London 2012 blog

Just to remind us all of the benefits of sport in the wider community.  Cathy Hughes and I were invited to attend North East London Mental Health Trust’s (NELMHT) Annual Sports Day at Goodmayes Hospital. Getting staff and service users involved in sport has been an objective of the Trust’s Chairman, Jane Atkinson, since taking up her post 2 years ago. The hospital has extensive playing fields which were underutilised and there is some evidence that people with mental health problems benefit greatly from sports participation to aid their recovery.

So NELMHT have developed links with Leyton Orient Football Club to provide opportunities for their service users to participate in various sport events.

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