Becoming a governor of an NHS foundation trust
Bob Price Director, Postgraduate awards in advancing healthcare practice, Open University, Milton Keynes and a public governor, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey
Nurses have a key role in the successful governance of NHS foundation trusts, either as staff governors or representatives of the public. This article explores the role of the governor in each of these contexts and indicates some of the opportunities and challenges of representing stakeholder interests.
Nursing Standard.
23, 40, 42-46.
doi: 10.7748/ns.23.40.42.s53
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