NELFT has appointed Professor Oliver Shanley OBE as the interim chief executive following the news that John Brouder, current NELFT chief executive is moving on.

Colleagues from Barts Health, Macmillan Cancer Support, Healthwatch Waltham Forest and Alzheimer’s society joined NELFT at the Dementia Hub on Sidmouth Road, Waltham Forest this week this as part of Dying matters week.   

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Luke has shared his story of how Coping Through Football has helped him to cope with his depression and anxiety, make new friends and provide hope for the future

NELFT, in partnership with Care City, are delighted to launch Significant Care, a tool designed to help carers spot deterioration in their loved ones earlier and take the necessary action.

East London Health & Care Partnership held a mental health summit bringing together partners from across the patch to discuss all things mental health.

A number of NELFT and Provide services relocated some of their services to a new building space, Stapleford House in Chelmsford, a short distance from the town centre. This new building offers more local residents the ability to access multiple services across organisations in one location.

Staff at Langthorne Health Centre in Leytonstone were delighted to welcome back Zena Edmund Charles-Josephs where she marked her retirement by donating a bench for patient use in in a short presentation ceremony to friends and colleagues. 

“I spent such a long time here, I needed to leave my mark!”

An event to launch the expansion of perinatal services across north east London took place on Wednesday 27 March at the London Stadium in Stratford.

For Dying Matters week Carolyn Doyle, senior programme lead for the Waltham Forest End of Life Care service, kindly shares her story of how she supported her friend Nell, who was dying from bowel cancer, through "end of life".

If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this blog, or you would like to get in touch with one of our end of life care teams, please contact your local team using the details in the blog

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.