The Western Health and Social Care Trust Board has the following responsibilities:
- sets the strategic direction of the organisation
- reviews performance and quality outcomes
- determines effective stewardship of the organisation’s resources
- ensures that the highest standards of governance and personal conduct are maintained
The membership of the Trust Board is:
- Dr T Frawley, Chairman
- Ms R Laird, Non-Executive Director
- Mr S Hegarty, Non-Executive Director
- Mr J McPeake, Non-Executive Director
- Rev J McGaffin, Non-Executive Director
- Professor H McKenna, Non-Executive Director
- Dr A McGinley OBE, Non-Executive Director
- Mr B Telford, Non-Executive Director
- Mr N Guckian OBE, Chief Executive
- Ms E McCauley, Executive Director of Finance, Contracts & Capital Development
- Ms D Keenan, Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Services
- Mr T Cassidy, Executive Director of Social Work/Director of Women’s and Children’s Services
- Dr B Lavery, Medical Director
- Ms G McKay, Director of Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Services (in attendance)
- Ms K O’Brien, Director of Adult Mental Health & Disability Services (in attendance)
- Ms K Hargan, Director of Human Resources & Organisation Development (in attendance)
- Mrs T Molloy, Director of Planning, Performance & Corporate Services (in attendance)
- Mr M Gillespie, Director of Surgery, Paediatrics & Women’s Health (in attendance)
- Ms M O’Neill, Director of Community & Older People’s Services (in attendance)
- Mr O Kelly, Head of Communications (in attendance)
To obtain a copy of the Register of Interests of our Trust Board members, please contact the Chief Executive’s offices (contact details below).
Papers of the Board’s Committees can be available from the Chief Executive’s Office. Please email: madonna.mcginley@westerntrust.hscni.net
Voting
Only Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors have the authority to vote on formal business decisions of the Board. For clarity the Executive Directors of the Trust Board are:
- Chief Executive
- Medical Director
- Executive Director of Social Work and Children and Families
- Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs
- Executive Director of Finance, Contracts and Capital Development
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Trust Board meetings for 2026 are listed below.
Trust Board meetings will commence at 11.00am.
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Thursday, 8 January 2026
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Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Thursday, 5 March 2026
- Thursday, 7 May 2026
- Thursday, 4 June 2026
- Thursday, 2 July 2026
- Thursday, 24 September 2026
- Thursday, 26 November 2026
- Thursday, 17 December 2026