
Arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms have partnered with NELFT to deliver a creative programme focused on improving mental health environments. The project engages communities with lived experience of mental health services, to co-create artworks for inpatient settings.
Read The People’s Mural: Reimagining mental health spaces through art and community…The UK’s national charity for working parents and carers, Working Families, has announced that NELFT has earned a place on the highly regarded 2025 list of top family-friendly and flexible employers.
Read NELFT named a top ten employer for 2025 by Working Families…NELFT is excited to announce the expansion of Harper, an artificial intelligence (AI) virtual agent designed to make managing appointments faster, easier, and more convenient.
Harper is now live across children’s therapy services in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, supporting appointment management for occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy (service availability varies by borough).
Barking and Dagenham has been selected as one of the first areas in England to take part in a new national NHS programme that will bring health and care services closer to home.
Neighbourhood health is a way of delivering care that brings together health, social care, and community services to support people where they live.
Read Barking and Dagenham chosen as national pioneer for neighbourhood health…Flu isn’t just a bad cold. It hit hard last winter and many people ended up in hospital. Get vaccinated as early as you can to protect yourself and those around you.
This year anyone aged 65 and over, adults and children with certain health conditions, pregnant women, frontline health and social care workers and children aged 2 to 16 can get a free vaccination. You can get them easily from a local pharmacy, GP or in school.
Well House, a 24-hour mental health c risis h ouse in Redbridge recently celebrated six months since opening its doors with a summer BBQ for patients. The event brought together sunshine, good food , and a sense of community , offering a relaxed moment of connection for those receiving support at the house.
Read Well House celebrates six-month milestone with summer BBQ celebration…The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today given North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) a trust-level rating of Good, following inspections of leadership and three core services between October 2024 and March 2025.
Read NELFT rated Good in latest CQC review…St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal Award in the category Integrated Care Initiative of the Year.
Read St George’s Health & Wellbeing Hub shortlisted for HSJ Integrated Care Initiative of the Year…Last month, we marked the 25th anniversary of the passing of Maggie Lilley, a beloved Community Psychiatric Nurse whose dedication to mental health care continues to inspire today.
Read Honouring Maggie Lilley, 25 years of lasting legacy…NELFT Talking Therapies services in London have launched a new specialist pathway for those with hearing loss. This new auditory pathway will enable those who may have experienced difficulty in accessing support with their mental health the opportunity to access services through either British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation or through a text based digital therapy.
Read Talking Therapies launch inclusive pathway for people with hearing loss…NELFT and Holmusk have been shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award in the category Management and Supervision Tool [MaST] in community mental health services.
Read NELFT and Holmusk Partnership Shortlisted for Nursing Times Award…NELFT has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal Award in the category NHS Race Equality Award in recognition of its ground-breaking work to advance health equity through community-led mental health care.
Read Community-led mental health work earns HSJ Race Equality Award nomination…NELFT is pleased to celebrate the fifth cohort of the Leaders Empowered to Achieve Their Potential (LEAP) programme. LEAP has been designed to nurture and develop leadership for global majority staff working at NELFT.
Read LEAP - “Leaders Empowered to Achieve Their Potential” programme graduation…NELFT is proud to announce the appointment of its first Multi-Professional Approved Clinician, Penny Fernandez, marking a major milestone in advancing multidisciplinary clinical leadership across mental health services.
Read First Multi-Professional Approved Clinician appointed at NELFT…The MP for Ilford North and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting visited Goodmayes hospital to find out about the new mental health crisis hub that operates on site as an alternative to the nearby emergency departments in the area.
Read Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting visits Goodmayes hospital…