Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for our activities and gives the overall direction and aims for the organisation The Board’s role is to direct and control the organisation in the public interest and is tasked with ensuring accountability to the public.
Our board is made up of a part-time Non-Executive Chairman and seven Non-executive Directors drawn from the local community and six Executive Directors, headed by the Chief Executive. Details of executive director remuneration are published in our Annual report.
We have what is termed a unified board made up of appointed non executive and executive directors. All the Board members take collective responsibility for the Board’s decisions and performance.
Executive directors are appointed by the Board of Directors and non-executive directors are appointed by the Council of Governors.
The main functions of the Board of Directors are to:
- establish strategic direction, aims and values
- ensure accountability to the public
- assure that the Trust is managed with integrity
In order to ensure the strategy is delivered and that the Trust achieves its aims, the Board of Directors has to:
- allocate resources and monitor organisational and executive performance
- delegate operational matters to management
- oversee senior management arrangements and appointments
- understand and manage risk
Standards of Conduct
Non Executive Directors are governed by the Codes of Conduct and Accountability and Executive Directors by the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers. All members of the Board of Directors subscribe to the seven principles of conduct in public life (known as the Nolan principles):
- Selflessness
- Integrity
- Objectivity
- Accountability
- Openness
- Honesty
- Leadership
Trust Board Terms of Reference
Download the Trust Board Terms of Reference .
Register of interests
To see the register of interests for the Trust Board, go to Register of Interests.
Conflicts of interest
NHS England has published guidance on declaring Conflicts of Interest which is applicable to all staff members at the Trust. To view declarations of interest for Trust staff members made under this guidance go to https://nnuh.mydeclarations.co.uk