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Patients are being offered an innovative treatment for depression, without the side effects of anti-depressant drugs, as part of a pioneering project.

Brand new furniture, to help patients and staff take a break, is now in place at the Isebrook Hospital site in Wellingborough thanks to support from a local charity.

Everyone's safety is an absolute priority for NHFT: patients and service users, families and carers, and also our colleagues and teams.

Strike action from junior doctors is expected to have a serious impact on NHS services across Northamptonshire in the run-up to Christmas and into the new year.

An initiative to help people with experience of mental illness to become more physically active and have a better night’s sleep, by using Fitbits and setting goals, is proving a big success. 

People who may be searching for new career opportunities, or a way back into work, are being encouraged to gain valuable experience through volunteering.

The festive period – it’s an exciting time of year! Yet, it also creates challenges for some. With additional stimulation and changes to routine aplenty our Adult ADHD Autism and Tourette's Team share some tips on how to handle it all. 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and for patients, who are spending Christmas in local hospitals, it was a time to be surprised as some of Santa’s ‘elves’ dropped off some festive gifts.

A vibrantly decorated custody suite is helping young people and adults, who have come into contact with police, to open up about their mental health challenges.