We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Sir John Gieve and Jane Clegg MBE. 

Sir John Gieve

Sir John brings a wealth of experience in public service, financial governance, and non-executive leadership. Having joined Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in 2011 as a NED, he was later appointed Chair, serving 6 years in this role, from April 2019 until March 2025.

Outside of the NHS, he was Managing Director at HM Treasury for three years and Permanent Secretary to the Home Office between 2001 and 2005, before becoming Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 2006 to 2009 as the Bank changed its role and approach to tackle the international financial crisis.

Other roles include Chair of Trustees at Nesta, an innovation foundation, and Chair of Vocalink, a payment systems provider. Sir John also chaired risk committees at CLS, a global financial market infrastructure firm, and Morgan Stanley International, an investment bank.

 Jane Clegg MBE

Jane joins NELFT following a distinguished career in nursing leadership and healthcare management. After training as a nurse in Oxford, Jane progressed from health visitor to Regional Chief Nurse for London at NHS England, where she played a key role in shaping nursing practice and improving patient care across the capital, including leading London’s nursing workforce through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jane has held numerous leadership roles across provider and commissioning organisations, including NHS England and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. Jane has always been committed to involving patients, service users, the public and clinicians in the development and improvement of health services, as well as making integrated community-based services a reality.

In 2023, Jane was awarded an MBE for her services to nursing and the NHS.

Sir John Gieve and Jane Clegg’s combined expertise and backgrounds will provide the Trust with invaluable insights to inform delivery of our strategy in the years ahead. We look forward to welcoming them both. 

Farewell to Non-Executive Director, Liz Delauney

At the end of April, we will bid farewell to our longest serving Non-Executive Director, Liz Delauney. Liz has been a member of the Board since May 2017 and, during the last eight years, has brought an unstinting focus on care quality and the experience of the patients and communities we serve. Liz has also strongly supported our Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) programme from the outset, and we are delighted that she will continue to support this work as a resident of Redbridge and member of the Trust.