NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester and Trafford

Governors and Members

Being a member of an NHS Foundation Trust means that you can have a real say, through your elected representatives (Governors), in shaping future services and strategic planning.

Become a member

We are committed to establishing a truly representative membership and welcome members from all backgrounds and protected characteristics, including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. This is not exclusive of other diverse backgrounds.

If you, a family member or friend is interested in becoming a public member of our Trust, please contact the Foundation Trust Membership Office by email at ft.enquiries@mft.nhs.uk or by telephone on 0161 276 8661.

Our Membership and Engagement Strategy

The Trust, supported and subsequently approved by its Council of Governors, has developed a Membership and Engagement Strategy. Its purpose is to outline how patients, carers, members of the public and the local communities we serve can become more involved by becoming members of our Trust.

The Strategy defines our membership community, outlining how we recruit, retain, engage, support and involve our membership, in addition to the methods used to facilitate effective member communication and how the Trust evaluates membership recruitment and engagement success.

A key element of the strategy, when undertaking public membership recruitment campaigns, is to house a public membership that is representative of the diverse communities the Trust serves by addressing identified shortfalls in the diversity of the Trust’s public membership profile.

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Our Council of Governors

Ann Balfour, Public Governor for Trafford Constituency
Ann BalfourPublic Governor for Trafford Constituency
Ashley Jones, Public Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Ashley JonesPublic Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Aysha Ahmad, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Aysha AhmadPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Carol Shacklady, Public Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Carol ShackladyPublic Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Chris Templar, Public Governor for Eastern Cheshire Constituency
Chris TemplarPublic Governor for Eastern Cheshire Constituency
Christopher Christopher, Staff Governor for Nursing and Midwifery
Christopher ChristopherStaff Governor for Nursing and Midwifery
Cllr Julie Reid, Nominated Governor – Manchester City Council
Cllr Julie ReidNominated Governor – Manchester City Council
Cllr Mike Cordingley, Nominated Governor – Trafford Borough Council
Cllr Mike CordingleyNominated Governor – Trafford Borough Council
Colin Owen, Public Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Colin OwenPublic Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Don Domitroff, Staff Governor for Non-Clinical and Support
Don DomitroffStaff Governor for Non-Clinical and Support
Dr Connie Chen, Public Governor for Trafford Constituency
Dr Connie ChenPublic Governor for Trafford Constituency
Dr Helen Burgess, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Helen BurgessPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Ivan Benett, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Ivan BenettPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Ivan BenettLead Governor
Dr Khadija Ali, Staff Governor for Medical and Dental
Dr Khadija AliStaff Governor for Medical and Dental
Dr Peter Gibson, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Peter GibsonPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Syed Nayyer Abidi MBE, DL, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Dr Syed Nayyer Abidi MBE, DLPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Harold Myers, Public Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Harold MyersPublic Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester
Jake Buckingham, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Jake BuckinghamPublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Lois DobsonNominated Governor - Youth Forum
Luke Carine, Staff Governor for Other Clinical
Luke CarineStaff Governor for Other Clinical
Lynn Moore, Public Governor for Manchester Constituency
Lynn MoorePublic Governor for Manchester Constituency
Nazir Choonara, Nominated Governor (Volunteer Services)
Nazir ChoonaraNominated Governor (Volunteer Services)
Prof. Manisha Kumar, Nominated Governor to Integrated Care System
Prof. Manisha KumarNominated Governor to Integrated Care System
Professor Anne-Marie Glenny, Nominated Governor - the University of Manchester
Professor Anne-Marie GlennyNominated Governor - the University of Manchester
Rev Charles Kwaku-Odoi DL BSc MSc, Nominated Governor - (Caribbean and African Health Network - CAHN)
Rev Charles Kwaku-Odoi DL BSc MScNominated Governor - (Caribbean and African Health Network - CAHN)
Rohina Oram, Nominated Governor - Manchester BME Network
Rohina OramNominated Governor - Manchester BME Network
Sarah Jones, Staff Governor for Nursing and Midwifery
Sarah JonesStaff Governor for Nursing and Midwifery
Stephen Smurthwaite, Public Governor for Rest of England and Wales
Stephen SmurthwaitePublic Governor for Rest of England and Wales
Vacant postPublic Governor for Rest of England and Wales
Vacant postPublic Governor for Rest of Greater Manchester

Our Board of Directors

Meet our governors in full