North London NHS Foundation Trust sent this bulletin at 27-06-2025 01:46 PM BST
Letter to service users and carers
June 2025
Dear All,
As we enjoy the sunshine and longer days, I hope you’re finding time to look after your wellbeing and stay safe in the heat.
While the brighter days and lighter evenings can lift spirits and bring a renewed sense of energy, the most intense heat can contribute to making us uncomfortable, weary, or even irritable. Here are some helpful tips from NHS England how to better navigate the hotter weather.
Staying hydrated, dressing for the heat, and finding shade during the hottest hours can all help you stay well in warm weather. Early mornings and cooler evenings are still great times to enjoy a walk, chat with a neighbour, or simply pause for a moment of calm and connection. And if all else fails, there’s always the weather, one of the UK’s best conversation starters and often the beginning of a good friendship.
As always, I want to remind you that you are not alone. We are here for you, every day, in every season. If you or someone you care for needs additional support, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Trust contact. We’re here to listen, to help, and to walk alongside you.
June has been a month full of energy and reflection—with Pride celebrations, Carers Week, and Men’s Health Week reminding us of the strength in community and the importance of looking after both our physical and mental health. Some of us will have also celebrated Eid-al-Adha, Autistic Pride, Deafblind Awareness Week, and the Summer Solstice. The diversity of events is a wonderful reminder of the diverse community we live in.
If there’s something you’d like to see covered in a future letter, please do let your Trust contact know.
NLFT launch new Co-Produced Carers leaflet to mark Carers Week 2025
Carers Week 2025 took place from 9-15 June. It is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the incredible contribution they make to families and communities.
A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support.
We are pleased to share a new leaflet developed in collaboration with carers. This leaflet is designed to provide clear, supportive information to carers at what can often be a stressful or emotionally challenging time. It offers essential guidance to help carers feel more informed and supported while navigating their journey with the Trust.
Our Carers' Network is a safe space for staff members to come together to provide support to one another. We discuss experiences, learn from and with each other and help the organisation to improve the experience of staff and patients who have caring responsibilities.
Enable Enfield Drug and Alcohol Service to move to new location from 1 August 2025
As part of our ongoing commitment to providing high-quality care and support, the Enable Enfield Drug and Alcohol Service will be relocating to a new permanent facility at the Old Court House on Windmill Hill in Enfield. This is a short walk from either Enfield Town or Enfield Chase overground stations.
Services will no longer be delivered at Claverings after Thursday 31 July 2025.
New Location: Old Court House Windmill Hill Enfield EN2 6SA
Please be assured that referrals into the service will remain unchanged during the move. The transition will not affect the referral process or any of the support we provide to our service users. We will also do everything we can to ensure each service user will continue to see their same key worker.
What Does This Move Mean for the Service?
The quality of care we provide will not be affected, and our dedicated staff will remain the same.
Our new building is a purpose-built facility, offering an even more peaceful and therapeutic setting designed to further enhance the recovery journey of our service users.
The new facility includes spaces built with increased privacy and confidentiality in mind and is well-located with excellent transport links.
This permanent move means we will no longer face the need for future relocations, providing greater stability for both staff and service users.
To read an FAQ document that we will regularly update as and when new questions arise, please click here please click here
We look forward to continuing to work with you to provide excellent care and support to those who need it most.
“Kick Off the Stigma” football match scores big win for men’s mental health
On Father’s Day and the final day of Men’s Mental Health Week, our Barnet Talking Therapies team joined the “Kick off the Stigma” football match at Silver Jubilee Stadium.
Hosted by the Silver Jubilee Park Foundation, the event brought together organisations committed to improving men's mental health, including Brent Talking Therapies, the Raheem Sterling Foundation, and James’ Place to promote men’s mental health and encourage accessing early support.
Our team shared how talking therapies can help and provided information about local services in Barnet. Talal Alanizee, trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist from our Barnet Talking Therapies team, said: “It was great to see so many open conversations around mental wellbeing taking place both on and off the pitch.”
Feedback from players and attendees reflected a strong interest in continuing this kind of community engagement, with many expressing a desire to explore further mental health topics in future events.
We are proud to have been part of this initiative and remain committed to promoting mental health and wellbeing across our communities.
The Arts Project announce Intermezzo exhibition
The Arts Project celebrates diversity, inclusion and mental wellbeing with its latest exhibition, Intermezzo.
Intermezzo features 55 artworks from more than 40 artists that combines elements of our recent 2025 Loudest Whispers exhibition while looking forward to the upcoming show, Kaleidoscopic Dreams.
Veteran Services Counsellor Janet Gardner has donated the Growth and Reflection collection of mixed media artworks. These pieces combine flowers with growth alongside mirrors, reflecting on how we regain our strength after times of adversity. Proceeds from the sale of these artworks will support the Veteran Services at St Pancras.
The exhibition will be open from Monday 30 June. People of all ages are welcome to attend and can do so between 9-5, Monday to Friday, at St Pancras Hospital Gallery.
Please get in touch with your service contact if you ever feel in need of greater support. We are here to care for you. Please look after yourself and support those around you when possible.
