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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.
Dying Matters Awareness Week runs from 6-12 May. This year’s theme: ‘The way we talk about Dying Matters' focuses on the language we use and conversations around death and dying - specifically between healthcare staff, patients and their families.
Our next case study for International Nurses Day follows the journey of Rain Bonane, a Community Learning Disability Nurse in Tower Hamlets’ Community Learning Disabilities Service (CLDS).
In the lead-up to International Nurses Day, hear from our services about the work they are doing to support our communities in East London and Bedfordshire.
The role and significance of People Participation within the Trust has been featured as a case study in a new report by NHS Providers.
The contribution to NHS community health care in Bedfordshire by the first intake of international nursing recruits has been praised after one of the group achieved a more senior role.
The Luton Treatment Centre has recently achieved a remarkable milestone by earning the ECTAS (Electroconvulsive Therapy Accreditation Service) accreditation from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
In March 2024, ELFT celebrated the success of the collaboration with Southern Care and Social Trust (SHSCT) in Northern Ireland to develop the regions first Talking Therapies service. As if that wasn’t enough, the team won a Working Together Award!