Congratulations are in order for Patrick Onyema, Trainee Nurse Associate at NELFT, who was Shortlisted for the Student Nursing Times Nursing Associate Trainee of the Year Award, after being nominated by Anglia Ruskin University – Chelmsford where he is completing his Nursing Associate course. 

We are thrilled to share that our very own Parminder Kaur Kondral, a Community Health and Social Care Administrator in Fairlop, has been recognised to receive an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen in the 2020 Honours List.

A new mental health improvement scheme for young people, called the Advantage programme, is being launched this month by three London football clubs – Arsenal, Leyton Orient and West Ham United (collectively known as London United) and various NHS specialists, including NELFT.

On October 14th each year, the annual Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Day takes place across the country.  This is an opportunity to recognise the contribution of AHPs to patient care and population health, as well as a chance to get to know and celebrate their skills and achievements.

National Coming Out Day was founded in 1988 and is celebrated every year on 11 October. The day is an opportunity for LGBTQ+ people to be out and proud, celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, and raise awareness of LGBTQ+ issues to colleagues, family and friends.

A new, state-of-the-art, simulation centre was launched at Goodmayes Hospital last week, by the Clinical Effectiveness Team, which will enable mental health and community professionals to develop their skills in simulated scenarios.

Congratulations are in order for Kerry Barriffe, Senior Practice Development Practitioner at NELFT, who was awarded the Royal College of Nursing London BAME Rising Star Award 2020.

October is Black History Month in the UK and staff across the Trust will be celebrating the occasion with a host of different activities. Black History Month has been recognised for many years with a month-long programme of inspirational events and workshops - honouring the achievements, culture, and rich history of Black people. 

Going above and beyond to care for and protect a patient is just one of the reasons Respiratory Nurse, Justine Reed, was announced as the winner of the Chair’s Special Recognition Award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

Record breaking flu vaccinations and a genuine commitment to protecting her colleagues and the NHS during winter is why Community Mental Health Nurse, Diane Quinn, won the Harm Free Care Award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

Doing everything she could to make sure the wellbeing of children was protected is just one of the reasons School Nurse Jennifer Iheanetu was announced as the winner of the Working in Partnership Award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

It was cheers and applause all round as Assistant Director Immediate Care, Debbie Feetham, was announced as the winner of the Leadership Award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

Working exceptionally hard to improve our service in Morris Ward to benefit not only patients, but staff too, is one of the reasons Assistant Ward Manager, Karen Mills, won our Improvement to Service Award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

There was not a dry eye in the hospital when Healthcare Assistant Salim Danyen was announced as the winner of our Outstanding Achievement award in our staff Make a Difference awards, which celebrates our winners from 2019-2020.

Putting patients first and working hard in one of them most complex areas of healthcare are just some of the reasons our Acute Crisis and Assessment Team (ACAT) was chosen as the winner of the Team/Department award at our annual staff Make a Difference awards.