Our leadership

John Goulston

John became Chair of Medway NHS Foundation Trust on 1 June 2024.

He is a father of three, and has a wealth of experience working in non-executive and executive roles. He currently also chairs Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.

John is the chair of NHS London Procurement Partnership. He was interim chair of Kent and Medway Integrated Care System (ICS) from April 2020 to November 2021.

Formerly John was chief executive of both acute and community health providers in London. He has been an executive director of NHS London, the strategic health authority for London, plus director of finance at two London teaching hospitals during his career.

As part of his role as the chair of Medway NHS Foundation Trust and of Kent Community Health, John chairs both the Medway and Swale and West Kent Health and Care Partnership Boards, and the Kent and Medway Provider Collaboration Board. He is also a member of the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Partnership Joint Committee.

Much of John’s early career was in Kent, working in Maidstone during the 1980s. His daughter is a consultant geriatrician, and his wife is a community physiotherapist.

Paulette Lewis MBE

Paulette Lewis MBE was appointed as a non-executive director in November 2022.

Paulette has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings, gaining wide experience across acute and community services. She has held several senior/executive posts, including Director of Midwifery and Children Services, Executive Director Nursing and Director of the Pan London Maternity Service Review.

Paulette is a leadership and management consultant and has spent a great deal of her time mentoring and coaching individuals to help them reach their full potential.

In 2000, Paulette received a silver award for excellence in healthcare. In 2002, her charitable and leadership work was recognised by her receiving the European Social and Humanitarian award, and she received the Zenith Global Healthcare Award as special recognition for her global healthcare work. She

Paulette was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2014 for her work and contribution to nursing and charity work.

Membership of committees:

Quality Assurance Committee (Chair)
People Committee (Deputy Chair)
Nominations and Remunerations Committee
Charities Committee

Professor Mojgan Sani

Professor Mojgan Sani was appointed as non-executive director in September 2023.

Mojgan’s professional background is Chief Pharmacist, Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer, and Director of Medicines Optimisation in large, complex multi-site NHS acute hospitals. Her recent experience has been as the Corporate Director of Clinical Outcomes and Effectiveness within the NHS.

She has also served as a Trustee to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), and as a Public Governor to a large complex mental health NHS trust.

She is the South-East South-Central chair of the National Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit Network (NQICAN), a visiting professor at a number of universities for Medicines Optimisation and Clinical Pharmacy, and a non-executive director and Chair of the Primary Care Committee for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board.

Mojgan is passionate about the quality of clinical care offered to patients, service transformation and improved outcomes.

Membership of committees:

Audit and Risk Committee (Deputy Chair)
Quality Assurance Committee (Deputy Chair)
Nominations and Remunerations Committee
Charities Committee

Gary Lupton

Gary Lupton was appointed as non-executive director in September 2023.

Gary was the Executive Director of Estates and Facilities at the Trust from 2018 to 2022 and contributed to the Estates Strategic vision for the NHS in Medway and Swale from 2020 to 2022.

After leaving the Trust he travelled across Asia, learning about the culture and architecture. He has also provided mentoring support to a number of NHS individuals and supported Medway Estates and Facilities department through a transitional period.

Gary worked in the NHS for more than 20 years and held senior management roles in finance, cardiology, respiratory, site management and estates and facilities; prior to this he worked in banking and finance.

During his career Gary led on transformational changes in Kent and Medway, including the implementation of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) service based at the Wiliam Harvey Hospital in Ashford and the procurement of one of the first private hospitals in the NHS.

Membership of committees:

Audit and Risk Committee
Finance, Performance and Planning Committee (Chair)
People Committee
Nominations and Remunerations Committee
Charities Committee (Deputy Chair)

Jenny Chong

Jenny Chong was appointed a non-executive director in February 2020 and Senior Independent Director in October 2024.

Jenny also sits on boards and committees of Orthopaedic Research UK, The Design Museum, Imperial College London’s Venture Mentoring Service, the Egypt Exploration Society, and the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). She is a champion of female digital talent in the NHS through her work with The Shuri Network and NHS Innovation Accelerator. She also acts as an advisor to various start-ups in the FinTech, MedTech and social impact space.

Originally from Singapore, after graduating from the London School of Economics, Jenny embarked on a 20-year career in Investment Banking Technology, starting on the Equities trade floor. She has worked across hardware infrastructure, software engineering, program management, big data and AI. Her last corporate role was as Credit Suisse’s Global Head of Electronic Communications Surveillance, building a global regulatory compliance platform that detects potential malicious behaviour; leveraging natural language processing and deep learning to cognitively learn human context; identify patterns to create behavioural models; and detect anomalous signals.

Jenny actively promotes education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), gender equality, diversity and inclusion. She is also a recipient of the Tech Star award at the “Women in Banking and Finance Annual Awards for Achievement”.

Membership of committees:

Quality Assurance Committee
People Committee (Chair)
Nominations and Remunerations Committee (Deputy Chair)
Finance, Planning and Performance Committee
Charities Committee

Helen Wiseman

Helen Wiseman appointed a non-executive director in May 2025.

Helen brings over 20 years of governance and finance, audit and risk committee experience for a wide variety of organisations. Helen is a non-executive director and a group and regional audit committee chair of Bid Corporation which operates a foodservice business in 35 countries. Helen is also a director of SFI Health, an Australian headquartered international natural healthcare company and chairs the Canterbury Cathedral Audit and Risk Committee.

In 2019, Helen completed the INSEAD Centre for Corporate Governance Certified International Director program and is the President of the INSEAD International Directors Network.

Helen is a former KPMG Australia partner, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She is also a professionally qualified Executive Coach and facilitates group coaching and leadership programs globally.

Helen grew up locally and went to Manchester University where she graduated BSc European Studies. Helen later obtained a BSc in Psychology at the University of Southern Queensland.

She is a 2014 Westpac and Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence and appeared in the 2010 American Express Enriched List, reflecting Helen’s passion for helping people and organisations achieve their goals more smartly, more enjoyably and with greater impact. Helen enjoys travel, gym and pilates.

Peter Conway

Peter Conway appointed a non-executive director in May 2025.

Peter has a background in banking and finance spanning 29 years latterly as a Finance Director with Barclays Bank PLC. He has been a Non-Executive Director with the NHS since 2006.

Current roles include Deputy Chair, Audit Committee Chair and NED of Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust. He is also a Non-Executive Director of the West Kent Housing Association.

He has held a number of public sector roles in the past including:

• Deputy Chair, Audit Committee Chair and NED of Kent Community Health Foundation Trust
• Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, Rural Payments Agency
• Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, NHS West Kent
• Independent Member of the Audit Committees of the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, DEFRA, Health and Safety Executive and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission
• Trustee Director, Citizens Advice North and West Kent

Professor Jane Perry

Professor Jane Perry was appointed associate (academic) non-executive director in November 2024.

Jane is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Health and Social Care.

Jane is a registered nurse, specialist practitioner, independent prescriber and teacher and has over 40 years’ experience in healthcare. Jane was an advanced nurse practitioner in general practice and early adopter of prescribing rights for nursing, leading the development of the role through becoming a practice educator, National prescribing Centre trainer (now part of NICE) and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Worcester, which was the beginning of a 20 year career in Education.

Jane has undertaken a number of Senior Leadership roles in Education and led numerous teams across nursing, allied health and medicine. She has held Dean roles for many years and has undertaken strategic, influential and project roles working with NHSE and the Council of Deans for Health, where she was the England Convenor for 4 years.

Jane has worked in Nurse Education for many years and has worked closely with the NMC in supporting high quality education. In her most recent role, she has worked in partnership across the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Pathway to support a brand-new nursing and midwifery curriculum that meets the needs of employers, students and patients.