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The Apprenticeships team are excited for you to join them in celebrating National Apprenticeship week from 9-13 February 2026.

Colleagues from the John Howard Centre have been shortlisted for an HSJ Digital Award for their work in developing an app for service users in hospital.

ELFT has published a new report, Promoting Digital Access Amongst People Using Mental Health Services, examining digital equity for the adult population accessing mental health services across ELFT’s region of East London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The Coborn Centre hosted a special event to unveil its new ward names, co-produced with young people.

Teachers at Lister Community School in Plaistow came together for a Quiz Night and raised a magnificent £350 for the ELFT Charity. The Head Girl and Head Boy presented a cheque to the charity

National healthcare news provider the HSJ (Health Service Journal) has published an article by a Trust psychologist promoting the case for service adaptions to improve care for older people.

The CAMHS Community Access Service are excited to welcome 23 new recruits and trainees across the Luton and Central Bedfordshire boroughs. They are pictured below and started with us this month. 

ELFT in partnership with other organisations, launched the Optimal Handed Care Project. This project is a system-wide approach to delivering safe and independence-focused care, reducing unnecessary two-person care where it is not clinically required.

Members of the community are being asked for anonymous feedback to help partners in Newham understand how well they apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to support people who aren’t able to make decisions for themselves.

The Data and Analytics Team raised £500 for Russia Lane Daycare Centre for older people by using their tested and approved method of a consequences box amongst their team.