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Nataly’s story forms part of There’s a Place for You, a series of films from our CAMHS service.

Last week we gathered for the premiere of The Heart of Everything, a new film series from CNWL’s Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service.

North West London residents are being asked to register their interest in attending an online webinar where we will be looking at future potential service options for delivery of the new model of care for adult community-based specialist palliative care.

Christmas is seen as a time of joy but for some, it can also be a time of financial hardship and worry, loneliness and isolation, grief, increased substance misuse and domestic violence. Any of these factors could impact a person’s wellbeing but at a time of the year when there is pressure to appear happy and buy a memory, it can be unbearable.

Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (29 April to 5 May 2024) is a reminder to talk about mental health before, during and after pregnancy. There are joys to becoming a parent, but we also recognise that psychologically this can be a very complex time. If you want advice or you’re looking for support, take a look at our perinatal services.

Data published by the UK Health Security Agency shows there has been a steady rise in measles cases over the past 12 months.

Asking for help can be hard and take courage to admit if they’re struggling. That’s why CNWL has a range of easily accessible support options which include online, anonymous, self-referral and drop-in for those aged 16-25 living, working or studying in Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea.

This is a reminder if you haven't had your say that there is still time to share your views North West London Integrated Care Board are running a public consultation on the future of acute mental health services in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. 

CNWL’s Sexual Health Services in North Central London have become the first in the country to offer HIV PrEP medication online.

Over the last 12 months, we’ve delivered the Year of the Child programme to increase awareness of CNWL’s expertise in children’s healthcare. On Monday 13 November, we gathered at Trust Headquarters to share the progress we’ve made so far. We were joined by Executives, Borough and service directors, Governors, ICB colleagues and representatives from across children’s services.

Our next Year of the Child session will focus on substances with a high prevalence amongst young people: cannabis, lean, alcohol and club drugs such as cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and amphetamines, and harm minimisation.

CNWL spent an evening at the Curzon Theatre, for the first screening of ‘There’s a place for you’, a series of films from our CAMHS service. The series, produced by And Productions, was created with our staff and a young person, showing the working and clinical experiences of child and adolescent mental health services.

We've created this collection of resources which shows the support available to young people at CNWL - including Milton Keynes.

National HIV Testing Week is back on Monday 6 February 2023, to promote regular testing among key population groups in England.

In our latest Year of the Child session, Zehra Emin (Nurse Team Lead) and Henry McDermott (Young People Practitioner) from Arch (Addictions Recovery Community Hillingdon) presented a session on substance use and harm minimisation advice.

A poster on keeping patients moving through Covid-19 and another on increasing the dietetic input into The Older Person’s Assessment Service (TOPAS) were the two winners in the category of Covid and non-Covid safety initiatives during CNWL’s online Safety Conversation Day.

CNWL held an online safety conversation day for staff last week, hosted by Dr Cornelius Kelly, CNWL’s Chief Medical Officer, and Maria O’Brien, Chief Nurse. The day focused on a range of safety topics including the safe environment, safety tools and safe use of medicines and how safe care begins with happy and supported staff.

CNWL held an online Safety Conversation Day on 12 November attended by 400 staff, as part of the day teams and services were invited to create posters showcasing their improvement work on safety.

Keynote speaker Ncazelo Ncube-Mlilo, delivered a powerful talk at the Trust’s Collective Narrative Practices Conference, where colleagues from various psychological professions gathered to explore how culturally sensitive therapeutic approaches can be integrated into their work.

The Al Mananaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre hosted an online discussion in Arabic on the covid-19 vaccine earlier this month. Fatima El Guenuni, Community Collaborations Team Manager Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service was one of the speakers.