Our governance

The board, executive team and advisory groups of Monitor.


From 1 April, Monitor is part of NHS Improvement.

Monitor’s board

Monitor’s board sets our strategy and agrees how operational decisions are taken. Monitor’s rules of procedure explain how the board works.

Our board consists of a chair, the chief executive, 2 executive directors and 7 non-executive directors who are appointed by the Secretary of State for Health.

Members

The members of our board are:

Board meeting papers

Our board meetings are public. If you’re interested in attending please send an email to the board secretariat board.secretariat@monitor.gov.uk.

The board meets 12 times a year. Minutes, reports, updates and agendas for each meeting are published.

The board register of interests (PDF, 76.7 KB, 2 pages) sets out any financial interest or other material benefit which a board member receives that might reasonably be thought by others to influence his or her decisions.

Board meetings

The board is scheduled to meet on:

  • 28 April 2016
  • 26 May 2016
  • 28 July 2016
  • 29 September 2016
  • 24 November 2016
  • 26 January 2017
  • 30 March 2017

Executive team

The team is responsible for day-to-day management and for making sure that Monitor carries out the strategic objectives agreed with the board.

Members

The members of the executive team are:

The executive committee register of interests (PDF, 73.3 KB, 2 pages) sets out any financial interest or other material benefit which a member receives that might reasonably be thought by others to influence his or her actions as a Monitor executive.

Executive committees

In addition to our main executive committee we have 4 other executive committees that mirror our regulatory functions:

  • Provider Regulation Executive
  • Provider Appraisal Executive
  • Pricing Executive
  • Co-operation and Competition Executive

Groups that advise Monitor’s board

These groups advise our board and executive team:

Parliamentary accountability

We are accountable to Parliament. You can read the latest annual accountability reports on Monitor for more information.

How we work together for patients

These agreements explain how Monitor works with its partners: