Our Board
Our Board is accountable for the decision making of the organisation.
Our Board is accountable for the decision making of the organisation.
Our board is made up of partners from the NHS, Somerset Council, Healthwatch Somerset and the VCFSE Sector. Watch this video to see how we are striving to deliver our vision for a healthier Somerset.
Our Board consists of a Chair, a Chief Executive Officer, Non-Executive Directors (clinical and non-clinical), Partner members, Executive Directors, and the Local Authority Director of Public Health.
The Board is supported by six Committees, who work together to commission the best possible healthcare services for the Somerset population:
- Executive Committee
- Quality and Patient Safety Committee
- Primary Care Commissioning Committee
- Audit Committee
- Finance Committee
- Remuneration Committee
The Board’s role is to ensure we function effectively, efficiently and economically, and in accordance with the Integrated Care Board’s principles of good governance and its Constitution.
Our ICB Board Members
Paul von der Heyde
Chair
Jonathan Higman
Chief Executive
Suresh Ariaratnam
Non Executive Director
Christopher Foster
Non Executive Director
Dr Caroline Gamlin
Non Executive Director
Grahame Paine
Non Executive Director
Alison Henly
Chief Finance Officer and Director of Performance
Shelagh Meldrum
Chief Nursing Officer
Dr Bernie Marden
Chief Medical Officer
Professor Trudi Grant
Executive Director of Public and Population Health
Peter Lewis
Foundation Trust Partner Member
Duncan Sharkey
Local Authority Partner Member
AGMs
NHS Somerset ICB Marketplace and Annual General Meeting – 18 September 2023
Each year we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to share our work with system partners, patients and the public. We focus on what we have achieved over the previous year and our plans for the year ahead. This year, we held our Marketplace and AGM at The Conference Centre, Bridgwater & Taunton College (Taunton Campus).
Please find below the agenda and presentation slides:
NHS Somerset CCG Annual General Meeting 2021
Annual General Meeting – Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 7.00 pm
Each year we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to share our work with patients and the public. We focus on what we have achieved over the previous year and our plans for the year ahead. This year, we again held the AGM as a virtual event and members of the public were invited to view the proceedings. You can watch our recording of the meeting by clicking on the link below.
AGM 2021 Questions and Responses
NHS Somerset Annual General Meeting 2020
Each year we hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to share our work with patients and the public. We focus on what we have achieved over the previous year and our plans for the year ahead.
Due to Covid-19, we held the AGM on 15 September 2020 as a virtual event, using Microsoft Teams LiveEvents, and members of the public were invited to view the proceedings. You can watch our recording of the meeting by clicking on the link below.