust does not breach the terms of its authorisation.
(2)Governors are responsible for regularly feeding back information about the trust,its vision and its performace to the constituencies and the stakeholder organisations that either elected them or appointed them.
Governors statutory roles. Appointing,removing and deciding the terms of office of the chair and other non-exective directors, and approving the appointment of the chief exective.
Reviewing the annual accounts, auditors report and annual report at a general; meeting.
appointing and removing the auditor.
And express a view on the boards forward plan.There is alot more to go with that,but yes they do have powers as you can see.