At Ashford and St. Peter’s we are proud of the excellent care we provide for our patients and of our role as an important local employer.
We were licenced as a Foundation Trust from December 1st, 2010.
Join our Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM)
We will be holding our Annual Members' Meeting on Tuesday 3 November, 5.30pm-7pm virtually on Microsoft Teams.
This brings together members of the public, governors, and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Board members including our Chair and Chief Executive. This is an opportunity to hear about our performance and achievements over the last year as well as new projects that we have planned.
There will be a question-and-answer session at the end. You can ask questions at the session or ask them in advance by emailing Anu Sehdev, Membership and Engagement Manager at
Please register your interest in attending by using the email address above and you will be sent the link to the meeting nearer the time.
What is a Foundation Trust?
NHS Foundation Trusts are membership organisations and are run differently. All of the 5,600 staff and volunteers of Ashford & St. Peter’s are members of the Foundation Trust and members of the public can become members too. Currently, there are over 12,000 members in total.
Foundation status gives the Trust the opportunity to take control of its own destiny to the benefit of patients, staff and members. Ashford & St. Peter’s is not only my workplace, it is also my local hospital. I need and want it to be the best.
As a NHS Foundation Trust we have greater freedom and scope to provide even better services for our patients and the communities that we serve.
We have greater financial freedom and are now able to keep and invest any money we generate in new services, equipment and buildings.
We are able to look at new commercial initiatives and partnerships to support and develop patient care.
As a NHS Foundation Trust we will continue to build on our 4 values, the ‘4 Ps’:
- Patients first;
- Personal responsibility;
- Passion for excellence; and
- Pride in our team.
You can find out more about the Foundation Trust process on the NHS Improvement website.
Formal Documentation
- Annual Report and Accounts
- Becoming a Governor - Information Sheet
- Constitution
- Annex 1 - The Public Constituency
- Annex 2 - The Staff Constituency
- Annex 4 - Composition of Council of Governors
- Annex 5 - The Model Election Rules
- Annex 6 - Additional Provisions – Council of Governors
- Annex 7 - Standing Orders for Council of Governors
- Annex 8 - Standing Orders for Board of Directors
- Annex 9 - Further Provisions
- Register of Interests of the Council of Governors (July 2026)
- Register of Members of the Council of Governors (July 2026)
- Code of Conduct
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
More documentation can be found on these pages as well as our Trust Resource Centre.
For any queries regarding Membership please contact Anu Sehdev, Membership and Engagement Manager via
