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
Carers Week 2025
Carers Week (9-15 June) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the incredible contribution they make to families and communities...
Strengthening community CAMHS across North Central London: A new collaborative approach
We’re pleased to share an important update about the future of Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in North Central London (NCL). Across NCL, four NHS trusts—inc...
North London Forensic Collaborative opens new secure mental health wards
We are pleased to announce the opening of two new secure wards within The Orchard at West London NHS Trust, as part of the North London Forensic Collaborative’s ongoing commitment to providing s...
"Fairness, equity and inclusion are core to our strategic ambitions for NLFT"
Our associate director for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Samina Arfan shares her remarks as we celebrate Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week 2025. ...
Mental Health Awareness Week: Why community is key
Our CEO Jinjer Kandola MBE reflects on this year's theme for Mental Health Awareness Week and why this is at the heart of everything we do. ...
Charity football match to tackle stigma around men’s mental health
On Sunday 15 June, Barnet Talking Therapies is hosting a charity football match at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in Barnet, with the aim of helping to break down some of the stigma surrounding men&...
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