Membership Matters

The voting process for our 2021 Governor Elections has taken place and we are able to reveal the results.

We have been able to welcome a number of new Governors from the turn of the year but in the case of one new Public Governor, it’s a case of ‘welcome back’!

A number of seats were contested in 2020, one of which was won by Graham Paling who became one of two new representatives for Bolsover, taking his seat on the Council of Governors at the very beginning of 2021.

Norman Shaw is Public Governor for Chesterfield and answered a ‘call to arms’ that he received as part of his involvement with Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

Our Lead Governor, Denise Weremczuk, has stepped down as Lead Governor following her third and final term as Public Governor for Bolsover - here's her recollection of nine years representing her community on the Council of Governors...

On 1st January 2021 we said goodbye to Public Governor for Bolsover Denise Weremczuk...Margaret Rotchell will pick up the role of Lead Governors and here she is with a few words...

Two of our Public Governors have represented the Royal at the annual NHS Providers Governor Focus Conference in November.

You have until 5th November to put yourself forwards as a nominee to become a Public Governor.

We found a different way of holding the Annual Members Meeting in public, a digital solution that you can read more about and watch again/catch up here...

Colleagues, communities, care and COVID - A reflection on the past four and a half months from Helen Phillips, Chair of Chesterfield Royal Hospital

The Chesterfield Royal Hospital has been backing the ‘Here to Help’ campaign, designed to encourage you to use the Trust’s services when you need them to look after your health.

We’ve heard a lot from your Public Governors about what they do across the Trust so we’re now going to hear from one of our Staff Governors about how GP services have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic...

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.