Tributes paid to late Royal Surrey Governor | News

The Trust is saddened to announce that one of its Governors, Andrew Moncreiff, has died after a short period of treatment at Royal Surrey County Hospital.

Andrew had tested positive for Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and had been receiving treatment at the hospital.

He had served as a Governor at the Trust since 2015.

Sue Sjuve, the Trust Chair, paid tribute to Andrew’s contribution to Royal Surrey during his term.

She said: “It is with great sadness that I can confirm that our colleague Andrew Moncreiff has passed away.

“Andrew was in his second term as public Governor for Chichester, having first been elected in 2015 and re-elected in October 2018.  

“He took the role very seriously and attended diligently.  I and my colleagues on the Board have very much appreciated his thoughtful contributions to the Council of Governors, his active participation and his informed advocacy for his constituents, our staff and our community generally.

“On behalf of the Council of Governors and everyone at the Trust we would like to offer our sincere condolences to Andrew’s family.”

Andrew originally qualified as an engineer and worked across a number of sectors including finance, forestry and engineering. He also worked as a consultant to the NHS on a number of occasions.

At Royal Surrey he was a member of the Patient Experience and Nominations committees and part of the Performance Working Group.

Louise Stead, the Trust’s CEO, said: “Andrew was a Governor for the entire time I have been CEO. He was always supportive and asked intelligent and thoughtful questions. His calm and measured approach will be missed by the executives and all staff who came into contact with him on the various committees.”

Dr Jan Whitby, Lead Governor, added: “I have worked with Andrew for a number of years now and I have found his wise counsel and quiet sense of humour could always be relied upon.  His dedication to attending many meetings is notable given the distance he had to travel, often late into the evening.  He took a particular interest in the community hospitals living, as he did, farther away from the hospital.  He was a valued colleague and I will miss him.”