Become a Governor

Bradford Teaching Hospitals gives notice here that we will be holding elections to our Council of Governors.

Our nominations process is open between Monday 26 January and 5pm on Monday 23 February 2026.

Nominations are sought for the following three seats.

Patient: Out of Bradford (1 seat)
Public: Shipley (1 seat)
Staff: Medical and Dental (1 seat)

Where an election is to be held then voting will open on Tuesday 17 March 2026 and close on Thursday 9 April 2026 at 5pm. Voting packs will be distributed to all eligible foundation trust members.

Please see our special document, Becoming a Governor (pdf), to find out more about the role and the commitment.

To access a nomination form and for further information on our elections please visit our dedicated elections portal at this link www.cesvotes.com/BTHFT2026

You can also hear from our Governor, Ibrar Hussain, who explains how being a governor can really make a difference.

How to nominate yourself

You can nominate yourself by completing a short form. The nomination form will be available from Monday 26 January 2026 here at this link cesvotes.com/BTHFT2026
To nominate yourself you need to be a member of the Trust in the membership constituency/group where we are holding an election.

About our membership and how to become a member

Membership is completely free with public/patient and staff membership open to anyone aged 16 years or over.

Our public membership constituency is made up of people who live in the following areas:

Bradford South
Bradford East
Bradford West
Shipley
Keighley
Rest of England & Wales

Our patient membership constituency is made up of people who live outside of the Bradford District but have been referred to our hospitals for treatment or, are the carer of such a person. This membership constituency is described as: Patient (outside of the Bradford district)

Our staff become members automatically upon permanent appointment – unless they choose to opt out of membership.

Our staff membership constituency is divided into the following staff groups:

All Other Staff Groups (Admin & Clerical, Estates & Facilities and, additional Clinical Services)
Nursing & Midwifery
Medical & Dental
Allied Health Professionals and Scientists (AHPS)

If you want to stand for election you need to be a member of our Foundation Trust

For our public and patients – to join our membership just complete an on-line form available here https://secure.membra.co.uk/Join/BradfordTeaching

As part of the NHS membership application process, you will be asked to supply your personal data, with any data that you supply being used only to contact you about the Trust’s Membership and/or other related issues and will be processed for these purposes only and will not be shared with third parties and will be stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Not sure if you are already a member? Then email membership@bthft.nhs.uk