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HIN blog showcases our reducing restrictive practices work
Work going on in Goddington Ward at Green Parks House, to reduce restrictive practices within acute psychiatric mental health inpatient settings, has been showcased in a blog by Health Innovation Network (HIN).
Read HIN blog showcases our reducing restrictive practices work…Barefoot Lodge leads the way with clinical model
Our innovative nurse-led clinical model was showcased recently by the Barefoot Lodge team, when they were invited to present at a national forum.
Read Barefoot Lodge leads the way with clinical model…Committed to a green future
We believe that protecting the environment for present and future generations embodies our values.
Read Committed to a green future…New scholarship in memory of Francis Adzinku
A new scholarship has been launched by the Florence Nightingale Foundation, in partnership with the Jabali Men’s Network, in the memory of our colleague Francis Adzinku.
Read New scholarship in memory of Francis Adzinku…Refurbished Harold Gillies Unit officially opens
The Gillies Unit at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, was officially reopened on 8 December by Louie French, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, plus representatives from both King’s College Hospital and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.
Read Refurbished Harold Gillies Unit officially opens…Join service user and carer selection panel
Are you a service user or carer for someone using Oxleas services who would like a role in the recruitment of our staff?
Read Join service user and carer selection panel…Leading the way on diversity and inclusion
We are delighted that we have won two prestigious national awards for leading the way in creating a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
Read Leading the way on diversity and inclusion…More mental health inpatient beds open
Oxleas has opened a ward at Green Parks House, Bromley, which had been closed during the Covid pandemic.
Read More mental health inpatient beds open…Rising Star recognition for Tongesayi
Huge congratulations to Tongesayi Zhuwarara, who has won this year’s Good Governance Institute’s Rising Star in Nursing Award.
Read Rising Star recognition for Tongesayi…Media enquiries
The communications team provides a point of contact for journalists to respond to all media enquiries.
We are happy to help journalists represent the trust accurately, so please do get in touch to ensure your facts and information are up-to-date before publishing your story.
Our media team is responsible for:
- Responding to media queries
- Arranging interviews with our nationally and internationally renowned experts who can talk about some of the trust’s specialist topics
For all media enquiries Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, please email oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net where a member of the team will review and action your request.
If you have an urgent enquiry outside of office hours or at the weekend, please contact our director on call via the Bracton Centre switchboard on 01322 294300.
Filming and photography requests
We receive documentary, location and broadcast filming requests on a regular basis – we consider all proposals on an individual basis and will try to accommodate proposals where possible, if appropriate.
No photography or filming is permitted without prior arrangement and agreement. Our patients always come first and we have a duty to protect their safety and confidentiality. Anyone found filming or taking photographs on the trust premises without the permission of the trust’s communications team will be asked to leave by the security department and may face prosecution.
Unless agreed otherwise, film crews and photographers must be accompanied by a member of the Communications Team at all times.
Contact: oxl-tr.communications@nhs.net
