About our members

Membership of Guy's and St Thomas' is divided into constituencies. Each constituency votes for its representative on the Council of Governors and/or can stand for election to the Council of Governors.

Patient constituency

You can choose to become a patient member if you:

• are a patient of the Trust and:
  • have attended the Trust as a patient within 5 years of that person applying to become a member; or
  • require regular or intermittent access to the Trust's services over the course of a serial or long-term condition
• are a provider of care for a patient of the Trust who is under 18 years old, or who is, by reason of physical or mental incapacity, unable to discharge the functions of a member
• are aged 18 or older

Public constituency

You can choose to become a public member if you:

• live in England and Wales
• are aged 18 or older

Staff constituency

You can choose to become a staff member if you:

• are employed under a permanent contract of employment or on a fixed term contract of at least 12 months by the Trust
• are employed by a university of any other NHS Trust and have been continuously based at our Trust for at least 12 months
• are working on behalf of a voluntary organisation or you are a registered volunteer at our Trust with at least 12 months service.

All staff who are employed under a permanent contract of employment or on a fixed term contract of at least 12 months by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust are automatically enrolled as staff members – unless they chose to opt out.

For more information, please see the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust constitution.