Our core purpose is to work with people and lead communities in improving their mental and physical health and wellbeing for a better life; through delivering excellent and responsive prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and care.
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The Trust, following national guidance on keeping people safe during COVID-19, has stopped holding meetings in public during this time. Please note that future Council of Governors meetings are likely to be held virtually, but the agenda and papers will be available to view.
The next Council of Governors meeting will be on Tuesday 3 November, 2pm - 4.30pm. Agenda and papers are available to view online along with the link to join the meeting. You can view the papers for the meeting and find the link to join the meeting under the 2020 drop down menu below.
Derbyshire Healthcare prides itself on being open and honest with patients, staff, Trust members and the general public. If you would like to raise a question that is applicable to the agenda of a Council of Governors meeting, please email dhcft.membership@nhs.net in advance of the meeting.
Future Council of Governors meeting dates are in the events section of this website.
The Trust’s Council of Governors consists of 16 elected public and staff governors, alongside representatives from local partners and councils (known as appointed governors), totaling 28 members.
The Trust held its Annual Members Meeting virtually on Tuesday 1 September. Trust governors, members and interested members of the public were invited to attend and submit questions in advance. For more details about the Annual Members Meeting including downloading the presentation, see the Latest News page about the event.
The Council of Governors meet four times a year in public which Trust members are welcome to observe. View our Council of Governors papers by year by clicking on the drop-down list below.
You can submit a question to the Council of Governors by contacting the Membership office up to 48 hours before the meeting. If the Trust Chair believes the question is relevant to an item on the meeting's agenda, a response will be provided by the Council of Governors at the meeting. Email your question to the Membership office or telephone 01332 623723.
November 2020 agenda and papers - please note that this will be a virtual meeting, open to members of the public. Join the meeting via this link.
September 2020 agenda and papers
July 2020 agenda and papers
July 2020 ratified minutes
March 2020 agenda and papers
March 2020 ratified minutes
January 2020 agenda and papers
January 2020 ratified minutes
January 2019 agenda and papers
January 2019 minutes
March 2019 agenda and papers
March 2019 minutes
May 2019 agenda and papers
May 2019 minutes
July 2019 agenda and papers
July 2019 minutes
August 2019 agenda and papers
August 2019 minutes
September 2019 agenda and papers
September 2019 minutes
November 2019 agenda and papers
November 2019 minutes
For details of upcoming Council of Governors meetings, please see our events page.
January 2018 agenda and papers
January 2018 minutes
March 2018 agenda and papers
March 2018 minutes
May 2018 agenda and papers
May 2018 minutes
July 2018 agenda and papers
July 2018 minutes
September 2018 agenda and papers
September 2018 minutes
November 2018 agenda and papers
November 2018 minutes
January 2017 agenda and papers
January 2017 minutes
March 2017 agenda and papers
March 2017 minutes
May 2017 agenda and papers
May 2017 minutes
July 2017 agenda and papers
July 2017 minutes
September 2017 agenda and papers
Early October 2017 extraordinary meeting agenda and papers
Late October 2017 extraordinary meeting agenda and papers
November 2017 meeting agenda and papers
July 2016 agenda and papers
July 2016 minutes
September 2016 agenda and papers
September 2016 minutes
October 2016 extraordinary meeting minutes
November 2016 agenda and papers
November 2016 minutes
December 2016 agenda and papers
December 2016 minutes
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