North East London NHS Foundation Trust wins gold accreditation for NHS 2012 Sport and Physical Activity Challenge

8:10am Wednesday 11th July 2012 in Where I Live By Melanie Attlesey

A HEATH trust has become the first in London to be honoured for encouraging patients and staff to take up sport.

North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), which provides specialist mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for people living in Redbridge won gold accreditation for the NHS 2012 Sport and Physical Activity Challenge.

Jimmy Garber, a matron at Brookside mental health unit in Goodmayes, led the application and received the award at an event in Whitehall on Tuesday.

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Nairn says...
8:44am Wed 11 Jul 12

If only they could win gold for their mental health services. Gold medals in sports doesn't help patients

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T. Watts says...
9:19am Wed 11 Jul 12

Nairn wrote:
If only they could win gold for their mental health services. Gold medals in sports doesn't help patients
Why not read the contents of the story first before sounding off with your predictable complaint. When did you last need to use their services? On what authority are you making this pointless comment?

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Nairn says...
9:36am Wed 11 Jul 12

Am currently using their services and have done so since their inception (NELMHT in 2001 now NELFT) therefore making this valid comment from receiver of 'services'. Also have worked closely with senior managers and directors in planning, monitoring and delivery of these services for over 20 yrs (including currently) and know that many patients would prefer staff concentrated on treating patients/preventing increase in SMI than spending time ' promoting physical health, sport and wellbeing for staff and the local community'. Staff and senior managers/directors acknowledge that they are under pressure to provide basic support for patients.

So on what authority are you saying my comment is pointless?

When did you last sit in senior management organisational development and planning meetings? When did you last collect, collate and feedback service user and carer comments about NELFT services? When did you last use their services?

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