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For Dying Matters Awareness Week, Karen Simpson shares her story about the difficult days surrounding the loss of her daughter Rachael, how hard it was to keep going during lockdown and what staff can do to support a workmate following a bereavement

Welcome to the 3rd & 4th edition of the Staying In Touch Newsletter which provides information about mental health and wellbeing support for residents and staff and developments happening across Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Dementia Action Awareness week starts on 15 May, to raise understanding of the condition and to support the important organisations doing so much to care for people living with the condition. This year's theme is Diagnosis.

Watch our video with Chief Medical Officer, Dr Paul Gilluley, and ELFT AMHP, Bailey Mitchell, discussing the benefits of digital Mental Health Act forms for all our service users, clinical staff and partners.

Two ELFT services have been nominated by their constituency MPs for this year’s NHS Parliamentary Awards - for the outstanding work they have done to support service users over the last year. 

The ELFT board has met with Sir Michael Marmot as part of our journey to become a Marmot Trust.

ELFT is partnering with the Institute of Health Equity to become the first NHS ‘Marmot Trust’ and test the boundaries of what an NHS Trust can do to tackle some of the drivers of poor health, such as poverty and unemployment.

The Trust is hosting three individual feedback sessions in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney (including The City of London) to find out what type of support and services people with a Learning Disability need

Loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, which runs from May 9-15.

The Trust is keen to work with Veterans and Ex-Armed Forces personnel and their families to bring their skills into the NHS and utilise their experience to help the Trust to develop services to support their peers