EPUT

EPUT provides NHS community, mental health and learning disability services in Essex, Bedfordshire and Suffolk. Account monitored 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

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If you or someone you know needs urgent mental health support, call 111 and select the mental health option.

Trained staff will provide appropriate support and advice 24 hours a day to people of all ages.

#NHS111 #MentalHealthCrisis #UrgentMentalHealthSupport

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Today on World Pharmacist Day we recognise the vital role our Pharmacy team plays in supporting the care and treatment of our patients every day.

Thank you to our pharmacists and to those working across the NHS for all that you do.

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Young people experiencing the early signs of serious mental health difficulties are benefiting from personalised sensory wellbeing boxes, thanks to support from Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) Charitable Funds.

Read more on the EPUT website.

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Healthwatch Essex is proud to be hosting a free community event for members of the Armed Forces Community on Monday 10 August at Colchester Arts Centre!

📍 Colchester Arts Centre
Monday 10 August 2026
7.00pm

Click the link to book your tickets: https://t.co/lWr7z62DEU
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If you're ex-military, a reservist or an immediate family member of someone in the Armed Forces and looking for a new career challenge, come along to our NHS careers information event:
📅 Wednesday 1 July
⏰ 10am to 11am
📍 Online – scan the QR code below to register your place

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Following an announcement that planned industrial action will not go ahead, we’re working to reinstate patient appointments where possible.

Some patients whose appointments were rescheduled will be contacted to discuss possibility of moving their appointment forward.

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This Carers Week (8 – 14 June), we are highlighting some of the support available for people who have a loved one living with personality disorder and complex needs.

You can read more at https://t.co/Q06o7AuK4O

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This Pride Month, we honour the strength, history, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are proud of our wonderfully diverse workforce and their commitment to providing care for the diverse communities we serve.

#PrideMonth #LGBTQCommunity #EqualityForAll #WeEmpower

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Today at our Trust Board meeting we heard about the vital role our Pharmacy team plays in supporting the care and treatment of patients across our inpatient and community services each and every day.

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Are you a member of the Armed Forces community and interested in working in the NHS?

Join our online careers information event on Wednesday 1 July.

https://t.co/nOI8bTIyYI

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We have launched a new support service in Thurrock to help vulnerable and ageing carers who are struggling to look after themselves and their loved ones.

Find out more:

https://t.co/a1CAbvGjab

@thurrockcouncil

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A specialist team is helping 75% of stroke survivors they work with return to work or studies.

The Stroke Vocational Rehabilitation Service in west Essex and Hertfordshire is one of a few dedicated services of its kind in the UK.

https://t.co/6x8GcqxP3F

@HCTNHS @CLCHNHSTrust

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Congratulations to Allen, one of our mental health nurses, who has been presented with a Chief Nursing Officer for England Gold Award for outstanding service to nursing over the last 51 years.

You can read Allen's story at https://t.co/Zj5kj9s4zX

@Duncan_CNO

#IND2026 #teamCNO

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If you’re struggling with your mental health, Therapy For You - our free NHS talking therapies service - can support you to understand your thoughts and feelings, and guide you on your journey to feeling better.

Find out more: https://t.co/vchK8AJVsH

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, clinicians from EPUT are shining a light on the impact of severe fear of childbirth and their innovative new resource, Birthing Alongside Fear: https://t.co/RSKq5ix8NV

#MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Tokophobia #Essex

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An EPUT peer worker is helping to transform mental health care by turning her lived experience of schizophrenia into empathy, advocacy and hope for others.

Read more on our website: https://t.co/Of90cWQAXe

#MentalHealthSupport #PeerSupport #Essex

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🐣 Happy Easter to our colleagues, patients and everyone celebrating!

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While the majority of our services are unaffected, some outpatient clinic appointments are being rescheduled due to planned industrial action by doctors 7 – 13 April.

More information can be found on our website: https://t.co/myHl74vbmc

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Michael Armstrong-Ingram and wife Kirsty use their lived experience of mental health challenges to support patients at EPUT.

After overcoming physical and mental health challenges, Michael helps others feel understood and heard at Rochford Hospital: https://t.co/1f5GAk9zIK

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Eid Mubarak to our colleagues, patients and everyone celebrating Eid-al-Fitr today!

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To celebrate International Women's Day we caught up with Denver Greenhalgh, our Executive Director of Governance, who was clear that she wanted to support others to follow more unusual career paths. We also asked what her main reflection was when she looked back at her career.