aCTIVATE MEMBERSHIP As aN employee of a member organisation
The HCA Board steers the organisation towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as ensuring the organisation has adequate resources to advance its mission.
The HCA Board is the governing body for the Healthcare Communications Association (HCA). The board’s role is to provide effective strategic leadership, direction, challenge, support and guidance. Board members work in partnership with fellow board members and the Chief Executive to ensure that strategic, business and operational plans support the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic direction and priorities. Board members provide effective fiscal oversight and ensure sound risk management. Attracting, retaining and developing the best people to work for the HCA in a paid or unpaid capacity is a high priority. The Nominations Committee takes delegated responsibility on behalf of the Board for identifying and proposing individuals who may act as new members of the board, its standing committees and ad hoc working groups and forums. Additional committees, chaired by board members, take delegated responsibility for developing and driving specific aspects the HCA’s strategic plan.
Announced at the 2025 Annual Meeting, the committee structure evolved further in response to the increasing breadth of activity now undertaken by the HCA. The Membership Engagement Committee was also changed to have leadership from 3 board members, one representing each of the HCA’s main member categories (industry, agency, charity). Later in 2025, the HCA will also be adding a Shadow Board to gain more diverse input from across the membership into the HCA’s strategy, with a particular focus on cross-generational insights.
The committees are now responsible for:
The Board delegates responsibility for management and day-to-day operations to the Chief Executive who is supported by a Core Team.