Issue: Spring 2023

Articles

Chief Executive FOREWORD

Spring 2023 | announcements

I'd like to say that we are seeing signs of Spring as we move into March. However, as I write […]

Royal Visit for Tower Hamlets

Spring 2023 | announcements

The Risk and Governance Team at Health E1, Tower Hamlets, were in exactly the right position to see King Charles […]

Dean Henderson, Borough Director for City and Hackney to Retire

Spring 2023 | announcements

After 14 years as Borough Director for City and Hackney, Dean Henderson is to retire at the end of March […]

School Children Say 'Thank You' to Mental Health Staff

Spring 2023 | announcements

As part of Children's Mental Health Awareness Week activities, pupils at Christ Church Primary School in Brick Lane, Tower Hamlets, […]

Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work Visits Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies

Spring 2023 | announcements

Tom Pursglove MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, visited the Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies service on […]

ELFT's CEO Named in Top 10 CEOs for Second Year Running

Spring 2023 | announcements

ELFT’s Paul Calaminus has been named among the top 10 NHS Chief Executive Officers (CEO) in the country for the […]

New Autism Diagnostic Service for Newham

Spring 2023 | patient

A dedicated Autism Diagnostic Service has opened in Newham to assess people over the age of 18 for Autism. In […]

Special Issue: Community Mental Health Transformation - Beds and Luton, and London

Spring 2023 | patient

The aim of community mental health transformation is to better support people with severe mental health problems in their communities […]

Bashir Hassan - Community Connector

Spring 2023 | patient

One way that the mental health transformation programme is providing a more flexible approach to care is through the work […]

Molly Johnson - Social prescriber for Luton community mental health teams (CMHTs)

Spring 2023 | patient

A blended approach to community mental health is in place across all six Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Luton. The […]

Meet Jamie Stafford - CMHT Programme Director, East London

Spring 2023 | patient

The steps taken forward in bringing people and healthcare partners together is one of the highlights of the transformation programme, […]

Community Mental Health Transformation

Spring 2023 | patient

An open event has been held in Dunstable to promote mental health support available across the town – and for […]

Asking for a Friend

Spring 2023 | patient

A close friend of mine has recently lost his mother. They were very close and he is very down. I […]

Together Cafes – The Alternative to A&E for Mental Health Needs

Spring 2023 | patient

The Tower Hamlets and Newham Together Cafes are a community-based initiative aimed at providing support and assistance to residents in […]

Townscape Touches Brighten Charter House

Spring 2023 | patient

A splash of colour has been added to brighten visits for service users to the Trust’s Charter House site in […]

Tackling Waiting Times and Waiting Lists

Spring 2023 | patient

Since June 2022, the Trust has offered a Quality Improvement programme to support teams from across the Trust to apply […]

Preventing Homeless People Being Discharge Back to the Street

Spring 2023 | patient

A Newham Integrated Homelessness Project aims to use the opportunity of hospital contact to find safe accommodation for homeless people. […]

Meet Morgan, Biggleswade New Peer Support Worker

Spring 2023 | patient

Morgan Newell is a Peer Support Worker based in Biggleswade. She started in the Trust in the Befriending Team in March […]

The role of Apprenticeships @ELFT

Spring 2023 | staff

Between the dates of 6 February and 12 February 2023 marked the National Apprenticeship Week which provides a great opportunity […]

Farewell and Thank You to the COVID Vaccination Team

Spring 2023 | staff

The service at the East London Vaccination Centre at Mile End (previously at Westfield Stratford) closed on 31 March 2023. […]

MP Dame Meg Hillier Visits Greenhouse Practice in Hackney

Spring 2023 | population

Dame Meg Hillier, the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch, visited the Greenhouse Practice on 17 March to […]

Watch Out for Scam Phone Calls Claiming to be from the NHS

Spring 2023 | population

ELFT's Counter Fraud Team are working with the police to raise awareness of a series of phone scams whereby fraudsters […]

Unlocking the Potential of ELFT’s Efficiency & Value Programme

Spring 2023 | value

ELFT is committed to ensuring the Trust remains financially viable in the long-term and has to meet a challenging efficiency […]

Members Trust talk Spring 2023

Spring 2023 | value

Welcome to our Membership page, you may remember that we spoke about our goal to improve how we communicate with you; […]

Innovative App Helping Children with Anxiety

Spring 2023 | value

Newham parents, carers, teachers, GPs and other adults can sign children up to access an innovative new app for children […]

The ELFT Charity

Spring 2023 | value

The ELFT Charity supports innovative projects that make a positive, lasting change and go above and beyond what the NHS […]

Chairs Final Word

Spring 2023 | value

I am one month in to my assignment as Joint Chair of ELFT and NELFT and although a lot of […]

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