Board Meeting Dates and Papers
Board Meeting Dates and Papers
The Board meets bi-monthly. The next meetings are scheduled for:
7th May 2024, at 12.30pm – 15.00pm
Venue: Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology, DY1 4AE.
Meetings of the Board are open to members of the public and press, but please note:
- Members of the public and press may attend to observe, but not to speak.
- There is an opportunity towards the end of the meeting to ask the Directors questions about topics discussed during the meeting. Should you wish to submit a question to the Trust Board, please email Sayoni Basu, Corporate Governance Manager no later than 48 hours before the meeting.
- You can take written notes of the meeting but cannot record the proceedings in other ways.
If you would like to attend a Board meeting please email
If you have any questions or queries you would like to put to the Board please submit them through Corporate Governance Manager Mary Bardsley, and we will respond to them.
2024
Date | Time | Venue | Agenda and Papers | |
Tuesday 9th January 2024 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | pdf DIHC Board Papers- 9th Jan 2024 (5.01 MB) | |
Tuesday 5th March 2024 | 9:30am | The Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology, DY1 4AE | pdf DIHC Board Papers - 5th March (6.62 MB) | |
Tuesday 7th May 2024 | 12:30pm | Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology, DY1 4AE. | pdf DIHC Board Papers - 7th May 2024 (6.43 MB) | |
9 July 2024 | 12:30pm | DIHC Board Papers - 9th July 2024 | ||
24 September 2024 | 12:30pm | DIHC Board Papers - 24th September 2024 |
2023
Date | Time | Venue | Agenda and Papers | |
Tuesday 10th January 2023 | 9:30am | Dudley Canal Trust, Birmingham New Road, Dudley, DY1 4SB | DIHC Public Board Papers - 10th January | |
Tuesday 7th February 2023 | 9:30am | Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre, Venture Way, DY5 1RU | default DIHC Public Board Papers- 7th February (7.69 MB) | |
Tuesday 7th March 2023 | 8:30am | Halesowen Cultural Centre, B63 4SG | default DIHC Public Board Papers- 7 (8.04 MB) default th March (8.04 MB) | |
Tuesday 9th May 2023 | 8:30am | Virtual Meeting | default DIHC Public Board Papers- 9th May (6.82 MB) | |
Tuesday 25th July 2023 | 8:30am | Halesowen Cultural Centre, B63 4SG | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers- 25th July (7.58 MB) | |
Tuesday 5th September 2023 | 8:30am | Brierley Hill Neighbourhood Learning Centre, DY5 2UE | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers- 5th September (7.87 MB) | |
Tuesday 7th November 2023 | 8:30am | DY1 Building, Stafford St, Dudley, DY1 1RT | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers- 7th November (8.85 MB) |
2022
Date | Time | Venue | Agenda and Papers | |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 | 9:30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers - 1 February 2022 (3.74 MB) | |
Tuesday 1st March 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers- 1 March 2022 (4.22 MB) | |
Tuesday 5th April 2022 | 9:30am | Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology, Zoological Drive, Dudley, DY1 4AL | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers 5 April 2022 (4.39 MB) | |
Thursday 5th May 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers 5 May 2022 (6.52 MB) | |
Tuesday 7th June 2022 | 9:30am | Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre, Venture Way, DY5 1RU | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers 7 June 2022 (4.93 MB) | |
Tuesday 5th July 2022 | 9:30am | Himley Hall, Himley Rd, Himley, Dudley DY3 4DF | pdf DIHC Public Board Papers 5 July 2022 (7.95 MB) | |
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 | ||||
Tuesday 6th September 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley Canal and River Tunnel Trust, Dudley DY1 4SB | default DIHC Public Board Papers 6 Sep 2022 (7.98 MB) | |
Tuesday 4th October 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | default DIHC Public Board Papers 4 Oct 2022 (4.80 MB) | |
Tuesday 1st November 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | default DIHC Public Board Papers 1 Nov 2022 (7.94 MB) | |
Tuesday 6th December 2022 | 9:30am | Dudley College of Technology, The Broadway, Dudley, DY1 4AS | default DIHC Public Board Papers 6 Dec 2022 (5.77 MB) |
2021
Date | Time | Venue | Agenda and Papers |
January 12th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf January 12th 2021 (4.34 MB) |
February 2nd | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf February 2nd 2021 (1.93 MB) |
March 2nd | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf March 2nd 2021 (3.02 MB) |
April 12th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf April 12th 2021 (2.10 MB) |
May 5th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf May 5th 2021 (3.82 MB) |
June 3rd | 9.00am | Virtual Meeting | pdf June 3rd 2021 (2.77 MB) |
July 6th | 09.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf July 6th 2021 (2.37 MB) |
September 8th | 10.30am | The Village, Castlegate Dr, Dudley, DY1 4TB | pdf September 8th 2021 (7.24 MB) |
October 5th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf October 5th 2021 (2.64 MB) |
November 2nd | 9.30am | The Broadway, Dudley College, DY1 4AS | pdf November 2nd 2021 (3.32 MB) |
December 7th | 10.00am | Virtual Meeting | pdf December 7th 2021 (3.82 MB) |
2020
Date | Time | Venue | Agenda and papers |
April 1st | 9am | Virtual Meeting | pdf April 1st 2020 (1.55 MB) |
May 5th | 10am | Virtual Meeting | pdf May 5th 2020 (2.82 MB) |
June 2nd | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | June 2nd 2020 |
July 9th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf July 9th 2020 (1.52 MB) |
August 4th | 9am | Virtual Meeting | pdf August 4th 2020 (1.87 MB) |
September 1st | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf September 1st 2020 (2.92 MB) |
October 6th | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf October 6th 2020 (1.13 MB) |
November 3rd | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf November 3rd 2020 (1.11 MB) |
December 1st | 9.30am | Virtual Meeting | pdf December 1st 2020 (1.29 MB) |
Meet our Board Members
Harry Turner - Chair
Harry has extensive experience, having served as a Non-Executive Director and then Chairman of Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust between 2008 and 2016.
Dr Lloyd Baron - Non-Executive Director
Lloyd was born and brought up in the Dudley Borough before relocating to Liverpool and completing his first degree in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool.
Ian Buckley - Non-Executive Director
Ian has worked as Chief executive for a number of UK and US businesses and served on both PLC and private company boards.
Dr Stephen Cartwright - Associate Non-Executive Director
Stephen has worked as a GP for 35 years with 30 of those years in Dudley.
Martin Evans - Non-Executive Director
Martin has worked within the public sector for over 30 years and has recently retired from the Police Service where he served latterly as an Assistant Chief Constable with West Mercia Police having responsibility for delivery of 24/7 policing services across the counties of Shropshire, Telford, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
Peter Featherstone - Non-Executive Director
Peter has worked in the public sector in a variety of senior strategic development and service improvement roles, and is currently Implementation Manager at Birmingham Children’s Trust. Peter said: “I started my career in the NHS and have a strong passion to apply my diverse experiences to support and work alongside other colleagues to deliver the best possible healthcare for the local community. “I have a strong track record in partnership working and networking.
Martin Newsholme - Non-Executive Director
Martin was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of DIHC in February 2024. A chartered accountant, Martin’s executive career was primarily spent at KPMG where he was an audit partner for 15 years. He currently has a number of Trustee and Non-executive roles including Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt hospital trust, Warrington Housing Association and Shropshire Doctors Co-operative.
In his role as Non-Executive Director, Martin looks forward to working with colleagues at DIHC to continue to provide excellent care for people in the community and maintain a supportive working environment for colleagues.
Gillian Love - Associate Non-Executive Director
Dr Gillian Love was locally educated in Kinver and Stourbridge and qualified from Medical school in Birmingham in 1991.
Dr George Solomon - Non-Executive Director
George is a retired GP who worked in general practice for thirty-one years. He graduated from Glasgow University in 1978 and worked in Junior Doctor posts in Glasgow and Somerset.
Matthew Hartland - CEO
Matthew is currently seconded on a part time basis from the Black Country Integrated Care Board where he is the Chief Operating Officer
Matthew has worked in the health sector in the Black Country for the last 30 years. Whilst his background has predominantly been within NHS Finance, Matthew was Deputy CEO of Black Country Clinical Commissioning Group prior to being appointed as Chiedf Operating Officer of the ICB.
Matthew is a qualified accountant and has a Masters of Business Administration. He is a Director of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton LIFT companies, joint ventures with the private sector to improve health facilities locoally.
Matthew Gamage - Director of Finance (Interim)
Matt is local resident with 25 years’ experience in NHS Finance.
Philip King -Chief Operating Officer
Philip joins us as Chief Operating Officer. Philip has over thirty years experience within Health and Social Care. He has held a number of long term interim Executive Director roles within provider, commissioner, and regulatory organisations, in the NHS and within the commercial sector.
DIHC Board - Declaration of Interest Register
DIHC Declaration of Interest Register u pdf pdated Feb 2024 (111 KB)
Current Register of Interests for Decision Making Staff