The NELFT Rough Sleepers & Mental Health team has received recognition from Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

Colleagues from NELFT joined several partners at an event as part of Mental Health Awareness Day on Thursday 12 May at the Mercury Centre in Romford.

There will be some essential work to replace the control panel and door operator for the lift at Hainault Health Centre, this will mean that the lift will be out of service for at least three weeks. 

George Shippey is a bright and fun teenager who developed Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at a young age. With the help of NELFT colleagues going the extra mile, George received a high spec wheelchair to cater for his current and future growth needs.

Silobile Moyo, is an Occupational Therapist working in Waltham Forest as a Community Rehabilitation Lead. At the start of this year, she and some of her Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Assistant colleagues kindly donated some toys and books to children at Alpha Primary School, in Fort Rixon, Zimbabwe. 

Coping Through Football’ is a mental health project delivered in partnership between NELFT, London Playing Fields Foundation and Leyton Orient Trust.

The awards celebrate employers whose stand-out cultures and working practices are leading the way in flexible and employee-friendly workplaces. NELFT has been shortlisted for the Best for Carers & Eldercare category because of some key initiatives.

Francis Fernando is an Assistant Director of nursing and quality at NELFT and is a top ten finalist in the inaugural Aster Guardians Global Nurses Award, short listed from the initial 24,000 applications from 184 countries.

We are delighted to announce that Sue Lees has been appointed as Acting Vice Chair of our NELFT Board. Sue takes up the position from Sultan Taylor, who is currently our Acting Chair. The recommendation was made by the Nominations Committee and ratified by our Council of Governors.

n Wednesday 13 April, the OT teams across Knight and Turner wards at Sunflowers Court inpatient unit in Goodmayes, hosted an Easter celebration for all. 

NELFT has been awarded the Veteran Aware Accreditation for our continuously dedicated work as an employer and as healthcare provider to the members of the Armed forces and their families.

The MSECC Respiratory Workstream saw the first of three Spirometry Diagnostic Units arrive on Monday 11 April at Rochford Community Hospital. EPUT colleagues were excited to see the unit arrive and two further units will be delivered to Provide and NELFT venues in the coming months.

First interior images of the new Corringham Integrated Medical Centre captured as staff are welcomed to see the new building

Recently, the very first cohort of staff from across all Thurrock partner organisations toured the newly built Corringham Integrated Medical Centre (IMC) building to see first-hand the great work that’s taken place to build a new and dynamic health and care facility aimed at providing community solutions and wellbeing initiatives as well as a range of different services.

We are delighted to announce that as of 1 April 2022, Sultan Taylor is our acting Chair here at NELFT. Sultan takes on this role following the departure of Joe Fielder and steps into the position having been our Non-Executive Director and Vice Chair.

On Thursday, 31March, representatives from NELFT attended the Healthwatch Awards Ceremony - This event – in its first year – celebrated the best in health & social care in Kent & Medway. 200 guests came together to recognise the achievements, and shared ideas that can be employed in work across the region.