Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

07/08/2025

We were delighted to attend One Vision's Faith and Health Networking Board Meeting last week – thank you to One Vision for hosting an inspiring and collaborative event!

04/08/2025

Today, we were excited to welcome new colleagues to HPFT at our corporate induction. It was a pleasure to meet everyone and introduce them to our Trust, our values and why !

Welcome to the HPFT family 🌟

If you are interested in a career at HPFT, visit www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers.

31/07/2025

🔔 We're supporting Community Action Dacorum to recruit a new Volunteering for Health Programme Co-ordinator!

This part-time role will help grow volunteering across Hertfordshire and West Essex, with a focus on mental health, learning disabilities and neurodiversity 💙

In this role, you will support people with lived experience to access meaningful volunteering opportunities. You will be employed by Community Action Dacorum, but will work closely with us at HPFT.

Location: Based in Hemel Hempstead, Hatfield, and within the local community, with options for hybrid working
Hours: 22.5 hours/week
Actual salary: £19,305 - £21,013 (FTE £31,746)

📅 Apply by 5 August

Apply here: www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/community-action-dacorum/programme-coordinator-volunteering-for-health-mental-health-learning-disabilities-neurodiversity-partnership/1029979?tsId=36

29/07/2025

We would like to share with you some common myths about anxiety with you:

‘You just need to relax more!’ - Sometimes, relaxing more can help, like if we have been doing too much and need a break, but it’s certainly not always as simple as that.

‘Anxiety is having panic attacks’ - You can have difficulties with anxiety and not have panic attacks. In the same way you can experience panic attacks without other anxiety symptoms. Panic is one expression of anxiety.

‘Anxiety will harm me’ - Anxiety can feel as though something bad is going to happen; as the body’s alarm system, anxiety is designed to put you into action. Your body’s automatic response is involuntary, so you can feel out of control. But everything our body does is for a specific reason. Anxiety is harmless.

‘If you’re scared – don’t do it!’ - We often learn and are told that if something is difficult or scary, not to do it. Sometimes this is sensible, but when there is no actual threat, avoidance can keep us isolated and reduce our comfort zone, impairing our quality of life.

‘It’s all in your mind’ - Anxiety has very real physiological elements. We have a very real physical response so that we can stay safe. It also has elements of thoughts, images, feelings and behaviours; we have been designed to take action when we notice it.

‘Anxiety is not normal - there’s something wrong!’- Anxiety is normal and everyone experiences it. There is only something wrong if we feel our relationship with anxiety is getting in the way of living the life we want to live.

We hope you found the anxiety myths busting information useful, if you would like to know more about anxiety, register for our Understanding Anxiety webinar: www.hpft-talkingtherapies.nhs.uk/resources-and-self-help/webinars/understanding-anxiety

25/07/2025

Today is – this is a condition that can impact how someone thinks, feels and experiences the world around them. Here are some facts to dispel common myths and offer insights into the condition affecting one in 100 people in the UK 💜

Rethink Mental Illness

24/07/2025

We’re here 24/7 for anyone who needs us on 116 123 📱

When life is tough, you don’t have to face it alone.

🔁 It’s Samaritans Awareness Day - help us by resharing this post. Someone might need it more than you know.

24/07/2025

24/07/2025

Our Nightlight Cafés are open every night across Hertfordshire. They offer a safe, warm and welcoming space to anyone in distress and in need of support.

They are staffed by a dedicated team - who are on hand to listen and work alongside you during a crisis 💙

For more information on locations and opening times, head to our website or call us on 01923 256391

23/07/2025

Congratulations to this month’s Inspire Awards winners! 🌟

At HPFT, our colleagues are dedicated to being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional in everything they do.

Every month, we hold a ceremony to celebrate our incredible staff who have gone above and beyond in their role to care for others. Thank you! 👏

23/07/2025

It is common to feel anxious, stressed, and low in mood when living with a Long-term Physical Health Condition such as Diabetes, Chronic Pain and COPD. Support from NHS Talking Therapies can help you manage your condition, get you back to things you enjoy and rebuild your life.

Find out more and access support via our website: www.hpft-talkingtherapies.nhs.uk

22/07/2025

Is your child or young person receiving support or on a waiting list for a HPFT CAMHS or HCT’s STEP 2 mental health service?

Carers in Hertfordshire want to hear your views on what you would find helpful to support you. Please join them for an engagement session via Zoom.

Date and time: Tuesday 22 July, 7pm to 9pm

For more information or to book your place:
Call: 01992 58 69 69
Email: contact@carersinherts.org.uk
Visit the link below:

Tuesday 22nd July 2025, 7pm to 9pm. Is your young person struggling with poor mental health? Is your child or young person receiving support or on a waiting list for a mental health service? We want to hear your views on what you would find helpful to support you.

22/07/2025

Worry is very common when we feel stressed or find ourselves in a difficult situation. Worry isn’t an inevitable reaction but something we do, like any other behaviour. Worry can sometimes feel uncontrollable, especially when our thoughts snowball. By beginning to identify the type of worry we are experiencing, we can choose which tools to use to help manage it.

Register for our ‘Managing Worry’ webinar to learn practical tips and tools to identify when you’re worrying and how to respond: www.hpft-talkingtherapies.nhs.uk/resources-and-self-help/webinars/managing-worry