There are currently four public governors for Stockport. If you would like to get in touch with one of your local governors, or if you have any queries, please contact 0161 716 3374/3960 or email ftmembership.penninecare@nhs.net.

Mary Foden - "My aim is to ensure quality of care for patients is high on the agenda of the Board and that quality is at the centre of any changes to services."

Paul Carter - "I have an interest in carer support and the changes that will come about following the emergence of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care partnership. My corporate, voluntary and additional governor roles in other organisations have given me a wide skillset, with which I can make a positive impact."

June Somekh - "When I was a teacher, very little help was available for children with mental health problems and very little has changed since the nineteen-eighties. The ‘Healthy Young Minds’ initiative and the extra funding which goes with it, has the potential to change all that and I relish the opportunity to be a part of it.

"The spin-off from this will, I think, benefit the whole community. In my previous roles I have learned to speak up for people with problems. As a public governor I would be able to discover our residents’ issues and be involved in resolving them."

Brian Wild - "To be able to represent the interests of residents and to support the Trust in its work improving services."