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About our Governors

Our Governors are a vitally important part of the Trust. Through our Governors we are able to remain close to the communities we serve. They provide both ‘an ear and a voice’ to our members, ensuring that their views are heard and their opinions on the development and delivery of services influence the decisions of the Trust Board of Directors. The Council of Governors appoints the Chair and the Non Executive Directors of the Board and also works with the Board to determine the future strategic direction of the Trust. The Board accounts to the Council of Governors annually on the quality of the services we provide and the financial position of the Trust through the Annual Report and Quality Accounts.

Meeting of the Council of Governors

For the calendar of meetings see Governors meeting and papers page.

If you can't get what you need there including any of the meeting papers for the next meeting, please contact Laurence Whittle laurence.whittle@nelft.nhs.uk Governor and Membership Manager or telephone 0300 555 1200 extension 4300

Members of the public are welcome to attend any meeting of the Council of Governors and are invited to ask questions at the end of the meeting.

For further information please contact the Secretary via the contacts above.

Council of Governors

We have 29 Governors: 16 represent the public (three each for London Boroughs, one each for South West Essex Boroughs and one for Rest of England); 6 represent staff and 7 represent the partner organisations.

Who are your Governors?

All governors can be contacted via the Governor and Membership Manager on 0300 555 1200 extension 4300 or laurence.whittle@nelft.nhs.uk

Public: Barking & Dagenham

Robin Dixon

Nicholas Hurst

Denise Nsimba

Public: Havering

Dean Clarke

Lynda Jones

Christine McGeary

Public: Redbridge

Angela Burnell

Rita Davies

Anil Shah

Public: Waltham Forest

Maggie Houlihan

Mohammad Qureshi

Adrian McLeod

Public: Brentwood

Yvonne Waterhouse

Public: Basildon

Stephen King

Staff: Corporate Services

Nadia Valimahomed

Staff: Mental Health Services

Meera Kapadia

Tope Ekundayo

Staff: B&D CHS

Tony Lenaghan

Staff: SWECS

Dr Kyriakoula Zachou

Partner Governors

Anne Bristow (London Borough of Barking & Dagenham)

Alan Adams (London Borough of Waltham Forest)

Lesley Buckland (NHS ONEL Cluster)

Jonathan Cope (NHS South West Essex)

Liz Chidgey (Essex County Council)

John Powell (London Borough of Redbridge)

The Trust is keen that members of the general public, people who use our services, their carers and young people put themselves forward for election as Governors.

To become a Governor you have to be a member. You can do this by filling out the membership application form. 

If you have any questions about the role of being a Governor, or would like to put yourself forward to be a potential future Governor, please contact our Membership Office on freephone 0800 694 0699, email membership@nelft.nhs.uk or write to

Membership Office

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North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Head Office, Goodmayes Hospital, 157 Barley Lane, Ilford, IG3 8XJ