title: No more 'silent stooges'. Interview by Alexis Nolan.
abstract: Non-executive directors are becoming increasingly difficult to recruit, according to Sir William Wells, chair of the NHS Appointments Commission. He also warns that foundation trust governors face a stiff test in their ability to appoint non-execs and avoid 'favoured sons or daughters'. In an interview with SHJ, he also calls for a greater role for the commission in the development of non-execs.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D005582:Foundations; D006075:Governing Board; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom