Our Board

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The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) is an independent arms-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care, governed by our Board.

Our Board is made up of people from diverse backgrounds, including healthcare, law, finance and IT. They bring with them different experience and perspectives that support HSSIB’s mission. They are actively involved in our strategic development and performance management.

The Board is led by Ted Baker, Chair. He is joined by five non-executive directors and four executive directors.

Role and responsibilities

The role and key responsibilities of our Board include:

  • Set HSSIB’s strategic direction.
  • Provide ideas and challenge organisational thinking.
  • Foster a supportive, collaborative and inclusive culture across the organisation.
  • Seek assurance that HSSIB is delivering its strategy and managing risk satisfactorily.
  • Ensure that performance is managed effectively.
  • Ensure the organisation meets its legal duties and external obligations.

Find out more about roles and responsibilities in the HSSIB Board Terms of Reference.

Board members

Non-executive directors

Our non-executive directors are:

Executive directors

Our executive directors are:

Attend a Board meeting

Our Board is committed to accessibility, openness and transparency. We hold our meetings at host organisations across England and encourage our healthcare sector colleagues and the public to attend and observe.

If you wish to attend a Board meeting, either virtually (using Microsoft Teams) or in-person, please contact executiveoffice@hssib.org.uk at least five working days before the meeting. Please let us know if you have any specific requirements.

If members of the public arrive after the meeting has already started, unfortunately it may not be possible for them to join the meeting. Please be aware that questions cannot be asked during the Board meeting. Once the meeting has ended, members of the public can ask our governance team any questions related to the business considered at the meeting or email questions to executiveoffice@hssib.org.uk.

Meetings and papers

Next meeting

The next HSSIB Board meeting takes place on Wednesday 16 October 2024, 9.30-11.30am, at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, Prescot.

Future meetings

Confirmed future Board meeting dates:

  • Thursday 12 December 2024, 9.30-11.30am, at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
  • Thursday 27 February 2025, 9.30-11.30am, at NHS Somerset Integrated Care System, Yeovil.

Past meetings

If you would like to request our Board papers in another format or language, please email executiveoffice@hssib.org.uk.

Host a Board meeting

If you are an NHS trust, health or care organisation in England and would be interested in hosting one of our Board meetings, please email executiveoffice@hssib.org.uk.