Committees & Organisation

Executive Board

The Company Committee is responsible for all matters relating to the objects of the Federation, the business and financial strategy and overall management of the Federation resources. Its purpose is to:

Ensure that the business of the Federation is conducted as efficiently and effectively as possible in order to deliver its objects.
Safeguard the purpose, objects, aims, values and finances of the Federation
Ensure sound governance and compliance with legal requirements.

The Company Committee has established four sub Committees to support and facilitate it in the execution of its responsibilities. The Company Committee appoints Chairs and Vice Chairs to its Committees. The Company Committees are:

Designated Body Oversight
Finance, audit and Human Resources
Governance and Risk
Strategy and Membership Oversight

The current members of the Company Committee are as follows:

Dr Philip Batty, President
Dr Susan Alexander, President Elect
Ken Mackness, Managing Director
Darius Mayhew, Lay Member
Illa Sharma, Treasurer
Dr Nick Sawyer

Dr Phil Batty, Chair

Committees

The IDF Company Committee has given responsibility for certain elements of the organisation’s work to various committees. By distributing work in this way, we ensure that many individual members get to play an active role in the organisation, and are engaged and proactive in helping us to keep on moving forward.

The Company Committees Sub Committees report to the Company Committee at regular intervals as set by the Company Committee.

For further information about the makeup and work of our Committees, please click on the links to the individual committee names below:

Governance Committee

The current members of the Committee are as follows:

Darius Mayhew, Committee Chair
Nick Morris (member)
Jack Edmonds (member)
Fiona Harte (external)
Wayne Close (external)
Michaelene Holder-March (external)

Darius Mayhew, Committee Chair

Strategy and Membership Oversight Committee

The Strategy and Membership Oversight Committee led by the elected President, has responsibility, delegated from the Company Committee, for setting professional strategy and making decisions about professional policy for the organisation and Independent Doctors profession.

It will provide assurance to the Company Committee that the Independent Doctor's Federation is running an effective service for its members and delivering what they need.

It will also provide the “members voice” for the federations position on all subjects and provide membership guidance to the Managing Director and President in fulfilling their duties.

Dr Philip Batty, President
Dr Susan Alexander, Education Committee Chair and President Elect
Edward Ungar, Corporate Member Committee Chair
Dr Shaima Villait, GP Committee Chair
Dr Laila Kaikavoosi, Regulation Committee Chair
Ms Illa Sharma, Treasurer
Mr Andy Roche, Specialist Committee Chair

Dr Philip Batty, Committee Chair

Finance, Audit and Human Resources Committee

Download the Finance, Audit and Human Resources Committee Terms of Reference (.pdf)

The current members of the Committee are as follows:

Illa Sharma, Committee Chair
Dr Philip Batty, IDF President
Darius Mayhew, Lay Member
Hesha Barker, Bookkeeper

Illa Sharma, Committee Chair

Designated Body Oversight Committee

Download the Designated Body Oversight Committee Terms of Reference.

The Designated Body Oversight Committee is responsible for setting the overall direction and ensuring the Independent Doctors Federation as a Designated Body, operates within the law and complies with the relevant regulations and expectations of its various regulators.

It will provide assurance to the Company Committee that the IDF has effective systems of internal control in relation to discharging the responsibilities as a Designated Body.