
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.
Read Call NHS 111, Option 2 for Urgent Mental Health Support…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.
Read NELFT Pharmacist wins Clinical Pharmacy Congress Award…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.
Read Morris Ward celebrate win at 2025 Clinical Audit Heroes Awards…We were delighted to welcome Dr Chris Streather, Chief Medical Officer for NHS England’s London Region, to our Trust last week.
Read Regional Chief Medical Officer celebrates community spirit and clinical excellence at NELFT…NELFT is pleased to introduce Harper, a new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual agent designed to make managing appointments faster, easier, and more convenient.
Read Meet ‘Harper’ - our new AI virtual agent…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.
Read NELFT part of new landmark arts project in NHS mental health services …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.
Read Help Castlepoint children's mental health clinic grow their therapy garden…A transformative workshop centred on young Black men and mental health took place in Waltham Forest College.
Read Working together with young Black men in Waltham Forest to design mental health services…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.
Read Waltham Forest Talking Therapies Supporting Local Residents at Drop-In sessions …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.
Read International Nurses Day 2025: Over 1 million hours of nursing under one roof…Barking Learning Centre came alive with energy, culture, and community spirit as over 300 people gathered for the African & Caribbean Health Show.
Read Celebration, conversation and connection: Afro-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.
Read Connecting through culture: Medway Emotional Support Team visits local Gurdwara…Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week is an opportunity to highlight the emotional challenges many new and expectant parents face.
Read Spotlight on the Perinatal Parent Infant Mental Health Service (PPIMHS) supporting new and expectant parents…St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch delivers a range of services that support the physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing of the local community.
Read St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub making a positive impact in Hornchurch…The Trust is on the lookout for its next Director of Corporate Governance, a joint posting with neighbouring East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Read Joint Director of Corporate Governance Position Now Open…