Kent and Medway Mental Health Support Teams, known locally as the Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Kent and the Emotional Support Teams in Medway, are a government initiative to increase children and young people’s access to support for emotional wellbeing and mental health.

16 to 19 year olds with diabetes living in mid and south Essex are invited to an informative session to find out more about the adult diabetes services and life as an adult with diabetes.  

The 28th International Meeting on Dialogical and Reflective Approaches to Psychosis and other Challenging Mental States (IMDRAP) was jointly held by SOAS and UCL in London earlier this month.

Parents and carers in Kent and Medway can now attend NHS workshops to learn more about autism to start implementing changes at home before a diagnosis. 

This month’s Future of Primary Care webinar with Sir Sam Everington focussed on addressing the growing demand on the NHS by shifting towards a model of care centred on social prescribing.

Over the past few months, the PCREF team in partnership with The Wellbeing Hub, Dagenham Park School, Redbridge mental health and wellness, NELFT Patient experience and Peer support teams held three focus engagement sessions to explore the mental health and wellbeing of South Asian women.

NELFT has been nominated for this year's National B.A.M.E Health & Care Awards for the Global Majority Network LEAP programme. 

A North East London partnership that brings together lived experience experts, local NHS providers, the Integrated Care Board and local authority and primary care leads has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.

NELFT recently celebrated the graduation of the fourth cohort of LEAP programme colleagues.

NELFT Havering Adult Speech and Language Team and the Havering Place based Partnership’s project ‘One Voice’ has been shortlisted for the Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year award at the annual HSJ awards.

The Corringham Integrated Medical and Wellbeing Centre has been shortlisted for the Place-based Partnership & Integrated Care Award at the annual HSJ awards.

The St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Suttons Lane is fast approaching its final stages of construction and fit-out, with staff busy preparing to see the first patients on site in September.

The proposed Whipps Cross redevelopment is more than about building a hospital. It is also an opportunity to deliver system-wide transformation.

In light of the recent protests and violence unfolding, we understand that many of you may be experiencing heightened anxiety, fear, anger and uncertainty. This is particularly true for individuals who already struggle with mental health issues or those who feel vulnerable due to a physical condition.

We have brought together advice for anyone who is currently struggling and information on what support is available.