For the millions of people living with diabetes, everyday life can be a struggle. They must approach every part of the day – home, work, school – with constant caution and extra effort. 

Occupational therapy plays a vital role in health, social care and society. It enables people to have fulfilling lives at home, at work, at school – and everywhere else – through meaningful occupations.

We know change is needed. But we also know that many of the solutions we need are already here, working somewhere in the NHS today. Help build a health service fit for the future.

NELFT in collaboration with East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) and Oxleas held an event focus ed on the experience of Black men in mental healthcare .

The NELFT NHS Charity (previously known as The Health Way Foundation) funds projects that improve service user environments, support patient activities and enhance staff wellbeing.

Final preparations are being made for the opening of a new health and wellbeing hub in Hornchurch as it gears up to welcome its first patients next week.

Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke. There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland and Wales every year,8 with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year,9 as well as being a leading cause of disability*.

Following the success of the Significant 7+ in care homes, NELFT has extended this training to carers in the community.

A new ward at Goodmayes hospital has been named after Donald Gladstone Rodney, one of the most innovative and versatile artists of his generation.

The Global Majority Network’s LEAP programme at NELFT won the Outstanding Corporate Achievement of the Year award at this year’s National B.A.M.E. Health & Care Awards.

An event which aims to inspire action, foster understanding, and drive lasting change in how Black males experience mental healthcare, is taking place on Friday 25 October .

Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have
made a quit attempt with the campaign previously.

Thousands of people living at Beam Park in Rainham now have improved access to a range of healthcare services following the opening of a purpose-built medical centre.

In October, we celebrate Black History Month: From  the nurses who came from the Caribbean to help set up the NHS, to their descendants , the scientists, mathematicians, allied health professionals and leaders whose action and ideas help shape the NHS today.