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Citywide movement for mental health is helping Londoners to thrive
Read more of: Citywide movement for mental health is helping Londoners to thriveMore than 200,000 people took part in events and activities to improve mental health and tackle inequalities as part of the Thrive LDN movement in 2019. More than 35,000 Londoners have supported a citywide Zero Suicide London campaign by taking free, online suicide prevention training. 1,200 people participated in film-based outreach and events for Londoners […]
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Inequalities Toolkit
Read more of: Inequalities ToolkitThis Inequalities toolkit describes cancer inequalities across London and West Essex in terms of; Marginalised groups (Chapter 1) Early diagnosis (Chapter 2) Access and treatment (Chapter 3) Personalised care (Chapter 4) Summary of recommendations (Chapter 5)
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The health and care vision for London
Read more of: The health and care vision for LondonWe have a shared ambition to make London the world’s healthiest global city, and the best global city in which to receive health and care services. We know we need to work together across public services and wider society, both to make the most of opportunities for good health and tackle issues that cause poor […]
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Hillingdon’s children’s asthma team approach the busiest time of the year – Blog
Read more of: Hillingdon’s children’s asthma team approach the busiest time of the year – BlogAlison Summerfield, Nurse Consultant – Paediatric Respiratory & Allergy We now have sixty-nine schools (both state and independent) within the borough that are certified as “Asthma Friendly”. Asthma friendly status is awarded annually to those schools who have achieved our set criteria based on the London Asthma Standards. Named ‘Asthma Champion’ – individual responsible for […]
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Emergency Asthma Inhalers in Schools
Read more of: Emergency Asthma Inhalers in Schoolsby Richard Chavasse, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician Children and young people (CYP) spend a significant proportion of their time at school. The school environment exposes children and young people to a number of common triggers for asthma, it is therefore important that they have their reliever treatment on hand in case of an emergency. It is […]
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Workforce diversity in health and social care: a London masterclass
Read more of: Workforce diversity in health and social care: a London masterclassOn October 4th, Healthy London Partnership on behalf of the London Workforce Board will be hosting a masterclass on Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. With the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), the release of the Interim Peoples Plan as well as a recent roundtable discussion, convened by Skills for Care, momentum of […]
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Air pollution
Read more of: Air pollutionAir pollution and asthma Pollution in the air – both internal and external – can trigger asthma in people of all ages. The effect of external air pollution, from traffic fumes and other sources, has been recognised for some time and the UK Health Security Agency estimates that long-term exposure to man-made air pollution has […]
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Guidance on clinical coding of cancer patients in primary care
Read more of: Guidance on clinical coding of cancer patients in primary careThe Transforming Cancer Services Team for London (TSCT), Tower Hamlets CCG and Tower Hamlets Clinical Effectiveness Group have produced a joint paper regarding the clinical coding of cancer patients within primary care. The document provides a comparative analysis of national Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) practice register data with the National Cancer Registration & Analysis […]
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Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – a summary
Read more of: Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s – a summaryA summary to support responses to the green paper The Cabinet Office and Department of Health and Social Care are seeking views on proposals to help people live healthier, happier lives for longer. Healthy London Partnership has undertaken a rapid analysis to summarise the proposals to support responses from partners and colleagues. The detailed commitments […]