{"value":{"id":1876216,"askingMemberId":5335,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-01-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","uin":"109457","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether foundation trusts will retain the option to maintain councils of governors under the 10 Year Health Plan for England.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4444,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-02-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Council of Governors at National Health Service foundation trusts have a range of statutory roles and powers including representing the views of local populations, staff, and other stakeholders to the foundation trusts’ board.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of the Council of Governors forms part of the wider 10-Year Health Plan’s aim to ensure that hospitals put patient experiences and outcomes at the heart of their decision-making. While governors have provided helpful advice and oversight for some foundation trusts, we now need to move to a more dynamic model of drawing on patient, staff, and stakeholder insight.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of the Council of Governors will require primary legislation which the Government will bring forward when Parliamentary time allows.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"NHS Foundation Trusts: Governing Bodies","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1876216","method":"GET"}]}