Derby City East

Sarah is an active member of the Deaf community and in Derby communities. Sarah has knowledge of deaf, deafness, hard of hearing and deaf blind people, and has a strong safeguarding awareness through her voluntary activities. She is a former counsellor and has years of experience working with a range of people including young people and the elderly community. In her former career as head of care Sarah worked with a range of people including deaf people with additional needs, staff from all backgrounds and she was responsible to ensure that all were safe and enable them to participate in their daily activities. Sarah is looking forward to representing Derby City Communities on the Council of Governors.

Tom welcomes the opportunity to give something back to his local community which he values being part of. His mother spent most of her working career as a nurse, as a father he watched his son being born in NHS care and personally has been a patient before so feels that he has a connection with the system. Tom wants to make sure that patients are the first priority ensuring that they receive effective care from caring, compassionate and committed staff. He will act as a critical friend and hold the Non-Executive Directors to account for the performance of the board, ensuring openness, transparency and honesty throughout the system, about matters of concern and effectively represent the interests of the members. Tom is passionate about being a governor and really wants to make a difference. He believes that the NHS is a pillar of our society and an integral part of our everyday lives. He also believes the NHS is an institution worth protecting and making sure it is in a constant state of evolution and improvement, and although the financial constraints of the NHS are well known, he wants to be a part of the process to help ensure its changes are managed with the best intentions.