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On Thursday 28 March, NELFT had a special screening of short films made by some young people who worked with experienced filmmakers, as part of the ‘Into Film- Moving Minds’ project called ‘Safe Space’. This project was supported by our Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services (EWMHS) in Essex.

This week saw the release of the 2019 HSJ Top 50 chief executives list and we are delighted to see that our very own John Brouder has been ranked as seventh.

On Friday (21 March), NELFT celebrated its inaugural talent show, NELFT's Got Talent, celebrating the creative talent of our colleagues from across London, Essex, Kent and Medway.

On Friday (15 March) NELFT celebrated their annual NELFT staff awards, hosted at NELFT head office in Rainham, Essex

At NELFT we are aware that many of our staff spend a great deal of time pulling together reports, time that would be better spent with patients. That's why in March last year the Perfect Ward app was used on 22 in-patient areas across NELFT. 

On Monday 11 March 2019 Caroline Dinenage MP, Minister of State for Care, visited Harold Hill Health Centre to observe first hand the work of the District Nursing team.

Thorpe Coombe Hospital in Walthamstow has celebrated a significant phase in the construction of the Jane Atkinson Health and Wellbeing Centre, their new bespoke mental health and community health centre, with a ‘topping-out’ ceremony.

Following my last blog post discussing our NELFT staff networks and the support we have put in place for our staff, I thought it only fitting to write about our staff reward and recognition scheme and our end of year staff celebration.

As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, one of our patients has bravely shared her story on living with Anorexia Nervosa with us. 

If you would like to talk to our team about any of the issues raised in this interview, please visit https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-kent-medway-eating-disorders or call us on 0300 300 1980

This week has seen the publication of our NHS Staff Survey results for 2018. In the second of our 'Chairman's blog' pieces, trust chair Joe Fielder reflects on the results, the work we have been doing at NELFT and our plans for the future.

Registered Dietitians have an important role in Eating Disorder Treatment. They support patients through normalising a patient’s relationship with food, as well as optimising their nutritional needs.

In our latest NELFT Talks blog Kayley Rodway, a dietitian within our eating disorders service in Kent and Medway, shares an insight into her role and the important part dietitians play in supporting people living with eating disorders.

As an End of Life Care facilitator, Dorothy Pearlman finds herself having conversations about death on a daily basis, a topic that many of us can find harrowing just to think about. In our latest 'NELFTtalks' blog, Dorothy offers advice and support for older people and families during this difficult time, while also taking a look at Billy Connolly and his battle with Parkinson's.

In the first of our 'Chairman's blog' pieces, trust chair Joe Fielder looks ahead to 2019 as well as sharing his views on the NHS Long Term Plan and our work at NELFT.

Heather Lloyd, a community mental health nurse from NELFT Kent Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service is currently working with the Porchlight Adolescent Wellbeing Service (PAWS) - a service for young people and their families living in Thanet. Here Heather tells us more about her work with the team and the difference it is making in the area. 

Marc Kingsley works as a consultant clinical psychologist within our clinical health psychological services and he is also a registered psychotherapist. In our latest NELFT talks post, Marc discusses the risk of suicide in palliative care and for end of life patients.