Board of Governors

The Board of Governors are elected by the members of our foundation trust or are appointed by our partner organisations.

Elections to the Board of Governors are held every year and governors are usually elected for a three-year term which starts on 1st February (the date we were authorised as a Foundation Trust). Elected governors can only be re-elected twice and stand for a maximum of nine years.

If you would like to contact the governors, please email governors@nwmhp.nhs.uk

Public Governors
		Robert Ashton Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2011 (for one year) Robert works extensively in the mental health field as a paid facilitator and as a volunteer, winning funding for local initiatives. He is a trustee of Norfolk Community Foundation and a non-executive director of SFEDI (Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative). He also leads a local anti-stigma group, Stuff Stigma! Robert is a member, and former chair, of the Marketing sub-group.
		Malcolm Bedingfield Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2009 Malcolm was first elected in 2008, and during his first term has met many members to get to know their views and needs regarding mental health issues. He has considerable experience as a carer, having looked after his wife for over 15 years. Malcolm is a member of many local organisations, including Bungay Town Council and youth groups. Malcolm is a member of the Nominations Committee, and the Communication between the Boards and Marketing sub-groups.
		Tony Betts Elected 2010 Tony has worked in the HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office, helping other government departments, local government and the NHS. He ran a successful partnership with private sector organisations for 10 years, which operated in over 40 countries, and is also a member of a private sector ethics committee. Tony has personal experience of mental health services through family and friends. Tony is a member of the Strategic Planning sub-group.
		Pauline Elliott Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2010 Pauline was first elected in 2008, and during her first term provided voluntary support and training for service users, carers and professionals. She has experience of caring for a parent with dementia and working with the Alzheimer's Society. Pauline is a member of the Board of Governors' Code of Conduct, Education Programme and Marketing sub-groups. Pauline also represents the governors at the Board of Directors' Charitable Funds Committee.
		Tony Jackson - Lead Governor Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2010 Tony was first elected in 2008 and during his first time was actively involved in many issues of mental health and wellbeing in the community, including co-chairing the stakeholder events for the Quality Accounts. Tony was vice chair of norcas and was a member of the Independent Monitoring Board for Norwich Prison. Tony was elected as the Lead Governor for the trust in November 2009. Tony is the chair of the Strategic Planning sub-group
		Jacqueline Middleton Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2010 Jacqueline was first elected in 2008, and during her first term has helped promote communication with the community. Jacqueline is a member of the Nominations Committee.
		Sheila Preston Elected 2009 Sheila is the current chair of the trust's Carers' Council, as well as attending other meetings both inside and outside the trust to share her experiences of being a carer. She runs her own business as an artist. Sheila is a member of the Nominations Committee, and the Communication between the Boards and Marketing sub-groups.
		Maggie Prettyman Elected 2008, Re-elected 2011 (for one year) Maggie has been involved with health and social care for over 20 years, and works in regulation and inspection of care homes to improve person-centred care. She has worked to overcome multi-cultural and ethnic challenges. Maggie is the chair of the Marketing sub-group and the vice-chair of the Code of Conduct sub-group.
		Pat Southgate Elected 2010 Pat is an experienced Public Health Nurse in West Norfolk, supporting service users and carers. Pat has worked at strategic levels within local and national organisations, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Pat is a member of the Communication between the Boards and Marketing sub-groups of the Board of Governors.
		Andy Street Elected 2011
		Marion Swan Elected 2008, Re-elected 2011 (for one year) Marion is a retired general nurse with experience of caring in a personal and professional role, nursing in both hospitals and prisons. Marion has also worked as a volunteer with several organisations. Marion is the chair of the Education Programme sub-group and is a member of the Communication between the Boards sub-group.
		John Walker Elected 2010 John's experience with clients with a wide range of mental health issues, through training, recruiting and supporting volunteers. John supports people with mental health or learning disabilities in Suffolk Police Stations and is a member of the Voluntary & Community Sector Mental Health Providers' Forum for Suffolk. John is a member of the Code of Conduct sub-group of the Board of Governors.

Service User Governors
		Malcolm Blowers Elected 2011 (for one year)
		Stephen Fletcher Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2011 (for one year) Stephen has been a service user for some time now, and currently chairs the trust's Service Users' Council which has strong links with the Board of Governors. Stephen is also a member of the Nominations Committee.
		Hilary Pegg Elected 2011 (for one year)
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Carer Governors
		Kate Pace Elected 2011 (for one year)
		Mary Rose Roe Elected 2010 Mary Rose has a background in mental health social work and counselling, and attends the trust's Carers' Council to help promote the valuable contribution that carers make the understanding and care of those for whom they care Mary Rose is a member of the Nominations Committee.


Staff Governors
		Dr Neil Ashford Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2011 (for one year) Neil is a consultant old age psychiatrist, who has worked in the trust for over 20 years. He has also been a trade union representative at local, regional and national level for the last 15 years. Neil is the chair of the Code of Conduct sub-group
		Dr Duncan Double Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2009 Duncan is a consultant adult psychiatrist who has worked within the trust since 1996, and was first elected in 2008. Duncan is also an honorary senior lecturer at UEA medical school. Duncan is the vice-chair of the Strategic Planning sub-group and a member of the Education Programme sub-group.
		Dr Rebecca Horne Elected 2011 (for one year)
		Dr Karen O'Sullivan Elected 2008 - Re-elected 2010 Karen is an associate specialist in old age psychiatry and has worked for the Trust since 2000, and was elected in 2008. She is a member of the Nominations Committee and the Education Programme sub-groups.

Partner Governors
		Pip Coker - Julian Housing Support Appointed March 2008 Pip is the Chief Executive for Julian Housing Support Ltd, having previously worked for Norfolk Probation Service
		Cathy Craig - Suffolk County Council Appointed November 2010 Cathy is the head of adult services for Suffolk County Council
		Rosie Doy - University of East Anglia Appointed October 2011 Rosie is the Senior Lecturer & Deputy Head of School and Director of Post-Registration and Post-Graduate Studies at UEA
		Dave Gooda - Broadland Meridian Appointed December 2010
		Jeff Halliwell - NHS Norfolk Appointed May 2011 Jeff was formerly Managing Director at Bernard Matthews in Norfolk. Before that he held a number of senior leadership posts with international companies such as Mars, Northern Foods, and Colgate-Palmolive. He is an Independent Governor of the University of Bedfordshire, and a Trustee and Director of the national charity, Shaw Trust.
		Cllr Brian Hannah - Norfolk County Council Appointed April 2011 Brian has lived in Sheringham for more than 60 years and has been a county councillor since 2001. Brian is now retired but spent many years working as a prison officer in Norfolk. He has had a wide range of experience across the council and his previous roles have included Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group and Liberal Democrat lead on Planning issues. Brian devotes much of his time to working on Community Safety and Community Pride and supporting vulnerable young people and parents. He is currently Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the Police Authority and the Council's restorative justice champion. Brian is very active in the community and other roles he has taken up locally include: District councillor for North Norfolk since 1997, Member of Sheringham Town Council and Beeston parish council, Chair of Northern Pupil Referral Unit, School governor at Sheringham High and Sheringham Primary, Member of Sheringham Sports Association, Chair of Sheringham in Bloom, and work with the Sheringham Youth Club
		ACC Kevin Wilkins - Norfolk Constabulary Appointed February 2008 Kevin Wilkins began his career with Norfolk Constabulary in 1976 in Swaffham before moving to Norwich, and has a wide experience of both urban and rural operational policing in the county having undertaken a variety of roles at all levels. In 2004 he formed a new police headquarters in Wymondham to focus on improving customer service, developing a new Contact Centre and the Force Control Room. Following an extended period as Acting Deputy Chief Constable from August 2006 to August 2007, Kevin is now Assistant Chief Constable with responsibility for the Customer Services Portfolio, Citizen Focus, including Criminal Justice and Communications and Public Affairs. Kevin is a member of the Nominations Committee.
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