North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT)
Councils are currently discussing North East London NHS Foundation Trust's role in mental health, social care, and SEND services, alongside service agreements and quality improvements.
Redbridge Council approved a new Section 75 agreement with North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) for its Adults Emergency Duty Team in December 2025, valued at £4,460,319.20. This ensures the continuation of the service, with Havering as the lead commissioning borough. The Redbridge Health and Care Scrutiny Committee also discussed NELFT's mental health services and the Care Quality Commission's improvement plan for adult social care in September 2026.
Ofsted found 'widespread and/or systematic failures' in Redbridge's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) partnership, which includes North East London NHS Foundation Trust, in November 2025, leading to a Priority Action Plan. Redbridge's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) were also set to expand in November 2025 following a coroner's warning. North East London NHS Foundation Trust secured funding for 30 new mental health beds at Goodmayes by 2026, announced in July 2025.
The Integrated Meeting of Waltham Forest Health & Wellbeing and Health & Care Partnership Boards was scheduled in April 2026 to discuss the Better Care Fund Annual Plan for 2026/27 and a strategy for managing long-term conditions. North East London NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation involved in the delivery of care planning for the reablement service in Waltham Forest.
Key facts
- Redbridge Council approved a Section 75 agreement with NELFT for its Adults Emergency Duty Team, valued at £4,460,319.20, on 11 December 2025. Source
- Ofsted found 'widespread and/or systematic failures' in Redbridge's SEND partnership, including NELFT, in May 2025. Source
- Redbridge's CAMHS were set to expand in November 2025 following a Regulation 28 notice issued in August 2023. Source
- NELFT secured capital funding for 30 new mental health beds at Goodmayes by 2026, announced in July 2025. Source
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