This is a message from Lead Governor and Public Governor for Bolsover, Denise Weremczuk, on behalf of the Council of Governors.

You will no doubt be aware that on 1st January we welcomed some new faces to the Council of Governors. 

The election results are in and we welcome back some familiar faces, one returning from 2009 and three brand new Public Governors. 

Norman Shaw won his seat as public governor for Chesterfield in December 2018, here are his thoughts on his first 12 months...

More than 50 of our membership gathered at the Royal’s Education Centre to find out more about what the Royal is doing to help patients who have suspected prostate cancer or who receive a Prostate cancer diagnosis

If you missed our Annual Members' Meeting on September 19th 2019 then you will find a full summary of the evening right here!

We welcomed four newcomers (three public and one staff) to the Council of Governors on January 2019, three public governors and one representing staff. Enough time has passed for us to find out how it’s all going, so we spoke to Frank Benison who represents Chesterfield.

Staff Governor Janice Smith provides a summary of the Council of Governors meeting that took place on Wednesday 6th February...

Two of our Governors are part of county-wide efforts to improve public engagement across the wider health communities.

An introduction to Ruth Bentley, our Staff Governor for the brand new Primary Care and Community Class...

Staff Governor Emma Bradley summarises the Council of Governors meeting from December 2018...

If you’ve got an interest in the Chesterfield Royal Hospital and keen to get involved in making a difference, have you considered becoming a Public Governor?

Innovative ways of working and change for improvement were the order of the day as the Royal showcased its Listening into Action projects as part of its Annual Members Meeting in September.