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NewsTavistock and Portman staff part of network addressing issues of non-recent child sexual abuse
Two Tavistock and Portman staff members are part of a network of professionals working on projects to bring change and raise awareness of non-recent child sexual abuse. Dr Jo Stubley, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, and Sara Scott, Group Analyst and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, both work at the Trust’s award-winning Trauma Service, and are part of the…
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Trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam: Sowing the seeds for international collaboration
Angela Bagum in our Department for Education and Training, has recently returned from a fruitful trade mission to Vietnam and Thailand.
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Trust consultant on Visiting Professorship at Italian university
The Tavistock and Portman’s Inga-Britt Krause Visiting Professorship at the Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, Italy.
NewsTrust Autism and LD Team speak at Philippines conference
The Autism and learning disabilities team at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust was invited to speak about their work, at the 5th National Convention of the Philippine Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (PSCAP). 220 delegates – physicians, school counsellors and educators from across the Philippines, attended the event last month in Taguig…
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NCL Waiting Room collaboration wins best oral presentation at NHS England event
Our NCL Waiting Room team with University College London Hospitals (UCLH) won an award for their presentation.
NewsWorld Mental Health Day 2023
Every year we celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10 October. The theme for 2023, set by the World Foundation of Mental Health, is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’. World Mental Health Day is about raising awareness of mental health and driving positive change for everyone’s mental health. It’s a chance to talk about…
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Portman clinician exhibits works as part of clinic’s 90th celebrations
Our Portman Clinic recently celebrated its 90th birthday. As part of the celebrations Alla Rubitel was invited to exhibit her artwork.
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Associate lecturer co-authors study on young people’s perspectives on digital technology and mental healthcare
Philip Archard, co-authored the recently published Exploring young people’s perspectives on digital technology and mental healthcare: pilot study findings
NewsThe 90-year-old clinic working to break generational cycles of abuse
The Portman Clinic, a treatment, research, and teaching clinic, deeply interested in why people behave the way they do
NewsDr Jo Stubley speaks on trauma at Krakow conference
The live event was attended by 300 people, and Jo spoke about the work of the Tavistock and Portman’s Trauma Service.
NewsCongratulations to our Brighton-bound cyclists for their Tavistock and Portman Charity fundraising
A huge thanks and congratulations to our Trust staff, friends and family who joined the iconic London to Brighton Bike Ride to raise funds for the Tavistock and Portman Charity‘s fledgling bursary programme. It was a very warm day, but many of us cooled off with a swim in the sea at the end and we raised £2395…
NewsCreating hope through action for World Suicide Prevention Day
Dr Stephen Blumenthal shares reflections on the impact of suicide and how we can support those grieving a bereavement.
NewsBack to school tips for kids
It’s normal for children and young people to be feeling nervous as they return to school or make the big step to secondary school. Laverne Antrobus, Consultant Child and Educational Psychologist at the Trust, shares her advice on Sky Kids FYI. Laverne shares why the return to school can be a nerve-wracking time, how we…
NewsClinician ‘braves’ the saddle for charity after cycling accident
Dr Rachel James never thought she would get back on a bicycle, after surviving a horrific collision with a National Express Coach
News‘Pioneering’ Trust part of UK international trade missions
We're attending an international trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam in September
NewsConsidering a career in the NHS on A-level results day? Our nurses show the breadth of the profession
For those who are considering their next steps a career in the NHS could be life-changing.
NewsSpecialist family drug and alcohol courts more likely to reunite families than standard care proceedings
A new report says parents involved with the Family Drug and Alcohol Courts during care proceedings are more likely to beat their addiction and be reunited with their children.
NewsLocal students take part in career and participation sessions
Sixth form students from a nearby secondary school recently took part in a two-day career and participation initiative led by Camden Mental Health Support Team (MHST) at the Tavistock Centre. The students, all A-Level students either studying psychology or with an interest in pursuing the subject as a career in the future, spent time hearing…
NewsThe Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust accredited as Veteran Aware
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has been formally recognised as Veteran Aware by the Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA), a group of NHS healthcare providers in England working to providing the best standards of care for the armed forces community, based on the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant, which recently…
NewsNew creative art therapy pilot project to offer emotional support to Camden children in schools
Art therapy in schools across North Central London will offer support for rising numbers of children and young people struggling with emotional difficulties.
NewsExploring connections between mourning, depression and the internal world
Watch Rael Meyerowitz explore new territory via an analyses of Sigmund Freud’s late writings. Rael Meyerowitz is a visiting lecturer and former psychotherapist in our Adult Complex Needs team. Rael’s presented ‘Freud’s Final Phase: Deconstructions in Analysis?’ for our July Trust Scientific Meeting Our Trust Scientific Meetings are monthly lectures where leading academics and clinicians…
NewsWatch the book launch of Principles of Practice by Principal Social Workers
We were delighted to host the book launch of Principles of Practice by Principal Social Workers on Wednesday 5 July.
NewsJudith Symons’ Garden Drawings and Prints now on display at the Tavistock Centre
On Thursday 29 June we hosted the private view for Judith Symons’ solo exhibition at the Tavistock Centre
News‘My story is one of beginnings and endings’ – Isca Wittenberg, 100, reflects on 75 years of the NHS
This year, as the NHS turns 75, Isca Wittenberg celebrates her hundredth birthday.