NHS Foundation Trusts: Public Appointments
Commons · Question 15176 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Aug 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of transferring responsibility for appointing NHS Foundation Trust Chairs and Non-Executive Directors from locally elected governors to cen
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 19 Aug 2026
Governors at the 141 National Health Service foundation trusts are currently responsible for appointing their trusts’ chairs and non-executive directors. Subject to the will of Parliament, the Health Bill will transfer this power to my Rt. Hon. Friend, th...