Appointed by Devon County Council.   Phillip is an elected County Councillor representing East Devon and has been a member of the RD&E Council of Governors since 2018.

Appointed on behalf of the University of Exeter, from October 2016.

Barbara was elected in September 2017. She has worked in the NHS and now works in governance in Further Education. She is a Trustee at Hospiscare and former governor at Exeter College.

Christopher was elected in September 2014 and re-elected in 2016 for a further three years. Christopher has been an owner of a general dental practice, as well as a Managing Director of a limited company specialising in dental material research. Christopher was Chairman of a government-sponsored group (SW-Smart) of research companies. Christopher lives in Tiverton.

Cynthia lives in Willand. She has had wide nursing experience, including ten years as a district nursing sister. She has also held University teaching and research posts in London and Reading. She has a MSc. in Care, Policy and Management.

Cynthia was elected in September 2016 for a term of 3 years, but has previously held a Governor role being elected in 2008, re-elected in 2011 and was a member many different committees.

Cllr Douglas Hull  lives in Axminster and was elected in September 2016 for a term of 3 years. He has served on Town, District and County Councils in East Devon over the course of the last fifty years.

Faye was elected in September 2016 for a term of three years. Faye lives in Exeter and is a retired nurse, midwife, Supervisor of Midwives and Associate Professor of Midwifery for the University of Plymouth.  She was responsible to the university for the education and practice of midwives across the southwest peninsula. Faye has been a senior manager at the RD&E for two years and at Plymouth University for over 20 years.  She was initially the Head of School for the Health Professions which included Dietetics, Midwifery, Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.

She also chaired the Race Equality Committee and was very involved in the promotion of diversity and inclusion. She was a member of the University’s Academic Board for three years. Nationally, Faye was a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Lead Midwife for Education Group. Faye’s key skills include; leadership and management, selection and recruitment, listening, evaluating and responding to staff and stakeholder feedback. Faye is a member of the Patient safety and Quality working group.

James was re-elected in September 2018 for a term of three years. James was a Chartered Environmental Health Officer and Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner who having completed a military career has worked in Local Government, the National Health Service and finally as an international consultant. He is a member of Mid Devon Patient Forum, a Community Representative for the Mid Devon sub locality and the Public Representative for the Patient and Public Engagement Committee of the Eastern locality of NEW Devon CCG.

He is a member of the CoG Effectiveness working group and also on the NHS England Public and Patient Voice Assurance Group for Specialised Services members. James lives with his wife and cat near Okehampton.

Kay was elected in September 2014 for a term of three years. Kay lives in Exmouth.

She is a retired State Registered Nurse and Midwife with over thirty years of nursing experience. She held Sisters post at the RD&E in ITU and CCU. Kay also served as a Nursing Officer for 18 years with Queen Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps retiring in the rank of Major. She has a BSc (Hons) in Health Services Management.

Kay is the Chair for the Member and Public Engagement working group; as that Lead he sits on the CoG Co-ordinating committee. She is also a member of the Patient Experience Committee and Patient Safety and Quality working groups. She is committed to her role as Governor and is fiercely proud of working as a volunteer  at such an excellent Foundation Trust as the RD&E.

Rosemary was elected in September 2017. She has a long and varied experience in health, welfare and hospitality services both in the UK and abroad.

Tony was elected in September 2014 for a term of three years. Tony spent his career in the NHS, including five years as a Lecturer in the Department of Child Life and Health at St George’s Medical School and twenty-two years as a Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician in Kent.  He served on various hospital and regional committees including a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline group.  Tony spent 28 years as a doctor in the Territorial Army serving in four medical units including five years as Commanding Officer in 220 (1^st Home Counties) Field Ambulance.

Since retirement Tony has worked with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) as Lead Clinician for the appraisal of neonatal units in East of England and South West England.

Tony retired to South Devon 10 years ago.  He is Chairman of the CoG Patient Safety & Quality working group and Vice Chairman of the  Effectiveness working group.  He is a member of the Nominations Committee and represents the Governors on the Extraordinary People Awards panel.

Peta lives in East Budleigh and was elected in September 2016 for a term of three years. She has contributed to the Council of Governors since 2013 through representation of the University of Exeter Medical School as appointed governor. Peta is Lead Governor (from September 2017) and also a co-opted member of NHS Providers Governor Advisory Committee.

Peta has over thirty years of professional commitment to the NHS, working as a biomedical scientist, clinical researcher and educator at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, the SW Thames Renal & Transplantation Unit and the Universities of London and Exeter. She became Chair of Devon Wildlife Trust in December 2016 having been a Trustee for six years.

Peta sits on the Nominations Committee and the Member and Public Engagement Group of the Council of Governors.

Catherine’s career with the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust began as a student nurse in 1995. As a staff nurse she worked in both the community and within the acute setting at the RD&E. In 2000 she qualified as a midwife and spent the next 11 years working in both community and hospital settings. After gaining her PGCE Catherine took a career break in 2009 and spent a year teaching student nurses and midwives in Western Australia.  Catherine successfully completed her PGCert in obstetrics and gynaecology ultrasound in 2011 and has been the Clinical Lead Midwife Sonographer in the Centre for Womens’ Health since 2014.

Catherine was elected in September 2016 for a term of 2 years.

Hazel commenced employment with the NHS in 1994 and joined the RD&E in 2000, having previously worked for another large acute Trust in the southwest.

Having worked within NHS facilities management for 16 years, Hazel joined the Programme Management and Service Change department in May 2012. She currently provides project management support for projects that sit within the Trust wide Integration Programme including the Transfer of Community Services (TCS) in 2016 and more recently Trustwide Outpatient Services. She also provides project management support and advice to colleagues within Corporate and Support Services division. Hazel has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a fully qualified Prince 2 Practitioner.

She also has a keen interest in Communications & Engagement particularly around the involvement of patients, carers and staff within service redesign and the implementation of change. She was first appointed as a staff governor in September 2013 and was re-elected for a further 3-year term in 2016

Susie was elected in September 2017. She has worked for the RD&E for over 12 years and is currently the lead paediatric dietitian, based on Bramble ward, working in both acute and community settings. She is also a proud member of the hospital choir.