Local dads can join the monthly sessions held by NELFT at Havering Fire Station to gain a better understanding of their children’s emotional wellbeing and connect with other parents. 

While the festive period might be exciting for some, it can be painful and overwhelming for others. Whether it’s money worries, the anticipation of spending time with family, or the stress of preparing for all the festivities, the holiday season can be hard on our mental health.

The NELFT NHS Charity is dedicated to enhancing the care and wellbeing of both service users and staff. Thanks to the support of the community, the charity is able to fund a variety of projects that are transforming care across the Trust. 

NELFT’s innovative international recruitment efforts have been recognised with a prestigious Nursing Times Award, celebrating our work in mental health nursing recruitment and pastoral care, delivered in partnership with NEU Professionals.  

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s latest data shows that hospitalisations as a result of flu have more than doubled in the past week.

Vaccination offers the best defence against these diseases, and now is the time to get protected before Christmas, so it is vital that those eligible for their flu and COVID-19 vaccines who have still not been vaccinated come forward as soon as possible before the NHS booking system closes on 19 December. 

At 72 years old, Deidre Winnett has travelled the globe, having visited 37 countries and even climbing to base camp in the Himalayas. But when COVID-19 first struck her in 2021, her world drastically changed. Since then, she’s contracted the virus six times, leaving her with debilitating long COVID, with symptoms including breathlessness, extreme fatigue, and limb numbness. 

A brand-new health and care centre has opened its doors in the heart of Ilford.

Ilford Exchange Health Centre has been designed as a 'one stop shop', offering easy access to a range of healthcare, social care and community services in a central location.

NELFT Havering Adult Speech and Language Team and the Havering Place based Partnership’s project ‘One Voice’ was highly commended last night for the Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year award at the annual HSJ awards. 

ELFT and NELFT Boards came together last month to explore how we can thrive during challenging times and emerge with better quality of care and outcomes for patients.

Irina start ed getting support from Havering Emotional Support Team (HEST) when her son Bogdan started experiencing emotional difficulties at 5 years old.

Transgender Awareness Week is all about learning from the transgender community to build an understanding and listen with open ears to the community it affects.

Since last April NELFT along with East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and partners across NEL have been running NHS 111 option 2 for mental health, to ensure people experiencing crises can access support 24/7.  

Gul, a 46-year-old mother of four who works in the civil service, was left with both physical and mental health conditions because of a workplace injury.

The autism workshops that brought me closer to my daughter (and helped me learn a thing or two about Taylor Swift!)

Expert by experience, Louise Street, shares her recovery journey and talks about her work to co-produce innovative mental health services.

Last week I had the privilege of attending an open day about Open Dialogue with local services, NHS trusts across the country but also researchers from all over the world – testament to the fact that the story of open dialogue is a global one, a truly global movement.