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.
Dr Mohit Venkataram
Dr Mohit Venkataram
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mohit was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive at the Trust in March 2024 having previously been the Executive Director of Commercial Development at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Mohit has extensive strategic and operational management experience in acute Trusts, community Trusts, and social care and mental health organisations. Mohit was the former Deputy Managing Director for Newham Health and Social Care Services across Newham Primary Care Trust and the London Borough of Newham. He has also worked as a practicing clinician in the private and statutory health sector abroad.
Mohit’s qualifications include MBBS, MBA and a PGDML.