News & Updates
My experience of the Improvement Leaders’ Programme
12 December 2023
Sheila Menzies (people participation lead for Beds and Luton) has eventually taken the plunge and joined the Improvement Leaders Programme this year and is “loving it”. Sheila is a well known intrinsic improver who works hard to ensure our service users are involved in improvement work. Through the ILP she feels she is gaining a… Read More
The benefits of service user led projects
8 December 2023
By James Xavier, People Participation & Chloe Preston, Improvement Advisor In this 3 minute video, James, a People Participation Expert by Experience, discusses his experience of leading a Quality Improvement (QI) Project, and his top tips for service-users who would like to do the same. James is currently undertaking the Improvement Leaders Programme, equipping him… Read More
Interview with Michael and Sara at day two of the Improvement Leaders’ Programme (ILP)
8 December 2023
By Michael Adams Staff Nurse & Sara Marsili, Primary Care Communications Manager In the video below, Michael and Sarah discuss their experience on day 2 of ILP, what they learned and how they while applying this to their improvement projects.
A Collection of Illustrations about the Observation and Therapeutic Engagement Works in Shoreditch Ward
8 December 2023
By seven Shoreditch Ward service users and compiled by Brenda Abrah (Specialist Occupational Therapist), Bekezela Ndiweni (Clinical Nurse Manager) and William Diaz (Improvement Advisor) In this 5-minute read, explore seven Service Users’ (SU) thoughts and feelings, depicted through illustrations, around the observation and therapeutic engagement work on Shoreditch Ward in the Forensic directorate. The team… Read More
Renato, a service user at ELFT shares his experience being part of the therapeutic engagement work in City & Hackney
8 December 2023
Watch below as Renato describes the experience of being part of the therapeutic engagement work in City & Hackney.
Using the Broset Violence Checklist to assess the risk of violence on Galaxy ward
8 December 2023
Written by Racheal Kafero, Clinical Nurse Manager on Galaxy ward, and Matthew Oultram, Improvement Advisor The Broset Violence checklist (BVC) is a structured risk assessment tool used by clinicians to assess the risk of violence. The BVC is part of the Safety Culture Bundle which was introduced at ELFT following a successful programme of work… Read More
