Powers The Trust has all the powers of an NHS foundation trust as set out in the 2006 Act. All the powers of the Trust shall be exercised by the Board of Directors on behalf of the Trust. Any of the powers of the Trust may be delegated to a committee of Directors or to an Executive Director in accordance with this Constitution and the Standing Orders of the Board of Directors. Members and constituencies Constituencies The Trust has three Constituencies, namely: 6.1.1.1 the Public Constituency; and 6.1.1.2 the Staff Constituency; and 6.1.1.3 the Patient Constituency. Public Constituency Subject to paragraph 6.5 an individual is eligible to become a member of the Public Constituency and therefore a Public Constituency Class if he: 6.2.1.1 lives in the area specified for that Public Constituency Class in the corresponding entry in column 2 of Annex 1; 6.2.1.2 is not a member of another Public Constituency Class; 6.2.1.3 is not eligible to become a member of the Staff Constituency; and 6.2.1.4 is at least 12 years old at the time of their application to be a Member. Those individuals who are eligible to be members of the Public Constituency Classes are referred to collectively as the “Public Constituency”. An eligible individual shall become a Member upon entry to the membership register pursuant to an application by them. On receipt of an application for Membership and subject to being satisfied that the applicant is eligible the Trust Secretary shall cause the applicant’s name to be entered in the Trust’s register of Members. The minimum number of Members of each Public Constituency Class is set out in column 3 of Annex 1.
Powers The Trust has all the powers of an NHS foundation trust as set out in the 2006 Act. All the powers of the Trust shall be exercised by the Board of Directors on behalf of the Trust. Any of the powers of the Trust may be delegated to a committee of Directors or to an Executive Director in accordance with this Constitution and the Standing Orders of the Board of Directors. Members and constituencies Constituencies The Trust has three Constituencies, namely: 6.1.1.1 the Public Constituency; and 6.1.1.2 the Staff Constituency; and 6.1.1.3 the Patient Constituency. Public Constituency Subject to paragraph 6.5 an individual is eligible to become a member of the Public Constituency and therefore a Public Constituency Class if he: 6.2.1.1 lives in the area specified for that Public Constituency Class in the corresponding entry in column 2 of Annex 1; 6.2.1.2 is not a member of another Public Constituency Class; 6.2.1.3 is not eligible to become a member of the Staff Constituency; and 6.2.1.4 is at least 12 years old at the time of their application to be a Member. Those individuals who are eligible to be members of the Public Constituency Classes are referred to collectively as the “Public Constituency”. An eligible individual shall become a Member upon entry to the membership register pursuant to an application by them. On receipt of an application for Membership and subject to being satisfied that the applicant is eligible the Trust Secretary shall cause the applicant’s name to be entered in the Trust’s register of Members. The minimum number of Members of each Public Constituency Class is set out in column 3 of Annex 1.
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