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In the community for the community
Better mental health care for Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington
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We are pleased to confirm that the Partnership has received further funding in Year 3 of the Partnership Community Transformation programme.
This funding will support Community Mental Health services’ journey to help ensure our service users across our five boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, recover sooner for longer, have accessible services, and recieve care closer to where they live.
Funding will enable us to invest further in our workforce across our core community and intensive teams. We will continue to share more information on plans as they develop.
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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and neighbouring Camden and Islington NHS Foundation are now working together in a formal Partnership, with a single Chair, Chief Executive and Partnership Executive Team. This will further support and speed up the integration and effectiveness of our community teams. Our new Partnership Strategy was launched in May 2023. To give our Partnership a clear identity, we are now called the North London Mental Health Partnership.
Our new Partnership Strategy is available here: North London Mental Health Partnership Five Year Strategy [pdf] 2MB
Our Partnership Strategy is summarised on a page, showing our four Strategic Aims and our agreed Strategic Objectives for 2023/24, here: Strategy on a Page 2023 [pdf] 822KB
To find out more information please click here.
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As we approach the implementation of DIALOG+ across the Partnership, there’s nothing better than hearing first hand from those who have been working closely on the project. As part of our Community Mental Health Transformation (CMHT) programme, Emelie Green, DIALOG+ Project Manager, believes it’s a real gamechanger; “We can provide personalised care plans, taking into account each service user's unique needs.”
Click here to view a video on the benefits of DIALOG+ produced by colleagues from our Haringey Division.
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Lowther Road is our new Community Mental Health facility in Islington. At the end of April, the trust held an event to celebrate the fantastic ongoing work to develop the site.
The redevelopment, being built by UK construction company Kier, forms part of our Partnership's exciting St Pancras Transformation Programme.
Find out more about this important Partnership project here.
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A new leadership development programme has launched for Team Managers, Team Leaders, Pathway Leads and Divisional Operational Managers as part of the Partnership Community Transformation programme.
Our first cohort will be community teams in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey boroughs as part of their original plans. We will run further cohorts for Camden and Islington colleagues too.
If you have been contacted and are elegible for the programme please do sign up.
Click here for more information.
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Like many other trusts around the country, our staff came together on 12 May, to celebrate International Nurses Day – also commemorating the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
This year’s theme was “the contribution of nursing” and to mark this special day, nurses from across the Partnership shared a message about the contributions they feel they make to the profession, highlights from their work and what they enjoy the most about being a nurse.
Hear from a few of our nurses and what the day meant to them here.
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The National Clinical Audit of Psychosis (NCAP) aims to improve the quality of care that NHS Mental Health trusts provide to people with Psychosis.
Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services are measured against criteria relating to the care and treatment they provide, so that the quality of care can be improved.
The results for NCAP have now been reviewed and we are happy to announce that both the Barnet and Haringey EIP teams are now meeting the required level 3 standard. Enfield’s score was very close with a slight drop-off in one of the key areas which meant they went just below the standard. Action is underway in this area to reach the required standard as soon as possible.
Click here for more information.
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There are lots of activities in and around our five boroughs, led by local council partners and community groups, to help support positive wellbeing and good mental health. Here’s a selection of some regular activities, online sessions or extra support currently available:
1. Enfield Council Tea and Toast event
Enfield Community Hubs and Libraries are hosting a Tea and Toast session in both Edmonton Green and Enfield town Library and Community Hub.
Aims of the sessions include:
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Community engagement - getting to know our community
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Reducing isolation - creating a social platform
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Improving mental wellbeing - promoting positive environment and care
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Listening and learning from the people in the local community and having fun together
Pop along to meet members of the team in an informal, fun setting. Sessions take place every
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Tuesday from 10-11am at Edmonton Green Library
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Wednesday, from 10-11am at Enfield Town Library
2. Mental health Awareness – Good Thinking
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week took place from 15 to 21 May 2023 and the theme for the week was anxiety.
Good Thinking is London’s free NHS-approved digital mental wellbeing service, providing personalised advice, support and resources to help people struggling with anxiety, stress, low mood and sleeplessness.
3. Unity works
Unity works is offering free courses on the topic of Mental Health for adults aged 19+ with a learning disability and/or autism. Please click here to find out more.
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Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, St Ann's Hospital, St Ann's Road, N15 3TH
Email: beh-tr.communications@nhs.net
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