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News‘We’re all part of a jigsaw’ – Army Veterans at Tavistock and Portman NHS FT signs Armed Forces Covenant
We need each other and people in the armed forces community are encouraged to ask for help if they’re struggling with their mental health, say veterans, at the start of Armed Forces Week. Peter McCafferty, a veteran who manages three of London’s Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Clubs, was speaking at an event to mark the…
NewsTavistock and Portman’s Dr Jo Stubley appears in Matt Willis’s BBC documentary Fighting Addiction
Dr Jo Stubley appears in Matt Willis’s BBC 1 documentary Fighting Addiction
NewsSchool anxiety: Mental Health Awareness Week
It is not uncommon for children to have anxieties about starting a new school or returning to school after a break.
NewsWorrying made it seem worse than it was
Fiona Hartnett, General Manager at the Trust, shares her experiences of returning to work from maternity leave.
BlogEven Beyonce gets nervous
Andrea Curtis, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Administrator, writes about her experiences with anxiety.
NewsNew website supports young people waiting for mental health services
NCL Waiting Room is a new NHS website packed with mental health information and resources, designed to help users navigate support options for mental health and wellbeing. The website was coproduced with young people, families and professionals, and acts as a one-stop shop for information on specialist mental health services, voluntary sector organisations and self-management resources.…
NewsCause of long term sickness more complex than home working during the pandemic
Tavistock Consulting’s Charlotte Williams appears on Radio Cymru
NewsWhat helps me with my mental health
A young person who uses our services writes for Mental Health Awareness Week
News‘A problem shared is a problem halved’ – Mental Health Awareness Week
We’re observing Mental Health Awareness Week from 15 to 21 May.
News‘Quiet Pleasures’ art exhibit opens at the Tavistock Centre
Mitko Karakolev, a visual, London-based artist, opened his first solo exhibition at the Tavistock Centre this week
News‘Reach out if you or someone you know needs help’, our Clinical Services Director tells Youth Council
Young people should feel able to reach out if they or someone they know is struggling with their mental health.
NewsCelebrating the Resilience-based Clinical Supervision for Nurses programme
We co-hosted an event celebrating the Resilience Based Clinical Supervision programme, which concluded in December last year.
NewsOur Trust welcomes four new Governors
Our Foundation Trust membership has elected four new Governors to our Counci
News2022 in review
As we reach the end of 2022 Michael Holland and Sally Hodges, reflect on the year.
NewsRestoration of patient records system and your data
Our patient record system Carenotes experienced a national outage in August affecting a number of NHS Trusts.
NewsPatient records system down following national outage – Updated 24 November
Following the national outage our IT team has been working closely with the 3rd party supplier to restore systems as soon as possible.
NewsWorld Kindness Day: learning about compassion focussed therapy
Resilience Based Clinical Supervision, its foundation in Gilbert’s compassion focussed therapy, and the importance of self-compassion
NewsHow can adoptive parents be supported to cultivate parental sensitivity towards their child in the early years?
Paul Dugmore, has co-authored a new research paper evaluating our Video feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP) service.
NewsA message from our Chair and CEO: Death of Her Majesty The Queen
Chair John Lawlor and Chief Executive Paul Jenkins have expressed their sadness on the news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen
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Update on the future of gender care for children and young people
At the end of July 2022 NHS England announced that it would be commissioning two ‘Early Adopter’ sites as a first step towards a new regional model of care.
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Regional model for gender care announced for children and young people
Our statement in response to the announcement of a new model and Early Adopter services by NHS England following recommendation from the Cass Review.
NewsIn conversation with John Lawlor and Thanda Mhlanga on diversity and inclusion
John Lawlor and Thanda Mhlanga on the importance of diverse and inclusive leadership, and our plans to tackle racism and discrimination at the Trust.
NewsIn conversation with William Gomes, alumnus
20 – 26 June is refugee week, the theme this year is ‘healing’. We spoke with William Gomes, refugee and alumnus, about his time studying at the Trust and his journey. William completed his master’s in Refugee care (M35), a course offered jointly with the University of Essex, in 2020. William was born in Bangladesh’s capital,…
NewsSenior staff support for Pride month
To recognise Pride, some of our senior members of staff have written statements of support and reflection.