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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Paul Calaminus
Paul Calaminus, Chief Executive Officer
Paul graduated from Oxford University in 1995.
Paul joined the NHS management training scheme in 1995, completing his training in the Oxford and Anglia region. He has worked as a Service Director in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and then Chief Operating Officer at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
Paul joined ELFT in March 2017 as the Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in December 2019, interim Chief Executive in October 2020, and Chief Executive in March 2021. Paul moved to NELFT on 21 August 2023 to take up the Chief Executive position.