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Join us on Friday 24 May 2024, 11am-12pm for a special Food for Thought session marking the fourth anniversary of the death of George Floyd.

National Dementia Action Week is an annual event organised by the Alzheimer's Society to raise awareness of dementia and sees the public taking action to support people with dementia and their carers.

An NHS GP practice in Tower Hamlets has made an appeal for donations to support people experiencing homelessness across the borough.

This week marks Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 and has a focus on movement and activities that keep you feeling on top. But our teams and services are also here to support your mental health wellbeing – read more about the ways we can help.

A series of webinars are being hosted to share some of the work taking place to reduce health inequalities in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK).

The Tower Hamlets Community Psychology Team has partnered with local charity Praxis to publish ‘Recipes of Life’; a cookbook that draws on the experiences of migrants and refugees.

The District Nurse Team Lead for the Tower Hamlets Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Laxmi Augustin, has spoken about the support she has provided to an individual within her care.

The Bibby family based in Mid Bedfordshire wanted to do something special to express their gratitude for the support that John Bibby had received from the Older People's Community Mental Health Team following his diagnosis of Alzheimers Disease.

In this blog, ELFT's Head of Communication and ex District Nurse, Janet Flaherty, argues that healthcare staff need to be brave, take a deep breath and have honest and frank conversations with patients when there are no more treatment options.

ELFT's Director of Community Health Nursing, Ruth Bradley, was previously Director of Nursing at St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney. In this blog for Dying Matters Awareness Week, she reflects on her personal and professional experience.