Membership
- Prof. Ian Cumming – Chair of the Board of Directors
- Prof. Alex Hopkins – Deputy Chair
- Anthony C. Marsh – Chief Executive (Accounting Officer for the Trust)
- Karen Rutter – Director of Finance
- Caron Eyre – Executive Director of Nursing
- Alex Walling / Cameron Penwill – Bishop Flemming – Trust Auditors
Public 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
- Vacant – 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
- Cllr. Carol Littler – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Representing the Local Authorities)
Board Members
- Mushtaq Khan – Non-Executive Director
- Mohammed Fessal – Non-Executive Director
- Suzanne Banks – Non-Executive Director
- Julie Jasper – Non-Executive Director
- Sukhjeeven Nat – Non-Executive Director
- Dr Richard Steyn – Medical Director
- Vivek Khashu – Strategy and Engagement Director
- Murray MacGregor – Communications Director
- Carla Beechey – Director of People
- Nathan Hudson – Chief Operating Officer
- Aidan Brown – Service Transformation & Patient Safety Director
In Attendance
- Phil Higgins – Trust Secretary
- Suzie Wheaton – Membership and Governor Engagement Manager
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
Item 1
Welcome, Introductory Remarks by the Chairman and current Membership figures – lead by the Chair (verbal)
Item 2
Apologies Received – lead by the Chair (Verbal)
Item 3
Declarations of Interest – lead by the Chair (Paper 01 – Declarations of Interest and Paper 02 – Register of Interests)
3a) To declare any conflicts of interest members may have in any matters contained within the agenda
3b) To note the Registers of Interest for the Board of Directors and the Council of Governors
Item 4
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Foundation Trust that took place on Wednesday 30 July 2025 – lead by the Chair (Paper 03)
Item 5
The Chief Executive Officer to present the Annual Report for the period 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 and also the future service development plans of the Foundation Trust – lead by the Chief Executive Officer (Presentation)
Item 6
The Director of Finance to present the Annual Accounts for the period 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 – lead by the Director of Finance (Presentation)
Item 7
To receive a report from the Auditors on the Annual Report and Accounts of West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust – lead by Auditor, Bishop Flemming (Presentation)
Item 8
To present performance against the contents of the 2025/265 Quality Account and the priorities for the 2026/27 Quality Account – lead by Director of Nursing (Presentation)
Item 9
Report from the Lead Governor to the membership on behalf of the Council of Governors – lead by the Lead Governor (Verbal)
Item 10
Opportunity for the Governors, Membership, and the Public to ask questions on the reports made at the Annual Meeting (Verbal)
Item 11
Close of the Annual Meeting of the Membership – lead by the Chair (Verbal)
Date of the next Annual Meeting: 28 July 2027