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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Judith Friedman
Judith Friedman
Executive Director of AHPs, Psychological Professions and Social Work
Judith graduated from Manchester University in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2004, she completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London. Judith has worked in the NHS since 1998, predominantly in community adult mental health settings across London, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
In recent years, as Associate Clinical Director of Psychological Services for EPUT, Judith worked closely with partners to set up a staff support service for health, social care and voluntary sector staff during COVID which supported over 25,000 people over a 3-year period. Judith joined NELFT in May 2022 as Director of Psychological Professions and has maintained a strong focus on coproduction, high-quality delivery of care as well as addressing long waiting times. Judith is committed to widening access approaches to training clinicians and to ensuring that care is personalised and available to all.
Judith is honoured to have been appointed in September 2024 as NELFT’s first ever Executive Director of Allied Health Professions, Psychological Professions and Social Work.