Goodmayes Hospital has unveiled new ‘Proud to be Smokefree’ signs, created in collaboration with service users at North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT).

The Community Adult Learning Disabilities service hosted two inspiring ‘Listening and Learning’ events in Havering, Barking and Dagenham (17 June) and Waltham Forest and Redbridge (19 June) to mark National Learning Disability Week (16-22 June). 

NELFT, along with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and partners across north east London, are working together to ensure that service users experiencing mental health crises can access support via NHS 111, a freephone number that provides urgent health advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to people of all ages. 

Congratulations to Jayshree Sharma, Lead Pharmacist – Frailty and Older People, who has been recognised nationally with an Unsung Hero award at this years Clinical Pharmacy Congress Awards.

The Clinical Audit & National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) team at NELFT has won a Clinical Audit Hero Award. The ‘Improving Physical Healthcare Audit’ carried out on Morris Ward, a low secure forensic unit at Goodmayes Hospital, was named a winner in the ‘Using Data from the NCAPOP’ category.

We were delighted to welcome Dr Chris Streather, Chief Medical Officer for NHS England’s London Region, to our Trust last week.

NELFT is pleased to introduce Harper, a new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual agent designed to make managing appointments faster, easier, and more convenient.

Arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms has launched an ambitious three-year project (2025–2028) across NHS Mental Health Services, with funding from Arts Council England. NELFT is part of the new landmark project. 

The Southend, Essex and Thurrock Child and Adolescents Mental Health Service has taken a significant step towards bettering patient care at their Thundersley c linic by creating a new therapy garden, funded by NHS Social Prescribing Team.

A transformative workshop centred on young Black men and mental health took place in Waltham Forest College.

During Mental Health Awareness month, Waltham Forest Talking Therapies took part in a drop-in session run by Waltham Forest Council’s Adults Early Help Service.  

NELFT recently hosted a celebration for International Nurses Day on 12 May, honouring the dedication and resilience of nurses who form the backbone of healthcare.

Barking Learning Centre came alive with energy, culture, and community spirit as over 300 people gathered for the African & Caribbean Health Show.

The Medway Emotional Support Team recently took the opportunity to use their wellbeing time to strengthen their understanding of the Sikh culture within the community they support.

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is an opportunity to highlight the emotional challenges many new and expectant parents face.