On 1 October NELFT launched a new service supporting patients who frequently present at Accident and Emergency (A&E) with physical health concerns but who do not usually require urgent care services.

Last week, John Brouder, Cheif Executvie of NELFT, along with Barbara Armstrong, Sonia Smith and Michael Winspear attended an event held at the House of Commons to mark the lanuch of a new report that highlights how football can help people with severe mental health conditions have a better quality of life and better health.

As of today, we are delighted to be able to share our newly developed CAMHS website with you. Designed based on feedback from young people and service users, the new website will act as a one-stop shop for children, young people, families and professionals across Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest seeking advice and support on how to take care of their mental health.

Jackie Doyle-Price MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health, visited Thurrock health services on Friday, 31 August to talk to staff and patients, with a particular focus on how our integrated services are delivered

We are delighted to announce that our new community blood testing service in Waltham Forest has been praised in a review by local NHS commissioners.

Learn more about the changes we have made to our Waltham Forest blood testing service over the last 12 months and how we are continuously improving the service in response to patient feedback.

In the year of the NHS70 celebrations, Anne Motley, assistant director for inpatients and unplanned care, shares a family history woven deep within the NHS.

Patients at Sunflowers Court (our mental health inpatient unit) are benefitting from new outdoor gym equipment thanks to the Friends of Goodmayes.

Our Informatics team will be carrying out IT network maintenance on Saturday 11 August between 00:01 and 06:00 hours. It has been scheduled for this time to provide minimal disruption to staff and services.

In the Christmas of 2008, John Wickens sadly took his own life in Stratford, leaving his family and his wife Deborah ‘Debbie’ Wickens behind. Today, as part of World Suicide Prevention Day, Debbie shares her story with us about:

• How she cared for John through his struggles
• How her life has changed since that fateful day
• How she uses her experiences to support her patients within NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
• Her plans to mark the 10 year anniversary. 

In our latest NELFT Talks post Dr Samir Shah, consultant older adult psychiatrist and lead clinician with our Waltham Forest Diagnostic Memory Service, talks about how he was asked to be a clinical advisor and co-writer on 'Abdullah and Leilah', the world’s first transcultural drama about the effects of dementia. Dr Shah also talks about our plans as a trust to showcase this film as an educational resource for NHS staff.

As part of the NHS70 celebrations, Queens Nurse and specialist school nurse (Redbridge) Pat Beverley reflects on her visit to 10 Downing Street, meeting the Prime Minister and her career highlights to date for our latest NELFTtalks blog.

Jacqui Van Rossum, Executive Integrated Care Director for London and Executive Lead for the NELFT LGBT+ society talks about our new rainbow lanyard scheme and what this represents for our trust.

Hello, my name is Ryan Chawner and I am an accounts apprentice here at NELFT. I started my level 2 AAT Apprenticeship with a recruitment firm in the finance department in September 2015. I passed my Level 2 AAT and then moved on to NELFT in November 2016 to start my Level 3 Apprenticeship, which I will explain why later on in this blog. I have wanted to become an accountant since I was about 14 years old.

Following the publication of the NHS Providers State of Communications report last month, Carrie-Ann Wade, director of communications, marketing and engagement, reflects on the role of communications within an NHS Provider trust and the impact that communications professionals can have on the delivery of trust objectives.

Hello, my name is Rhian Webb and I joined NELFT on 5 January 2016, when I started the Advanced Apprenticeship in Business Admin with the Medical Education team. When I first joined NELFT, I had just turned 19 and had just finished my last year of Sixth Form and completed my A Levels. Even after completing my A Levels at sixth form, I still didn’t really know what career path I wanted to take - but NELFT provided me with the first step to that ladder. I have since completed my apprenticeship at NELFT in April 2017 and have now moved up a role in my team to become a ‘Medical Education Co-ordinator’ in just 16 months of working in NELFT as an apprentice.

A blog written by Cassandra Sharp from Basildon Integrated Community Team about the process of registering to become a nurse in the UK