Membership
- Prof Ian Cumming – Chairman of the Board of Directors
Public Constituency Governors
- Peter Brookes – Birmingham
- Khalid Ali – Birmingham
- Dave Murray – Black Country
- Anthony Bradley – Black Country
- John Davies – Coventry and Warwickshire
- Brian Murray – Coventry and Warwickshire
- Roy Alcroft – West Mercia
- Brenda Richards – West Mercia
- Eileen Cox – Staffordshire
- Robin Cooke – Staffordshire
Staff Constituency Governors
- Sarah Lawson – Emergency and Urgent Operational Staff
- John Auerbach – Emergency and Urgent Operational Staff
- Inderpal Sidhu – Non-Emergency Operational Staff
- Matt Brown – Support Staff
- Duncan Spencer – Emergency Operation Centre Staff
Appointed Governors
- Dave Fitton – Community First Responder Regional Forum
- Coun Ed Lawrence – Dudley Council (Representing the Local Authorities)
In Attendance
- Phil Higgins – Trust Secretary
- Suzie Wheaton – Governor and Membership Engagement Officer
All attendees to this meeting must be aware that minutes will be made accessible to members of the public on the Trust’s website, and that access may be given to all minutes and associated documents under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
Agenda
| Agenda items, leads and paper numbers | |||
| Item No | Description | Lead | Paper No / Comments |
| 1 | Welcome, apologies and Chairman’s announcements and changes to the Council of Governors | Chairman | Verbal |
| 2 | Declarations of Interest a) To declare any conflicts of interest members may have in any matters contained within the agenda b) To report any changes to the Register of Governors Interests for 2025/26 | Chairman | Paper 01 |
| 3 | To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council of Governors that took place on 30th July 2025 | Chairman | Paper 02 |
| 4 | Chief Executive Officer Report | Chief Executive Officer | Verbal |
| 5 | Winter Plan | Chief Executive Officer | Verbal |
| 6 | 10 Year Plan | Vivek Khashu | Verbal |
| 7 | Governor Updates | All | Verbal |
| 8 | Governor Self-Assessment | Suzie Wheaton | Verbal |
| 9 | Attendance Record | Chairman | Paper 03 |
| 10 | Schedule of Business and Meeting Dates for the Council of Governors 2026 | Chairman | Paper 04 |
| 11 | Any Other Urgent Business notified to The Membership and Governor Engagement Manager in advance of the meeting | Chairman | Verbal |
Date of the next meeting: 12th February at 11am
Preferred means of contact: Suzie Wheaton – Governor and Membership Engagement Officer – [email protected]
Constitution of West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
Pursuant to Annex 6, Standing Order 4.18:
Any meeting of the Council of Governors shall only be quorate if one third of the total number of Governors is present Pursuant to Annex 5, Appendix 3, Section 6 of the Constitution:
If a Governor fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Council of Governors in any rolling year period they shall cease to hold office unless the Chair is satisfied that:
- The absence was due to a reasonable cause; and
- The person will be able to start attending meetings of the Council of Governors again within such a period as the Chair considers reasonable.