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Our ECT Service
ECT (Electro-convulsive Therapy) is an invaluable therapeutic tool for the treatment of severe depression.
Find out more in our short film.
Read Our ECT Service…New Medical Director for Oxleas
We’re delighted to announce that Dr Abi Fadipe has been successfully appointed today (22 February) as our new Medical Director.
Read New Medical Director for Oxleas…Minister visits Belvedere school for Children’s Mental Health Week
The fantastic work of our Bexley Mental Health Support Team (MHST) and the pioneering work they are doing with schools in Bexley was showcased during a ministerial visit.
Read Minister visits Belvedere school for Children’s Mental Health Week…Welcome to our Shadow Executive 2022
The new members of our Shadow Executive for 2022 are now in place and have started sharing their feedback on proposals and developments within Oxleas.
Read Welcome to our Shadow Executive 2022…Joint venture celebrates 10th anniversary
Successful and lasting joint ventures are not common in the NHS - that’s where we differ from most other trusts.
Read Joint venture celebrates 10th anniversary…Join us at launch of our new patient online health record
Join us for the formal launch of Oxcare and find out what our new patient online health record system is all about on 31 January 2022, from 2pm to 3pm.
Read Join us at launch of our new patient online health record…Save the date for our 2nd Oxleas Global Health Conference
We’re excited to announce the 2nd Oxleas NHS Global Health Conference will take place on Tuesday 15 March 2022.
Read Save the date for our 2nd Oxleas Global Health Conference…Help us to shape how we support those waiting for care
We’ve an opportunity for you to help shape how we support people waiting for care at Oxleas NHS.
Read Help us to shape how we support those waiting for care…Don’t miss our Oxwide review of the year!
2021 was another incredibly busy year for us all and we saw some great achievements and outstanding work in what continue to be challenging times.
Read Don’t miss our Oxwide review of the year!…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
