Governor Elections 2025

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Election to the Council of Governors candidates have been declared. 

Voting will open on 12 September 2025 and the poll closes at 5pm on 2 October 2025.

It is hereby declared that elections are to be held in the following constituencies:

Public: Corby - 3 to elect. Candidates shown below:-

  1. Paul Balmer
  2. Gary Campbell
  3. David Harland
  4. Klaudia Plaskowicka
  5. Jayne Smith
  6. Andrew Watson
  7. Nipuna Weerasinghe

Public: Kettering - 1 to elect. Candidates shown below:-

  1. Stuart Hamilton
  2. Penny Owens
  3. Jehad Soliman
  4. Peter Woolliscroft

Staff - 1  to elect. Candidates shown below:-

  • Jayne Chambers
  • Vijay Garg
  • Oluseyi Ogunfusika
  • Oladimeji Ogunmola

Voting will open on 12 September 2025 and voting instructions will be distributed to qualifying members by email and by post.

Members who have received their voting instructions by post have the choice of casting their vote by returning the ballot paper by post or casting a vote online.

Members who have received their voting instructions by email can cast a vote online only.

Votes can be cast by returning the ballot paper by post to:
Civica Election Services
The Election Centre
33 Clarendon Road
LONDON N8 0NW

Votes can be cast online at the following website: www.cesvotes.com/KGH2025 

All votes must be received by the Independent Scrutineer (Civica Election Services), at the address or website, above no later than 5pm on 02 October 2025.

Inquiries about replacement ballot papers or voting instructions should be directed by 
telephone to the Returning Officer on 020 8889 9203 no later than 5pm on 30 September 
2025.

The contact address for each of these candidates is
C/O Ciara Hutchinson,
The Returning Officer,
Civica Election Services,
The Election Centre,
33 Clarendon Road,
London, N8 0NW

Email address is ftnominationenquiries@cesvotes.com 

Here is confirm from The Election Centre. Notice of Poll 2025 Council Of Governors September 2025.[pdf] 218KB

Governor Elections 2025 nominations now closed

Kettering General Hospital is calling for residents to have their say in the future of our hospital by standing for election as a Public Governor.  Nominations for one of 9 seats including a staff seat have now closed.  Please see the list of candidates who have put themselves forward. 

Statement of nominated candidates.pdf [pdf] 149KB
 
We wanted to attract candidates from all ethnicities, faiths, genders, ages, disabilities, and community groups, to ensure our local areas are well represented. This has been achieved and when voting opens, members of Kettering General Hospital will be able to read a wide range of candidates’ statements and decide who they wish to vote for.

Voting opens on the 12 September and closes 5pm, 2 October.

East Northants Lead Governor, Simon Baylis, said “Being a hospital Governor is a way of supporting your hospital by giving your community a voice. You can make a significant difference to Kettering General Hospital patients and their families by influencing the way services are developed and delivered”.

Adding, “The monthly meetings, plus a bit more if you wish, is time well spent. You will bring your life experience into the mix and no special qualifications are required”.

A key role of the Council of Governors is to hold the Non-Executive Directors, both individually and collectively, to account for the performance of the Board of Directors and to represent patients and staff. This is never more important for our hospital and NHS than now.
 
No experience or skills are necessary, and training and support is provided, including a laptop/iPad for NHS business only, along with reasonable expenses.
 
Governors must be able to commit to attend quarterly Council of Governor meetings with the opportunity to observe other key committees or meetings on a range of issues, depending on the time someone has available to contribute.
 
To vote in the elections, you first need to be a member of the Trust, where you will receive invitations to health talks, receive a monthly e-newsletter and benefit from discounts on many high street brands through the NHS Discount scheme. Meet our current governors.
 
For more information on becoming a member of voting, please contact Kettering General Hospitals Governor and member lead, at sue.broome@nhs.net, or phone Sue Broome on telephone number 0777 3658937.