On Tuesday 10 September, we were proud to launch our NELFT LGBT+ Allies Scheme, a new initiative within the organisation to support our workforce and our patients, in turn leading to positive patient outcomes.

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) report into our services following the latest inspection.

It’s that time of year again! The NELFT Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 26 September and you are invited to attend to find out how the Trust has performed over the previous year, along with our priorities for the year ahead.

We are delighted to launch e-Observation, an in-house system that enables clinicians to quickly and efficiently record, manage and view patients’ observation information at the point of care on a mobile device.

We are working with Care City to create a scalable and accessible education and training platform which aims to help carers spot signs of deterioration in the health of those they care for early and to make good decisions about what to do to help.

Following his support for the nomination of Brookside for a Parliamentary Award, we invited Mike Gapes MP for a visit of our child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit.

On Friday 9 August we were pleased to host Chris Skidmore, Minister of State for Health, on a ministerial visit to Barking Walk-In Centre. The Minister was able to tour the centre and speak to staff and patients about their experience of the service.

Recently, our pulmonary rehab service in Essex conducted an audit to review the programs offered across Basildon, Brentwood, and Thurrock and how the team was performing in comparison to the national average stated in the 2018 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Audit which was 45%.

In our recent NELFT Talks blog Michael Apps, consultant respiratory physician and Kelly-Ann Keeling, clinical lead and specialist respiratory physiotherapist, discuss the results and recommendations from the audit. 

In our latest NELFT Talks blog Kerry Harvey, transformation lead, community services, provides us with an insight into our district nursing services and the role they play in caring for our service users.

Everyone with an interest in the health of people who live, work and study in Havering is invited to comment on a new local health and wellbeing strategy. Once agreed, the strategy will set local priorities for the next four years.

Recently, our communications team welcomed Harry Fox on work experience for 2 weeks. In our latest NELFT Talks blog, Harry shares his experience as a student from Essex living and studying in New York State.

Recently, we invited Harry Fox, a 20 year old student from New York State, to shadow our communications team for two weeks. Here, Harry shares his experience, what he learned and his plans for the future.

As part of NELFT Social Media Week 2019, our digital lead Kyle Grieve shares his thoughts on how people are using social media and his thoughts on the future.

This weekend saw the annual Pride in London parade, a celebration of diverse culture in London. In our latest NELFT talks blog, Carolyn Doyle reflects on the wonderful colourful life the NHS encompasses.

This week I was lucky enough to be invited to talk with a group of non-executive directors from trusts across the country as part of NHS Improvement and NHS England's Aspirant Chairs Programme. As well as an opportunity to support colleagues across the NHS who would like to become chairs in the future, it was also a chance to reflect on my own journey.