NELFT Trust Board
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Trust and ensures that NELFT continues to achieve its strategic objectives while upholding the Trust’s values. The Trust Board, led by the Chair comprises of executive and non-executive directors.
The executive directors are senior full-time employees of the Trust and they are responsible for the day-to-day running of the Trust. The non-executive directors have a wide range of skill, expertise and experiences and together with the executive directors ensure a robust consideration of the Trust’s performance.
Our Chair is Eileen Taylor who is a non-executive director serving as the joint Chair of NELFT and East London NHS Foundation Trust.
The Chief Executive Officer is Paul Calaminus.
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Clare Burns
Clare Burns
Executive Director of Partnerships
Clare has been with the NHS since 2003 and joined NELFT in mid-2022. She has always been in the health and social care sector, working in a care home from the age of 14 ─ first in the kitchens making breakfasts and then caring for the patients.
She worked in several different local authority care homes in Coventry and has also been a community safety officer, which started her career in neighbourhood development ─ supporting residents to deliver change in their neighbourhood.
Since joining the NHS over 20 years ago as a performance manager, Clare has worked across providers and commissioners, including BHRUT and Havering CCG, and at Broomfield and Southend hospitals.