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About being an NHS Foundation Trust | Who can become a member? | Becoming a governor | The road to authorisation
About being an NHS Foundation Trust
We have been authorised as an NHS Foundation Trust. This means that our Board of Directors is accountable to local people, who are represented by elected members on our Governance Board.
We remain part of the NHS and subject to the same national standards and inspections.
We are monitored by an independent regulator, Monitor.
We have some financial freedoms that NHS Trusts do not.
Find the latest news and developments in the 2012 edition of Torbay Hospital News and Annual Review [PDF]
Latest news
- 26 Feb 2013: Notice of Election
- 20 Jan 2012: Final report of voting
- 17 Nov 2011: Statement of Nominated Candidates
- Press release 22 Mar 2011: Could you be a voice for your community?
- 26 Oct 2010: Statement Of Nominated Candidates [PDF 50KB]
- Press release 22 Sep 2010: Could you be a voice for your community?
- Press release 21 Apr 2010: Hospital Trust Appoints Lead Governor
- Press release 19 Jan 2010: Another Teignbridge Representative Sought for Election to Hospital Governance Board
- Press release 4 Nov 2008: Six Teignbridge Residents Standing for Three Seats on Hospital Trust's Board
- Press release 25 Sep 2008: NHS Foundation Trust Looks Back at Successful First Year
- Press release 15 Sep 2008: Chance to Represent Your Community on Hospital Governance Board
- Press release 6 Dec 2007: Seven Elected to Hospital Trust's Governance Board
- Press release 13 Sep 2007: Could You be a Voice for Your Community?
- Press release 12 Sep 2007: NHS Foundation Trust Hosts First Annual Member Meeting
- Press release 29 Mar 2007: First Meeting of NHS Foundation Trust Governance Board
- Press release 1 Mar 2007: Hospital Joins NHS Foundation Elite
Who can become a member?
Becoming a member just means joining our register of members. There's no membership fee and no obligation to do anything. It's simply about the right to be involved.
Find out how to become a member, click here
In return, each member will be:
- supplied information about Torbay Hospital
- sent ballot papers so they can vote in the representatives of their choice to watch over the running of Torbay Hospital
- asked by the Trust about their views on future plans.
Almost anyone living in the South Devon area served by Torbay Hospital is eligible to become a Foundation member. You can register by simply calling the Trust's Foundation Office on 01803 655705 and leaving your contact details.
You will then automatically have voting rights in the elections to choose representatives to sit on the Governance Board, to oversee the management of Torbay Hospital for the local community. There are very few exclusions to membership, but you must be at least 16 years old. We want our membership to be inclusive and equitable across the area we serve and across age and social groups.
Members receive regular information about healthcare issues affecting Torbay Hospital, are invited to give us their views on plans for the future development of the NHS Foundation Trust and its services, and - to make sure their views are heard - are able to vote for a member of their choice to represent their views on our Governance Board and influence who is appointed to the top jobs to run Torbay Hospital. They can even put themselves forward to be selected as a member representative, known as a governor, if they wish to.
Becoming a governor
Can I represent members?
If you are a member of the NHS Foundation Trust you have the right, if you wish, to stand for election to the Council of Governors or apply for appointment as a non-executive director - including the chair - of the NHS Foundation Trust.
Please see our Council of Governors page for more details.
The road to authorisation
- Press release 19 Jun 2006: South Devon Chooses its Representatives for Aspiring NHS Foundation Trust
- Press release 1 Jun 2006: Postal Ballot this Month for NHS Foundation Trust
- Press release 18 Jan 2006: Step Closer to NHS Foundation Trust
- Press release 19 Nov 2004: High Sign-Up Rate For NHS Foundation Trust
- Press release 26 Jul 2004: Determination To Reach NHS Foundation Trust Status
- Press release 8 Jun 2004: Hospital Trust is Keen to Enlist Local Interest in its Future
- It's Your Hospital... now have your say - [PDF 380KB]
- Letter from Chairman to recent patients - [PDF 20kb]
Consultation on becoming an NHS Foundation Trust
A 10-week consultation was held in 2004:
- Outcome of Public Consultation - [PDF 380KB]
- Press release 20 May 2004: Consultation Response
- Press release 16 Mar 2004: Find out about Torbay Hospital's Potential Bid
- Press release 18 Feb 2004: Consultation on becoming an NHS Foundation Trust
Further information:
Links:
- Monitor
- Choosing Torbay Hospital: Performance and standards
- Annual Report and Service Development Strategy [PDF 519kb]