Paul Bentley, chief executive
Paul is the inaugural chief executive of the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board.
Named as one of the top 50 NHS chief executives in the country by the Health Service Journal in 2021, Paul was previously the Chief Executive of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust from March 2016 to January 2022, which he led to being rated outstanding by the CQC in 2019; he also led the trust throughout the global pandemic when KCHFT was the major partner in the Covid Vaccination Programme.
Paul's NHS career started in 1987, working in London teaching hospitals before being appointed to his first main board role in 1998; he carried out his post graduate studies in the USA. Prior to joining KCHFT, Paul was Director of Workforce and Communications at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
Paul says leading the ICB in Kent and Medway is a way to secure the very best care and healthcare and to provide more effective long term well-being for the people of Kent and Medway.