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About the North London NHS Foundation Trust
We provide a wide range of mental health specialist services, across the five boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington, including children and young people’s mental health services, prison services, forensic services, eating disorders and drug and alcohol recovery. We also support the UK Armed forces community, including members of the Reserve Forces, providing specialist veteran services across London.
Find out more with our frequently asked questions
You may have questions about yours or someone else’s care, recruitment or just need to find out how to get to our sites. Here is a list of FAQs that may help.
How will you handle my information?
We are committed to our duty to protect the privacy and confidentiality of service users and staff. We have measures in place to ensure safety, and security of all the personal data that we hold, use and collect about you; both in paper and electronic format.
What is a service user?
We use the term ‘service user’ to describe anyone who is a patient or a user of our services. Throughout our website and in our literature we frequently interchange the terms service user and patient. In both cases we mean the same thing.
What is a carer?
A person can be formally classed as a ‘carer’ if they provide regular unpaid practical support to a relative or friend or person that cannot manage without help because of their age, illness or disability. But people who assist someone in this way may not necessarily identify themselves as being a ‘carer’, particularly if they are a parent or a neighbour who helps out occasionally.
How long will it take to hear about my referral?
Each of our services have different referral requirements including the time it takes to come back to you about your care. If you are waiting to hear from a service about your referral, please contact the service directly. You can find contact details for services in our a-z of services.
Latest news
Book your free place at the NLFT Annual Members' Meeting 2026
Members of the public, service users, carers, staff, partners and local stakeholders are invited to join us for the North London NHS Foundation Trust Annual Members' Meeting (AMM) 2026. ...
Arsenal and NLFT continue pioneering match-day suicide prevention service
James Frith MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation, joined colleagues from our Trust, Arsenal Football Club, the Premier League and Samaritans on Sunday to mark the return of...
Gender identity clinic referral changes
In response to recommendations from the National Review of Adult Gender Services, a new, nationally managed waiting list for adult gender services is being created to streamline the referral proces...
Using lived experience to make a difference in forensic mental health care
Earlier this summer, people with lived experience from across North London Forensic Collaborative services came together to celebrate the progress they have made in helping shape and improve care for ...
Young people and families discover local support at Summer Connect festival
Young people and families from across north London discovered new support, opportunities and connections at this year's Summer Connect Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Festival in Enfield....
New clinic combines specialist care and research to support people with complex mood disorders
A new clinic at North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is helping people with difficult-to-treat depression and bipolar disorder access specialist expertise while bringing research directly into pat...
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