08 June 2018

For immediate publication

Appeal to the media for the Grenfell Anniversary

The local NHS has joined community calls for the media to do their job without replaying distressing images of the disaster.

CNWL has joined with local campaigners in an initiative from the Bishop of Kensington calling for responsible reporting.

You can read that here:https://www.london.anglican.org/articles/grenfell-mental-health-professionals-diocese-london-warn-retraumatisation/

Dr John Green, CNWL's Chief Psychologist at Grenfell said: "We're asking media organisations to be sensitive in their reporting but also show great care with accompanying images, especially in this coming week - the week of the anniversary - when the danger of retraumatising people is greatest."

Dr Green has written about the dangers of retraumatisation for journalists herehttps://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/Journalist_Advice_Grenfell.pdf

For more details:

Contact: Communications Director Mike Waddington on 07740 422873 or emailmikewaddington@nhs.net

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Stephenson House, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL
Tel: 020 3214 5756 e-mail:communications.cnwl@nhs.net