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. 

The event will offer free blood pressure checks and health and wellbeing advice and support, such as stopping smoking. The 0 – 19 Children and Young People team will be available for all general advice, infant feeding and breastfeeding support. Specialists will be available to provide information about the perinatal mental health services, and school health service.

We are proud to announce that our preceptorship team have been awarded the CapitalAHP Preceptorship Recognition Award 2024-25. 

NELFT is marking World Breastfeeding Awareness Week by highlighting the Thurrock infant feeding service which launched earlier this year, offering support seven days a week.

NELFT is urging people to stop smoking on world lung cancer day by highlighting ways in which you can receive help to stop smoking.