News and events

Perinatal service users celebrated Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week and World Maternal Mental Health Day with special events for them, their families and friends.

People from local communities in Norfolk and Suffolk are being invited to join an independent Committee of Associate Hospital Managers.

Laughter, sunsets and sightings of a dolphin and seals added to the “amazing moments” for mental health service users and staff who joined a sailing recovery adventure around the British coast.

John Kasensa, Ward Manager at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation (NSFT), came to Britain as a young refugee, having lost his family in the war that ravaged the Democratic Republic of the Congo over 20 years ago.  

This week in my blog, I’d like to focus on a number of important initiatives, developments and announcements we have made over the last couple of weeks, all which link to our strategic improvement and transformation programmes and our four priorities as a Trust: improving health, improving care, improving culture and improving value.

Following a national, extensive and robust recruitment process, Dr Faisil Sethi has been appointed as the substantive Chief Medical Officer for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

Young people from the Suffolk mental health participation group, Particip8, led a Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) staff meeting to share their experiences to help improve the services offered by the Trust. 

The national NHS Adult Community Mental Health Service User Survey 2023 has been published and a summary of the results and helpful background and context are below.

Young carers from Norfolk and Suffolk were encouraged to ‘reach for the sky’ during a stay at an adventure centre as a break from their caring roles.

The Kingfisher Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) at Hellesdon Hospital has received Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) recognition for the quality of care provided.