ELFT teams and services were part of over 80 nominations that made it through to the finals for this year's Tower Hamlets Together (THT) awards.
THT is the health and care partnership organisation for the borough, bringing together a range of organisations include local authority care services, the voluntary sector as well as ELFT and Barts Health NHS Trust.
Included among the ELFT services and teams winning were:
The boroughs South East Locality safety huddle, which includes the Locality Social Work Team (LBTH), the Community Health Team (EPCT & Care Navigators), and ELFT's Isle of Dog Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (NMHT) alongside local care agencies (Excel Care and Care Solutions Bureau) who won a Building Bridges Award for their work to create open door communication with service users, which has built patient’s satisfaction and engagement in their care needs.
The Ray of Sunshine Award went to Tower Hamlets Community Services Gardening for Health project, an initiative that combines physiotherapy, psychology, occupational therapy, care navigation, rehab and peer support worker models.
Another ELFT team that was recognised was Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies. They were highly commended in the category for the Shape Shifter award.
In nominating THTT, Justine Phillips said:
“Everyone in every part of this service has worked exceptionally hard and has always stayed one step ahead of the challenges to deliver tangible benefits for our residents. ..a real asset in Tower Hamlets!”
Commenting on the awards overall, ELFTs Tower Hamlets Borough Director Day Njovana said:
'I'm delighted to see that a range of colleagues and teams from across ELFT has been nominated for this year's THT Awards.
"Its a great that health and care services across the borough can come together in this way to celebrate our fellow professionals' hard work. I'm proud to lead and work alongside such dedicated colleagues."
Director of ELFT Tower Hamlets Community Health Services (THCHS) Petra Nittel said:
"I am really pleased that Tower Hamlets Together have put on an award ceremony this year.
Colleagues across TH CHS are resourceful and dedicated to patient wellbeing and safety and value collaborating with their colleagues from partner organisations.
"Its a story repeated across many of the other services within the borough, and we are looking forward to celebrating not just colleagues within ELFT but our partner organisations in Tower Hamlets as well."
Click her to find out more about the THT Awards, including the full list of all nominees.