WMAS Council of Governors Meeting Agenda – 29th July 2026

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 Aldcroft – West Mercia
  • Brenda Richards – Werst 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
  • Councillor Carol Littler – Dudley Council (Representing the Local Authority)

In Attendance

  • Anthony Marsh – Chief Executive Officer
  • Phil Higgins – Trust Secretary
  • Suzie Wheaton – Governor and Membership Engagement Manager
  • Julie Jasper – Non-Executive Director / Chair of Audit Committee

Agenda

Item 1

Welcome, apologies and Chairman’s announcements and changes to the Council of Governors – lead by the Chairman (Verbal)

Item 2

Declarations of Interest – lead by the Chairman (Paper 01)

  1. To declare any conflicts of interest members may have in any matters contained within the agenda
  2. To report any changes to the Register of Governors Interests for 2026/27

Item 3

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council Governors that took place on 6th May 2026 – lead by the Chairman (Paper 02)

Item 4

NED Renumeration (Verbal)

Item 5

Audit Committee Annual Report (Paper 03)

Annual Report of the Audit Committee will be circulated following its approval at Audit Committee on 22nd July – led by Julie Jasper

Item 6

Attendance Record – lead by the Chairman (Paper 04)

Item 7

Schedule of Business and Meeting Dates for the Council of Governors 2026 – lead by the Chairman (Paper 05)

Item 8

Any other urgent business notified to the Membership and Governor Engagement Officer in advance of the meeting – lead by the Chairman (Verbal).

Date of the next meeting

3rd September – Development Day

29th October – Council of Governors

Preferred means of contact:           

Suzie Wheaton – Governor and Membership Engagement Manager

[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:

  1. The absence was due to a reasonable cause; and
  2. The person will be able to start attending meetings of the Council of Governors again within such a period as the Chair considers reasonable.

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