You're invited to our Annual Members Meeting and Annual General Meeting!

Join us in person or online this Thursday 25th September 2025 2 - 4pm to find out more about our work. It’s an opportunity for our members, governors, staff, patients and anyone from the communities we serve to come together to celebrate and reflect on our year. It’s also a great opportunity to get to know us as a Trust and how members can influence our work.

Address: Lecture Theatre at Trust Headquarters, Willerby Hill, HU10 6FD 

You are also welcome join us 12pm - 2pm for our marketplace event where we will be showcasing some of our Trust services.

To book an in-person ticket, visit: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FEDP 

Virtual attendance will also be available via our YouTube channel.

Trust News

Trust tops the region in national league tables

The NHS Oversight Framework, which reviews performance across all NHS organisations, has been published to show how acute, non-acute and ambulance Trusts are performing against a range of criteria.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked in segment two of four in the non-acute provider league table, narrowly missing the top category. The result reflects the quality of care and commitment of its staff, reinforcing the Trust’s strong national standing and placing it as the highest performer in the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board area.

Read more about the framework.

Connect website wins Highly Commended award at HSJ Patient Safety Awards

The Trust recently launched the Connect website made specifically for children, young people, adults with learning disabilities and their families. On Monday 15th September the team brought home the Highly Commended award in the category of Learning Disability Initiative of the Year at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Patient Safety Awards for the project.

Read more about the award.

Carpenter turned Specialist Nurse retires after 33 years with poignant message to colleagues

Robert Freear, a Specialist Nurse working for the Trust retires this month after 33 years of dedication supporting patients. His most recent role within Bridlington and Driffield Community Mental Health Team is a far cry from his original career in carpentry but has brought him a great deal of joy.

As his parting gift Robert wrote a message to say goodbye to Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and the staff he has shared his journey with.

Read the full letter.

New Autism Mental Health Support Service Launched in Hull and East Riding

We recently announced the launch of an innovative new service to improve care received by autistic patients accessing mental health services.

The Autism Mental Health Support Service (AMHSS) is a dedicated, neuro-affirming service working alongside mental health services and with autistic individuals to help improve mental health, reduce the need for hospital admissions and support timely, well-planned discharges. The team includes occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and nurses. All of which have received specialist training in autism.

Read the full story.

Seeds of Support Donor Wall for Malton Hospital

The Trust’s charity, Health Stars, is inviting members of the local community to help transform lives at Malton Community Hospital through a beautiful new initiative: the ‘Seeds of Support’ Donor Wall.

This inspiring campaign is part of the Better Days Appeal, aiming to fund the creation of a new dementia-friendly day room on Fitzwilliam Ward. The day room will provide a dedicated space for patients, visitors and staff to relax, connect and engage in therapeutic activities. Health Stars aim to provide the extras that make a real difference.

Read more about the appeal and how to get involved.

Interested in staying up-to-date with the latest news from the Trust? 

We regularly upload news stories to our Trust's website, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and quarterly on our dedicated 'Good News' publication.

Engagement Opportunities

Creative Connections – join our art exhibition and workshops this World Mental Health Day!

Following the success of last year’s exhibition, Inner Reflections, we’re inviting people from our local communities to get involved and join us at this year’s World Mental Health Day event. 

Creative Connections will take place at Princes Quay (Ground Floor) in Hull, between 11am and 3pm on Friday 10 October 2025.  

During the event, there will be an art exhibition on show, filled with artwork from patients, service users, friends and family and the public. There will also be a series of free art workshops and activities for visitors to get involved in on the day, such as doodle art and kintsugi (the Japanese art of mending broken pottery). 

Read more about the event.

Early field work analysis places Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in the top 10 organisations in the country with a response rate of 15%! 

The 2025 Community Mental Health Services Service User Survey has now been running for four weeks. As of the 19th September, the average response rate for Trust’s using IQVIA is 11.4%, meaning we are 3.6% above the national average! 

The overall response rate at this stage of the fieldwork, for the Trusts using IQVIA, is 11.4%.

The response rate for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is 15% as of 19th September.

The spread of responses at this stage of the fieldwork is as follows:

• 10 Organisations have response rates between 15% and 19%
• 23 Organisations have response rates between 10% and 14%
• 11 Organisations have response rates between 5% and 9%
• 6 Organisations have response rate of 0%; (all of these are “later send out Organisations” where surveys are due to be despatched or have only been despatched recently)

To remind yourself about the positive work which takes place as a result of feedback gathered by the Community Mental Health and other service user surveys please watch our short video here NHS-Surveys-v1.2

For further information on this survey and other key surveys delivered by the Trust visit our Survey Landing Page Surveys | Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

If you have any questions about the Community Mental Health Services Service User Survey, or any of the Surveys we use to gather feedback, please contact the Patient and Carer Experience Team on hnf-tr.patientandcarerexperience@nhs.net.

Thank you for your continued support, it really does make a difference!

Join us for the next Council of Governors Meeting

Council of Governors Meeting, Thursday 16 October 1.15pm – 3.45pm Lecture Theatre, Willerby Hill, Beverley Road, Willerby HU10 6ED

If attending, please could you let the Membership Officer know on 01482 389132 or email katie.colrein@nhs.net

The time, date or location of a meeting may be subject to change and can be confirmed by contacting the Membership Office on 01482 389132.

Help Us Create Better Healthcare and Brighter Futures for Patients at the Trust

Hello from Health Stars! We are the official charity of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, and we work with the Trust to create better health care and brighter future for patients across the Trust.

We’ve got some awesome charity runs coming up, and we’d love to see you there—whether you're a seasoned runner, casual jogger, or just in it for the fun (and snacks at the finish line!).

Here’s what’s coming up:

Yorkshire Marathon – 19 October

Haltemprice 10k – 26 October

Sign up solo, bring a friend, or form a team. Either way, the money you raise will help enhance the health care and experiences of thousands of people using mental health, neurodiversity, learning disability, children’s and young people and local NHS services every day.

To grab your spot visit healthstars.org.uk/events

See you at the starting line!

Let’s Get Social! Follow Health Stars for Updates on Events, News & More

Did you know that the Trust’s Charity Health Stars are on Facebook and Instragram? Follow us to discover our latest stories, event news, and fundraising opportunities.

Find us on Facebook at /healthstars and on Instagram at /Health_Stars

Attending a Patient and Carer Experience Forum

Help us to improve our services. If you, or someone that you care for accesses our services, then we would like to hear from you. Our Patient and Carer Experience forums in Hull and East Riding, Whitby and District and Scarborough and Ryedale give patients, service users, carers, staff, statutory and voluntary organisations the opportunity to have a voice and to raise awareness of patient and carer experience. Our next Forum dates are: 

• Scarborough and Ryedale

Joint Scarborough and Ryedale (in partnership with York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

Tuesday 18 November 2025 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Please contact the Patient and Carer Experience Team for more details.

• Whitby and District

Thursday 23 October 2025 from 10am to 12 noon. Please contact the Patient and Carer Experience Team for more details.

• Hull and East Riding

Tuesday 21 October 2025 from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Please contact the Patient and Carer Experience Team for more details.

• Veterans Forum

Wednesday 22 October 2025 from 10:30am to 12 noon. Please contact the Patient and Carer Experience Team for more details.

• Humber Co-production Network Forum

A partnership engagement network of health, social care and education organisations for sharing practice, knowledge, experience and resources.

11 September 2025 from 10:30am to 12 noon, (blended) via MS Teams / in person at Trust HQ.

If you would like to participate in any of the above forums or know of a patient, carer or organisation that might be interested, or if you would like to join our network please contact the Patient Experience team at hnf-tr.patientandcarerexperience@nhs.net or telephone 01482 389167

Become a member of our Trust. Sign up today!

Being a member of our Trust provides the opportunity to become involved and have a say in how our services are developed. Membership is free and you can be involved as much or as little as you would like. Find out how to get involved.

Friends and Family Test

The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. It provides a mechanism to highlight patient experience and is vital in transforming NHS services, supporting patient choice and implementing changes based on your feedback.

Each month we will be sharing patient experiences from our different services, alongside a patient comment.

95.37%

of respondents thought they were involved in their care and listened to within our Community and Primary Care services in July.

"Always warm, friendly and empathetic to my health needs". 

Upcoming Awareness Dates - October 2025

Freedom to Speak up Month

Black History Month

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

3 - 9 = Baby Loss Awareness Week

10 = World Homeless Day

10 = World Mental Health Day

14 = Allied Health Professionals Day

17 = Developmental Language Disorder Day

18 = World Menopause Day

20 = Diwali

20 - 26 = Infection Prevention Week

18 = World Menopause Day

Interested in getting more involved in these awareness dates, please contact the communications team at HNF-TR.communications@nhs.net

Feedback and Suggestions

Your feedback is invaluable to us! Whether you have comments, insightful ideas for potential articles, or a desire to contribute to upcoming editions, we welcome your input.

Feel free to reach out to us via email at hnf-tr.communications@nhs.net. We look forward to hearing from you!