Trustees and Committee Members

We are delighted to work together with our Board of Trustees to set the Charity’s strategy for our key activities and ensure we follow good governance practices in everything that we do.

Meeting Dates 2025

Trustee Meetings

Wednesday 12 March 2025
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Wednesday 3 December 2025

Charitable Funds Committee Meetings

Tuesday 4 February 2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Tuesday 4 November 2025

If you are a Trustee or Committee Member and would like more details about these meetings, please contact Elaine Blaney.

Useful documents

All charities have a formal governing document, such as a Trust Deed or Articles of Association. All NHS Boards in Scotland have as their statutory remit powers to hold and use trust funds including funds held for charitable purposes. The charitable object and the equivalent “governing document” for the Health Foundation is the 1978 NHS (Scotland) Act. As an extension to this legislation, the Trustees drew up a Charter in 2011. You can download and read the charter by clicking on the link below.

Charter and Appendices

The role of Trustee is quite distinct from the role and remit as a member of the health board and all Trustees are inducted on appointment.

Trustee Induction Pack

A large proportion of our funds are held as Specific Funds, held for specific purposes related to use (for example patient welfare, research), location (for example ward, department, or distinct area of research). Each fund has a steward, appointed at the discretion of Trustees, to oversee the fund. A Guide to Accessing and Supporting Funds is issued to all stewards, to help them in their duty.

The Trustee Role Description describes general and specific duties of trustees and investment powers of trustees, and the code of Conduct provides a structure for the responsibilities and expectations of the trustees to help avoid or address problems. Both documents were introduced in 2014.