Our Council of Governors

The Council of Governors, led by our Chair, is made up of elected members of the public, staff and representatives from partner organisations.

Governors are responsible for ensuring the views of our diverse local communities and members are considered in decisions about how we develop our services. They meet four times a year. Click here to find out more about Council of Governor meetings.

Meet our current governors

Our governors represent the five local constituencies, along with representation from the rest of England, our staff and appointed from local councils.

Governors from Bury

Clive Brown
Derek Rowley
Atta Hanfi
Marion Atkinson

Governors from Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale

Sohail Ahmad
Eileen Stapleton
Ken Hall
Jav Rehman

Governors from Oldham

John Starkey
Norma Bewley
Karen Williams
Mohammed Naveed

Governors from Stockport

Brian Wild
Mary Foden
Paul Carter
Irene Harris

Governors from Tameside and Glossop

Jean Hurlston
John Reddy
Wendy Hartley
Julie Hughes

Governor from the rest of England

Aderonke Apata

Staff Governors

Dr Jaco Nel - medical
Ellie Mackle - unregistered nurses, health and social care professionals
Julia Nicholson – corporate and support
Mo Brown – registered health and social care professionals
Lynn Burton - registered health and social care professionals
Yasmine Khaliq – registered nurses
Mike Lloyd – registered nurses

Appointed Governors

Bury Council - Vacant
Oldham Council - Cllr. Norman Briggs
Rochdale Council - Cllr. Peter Joinson
Stockport Council - Vacant
Tameside Council - Cllr. Jackie Lane