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  1. Addressing maternity care issues highlighted by the Darzi review  

    By Esther Dodd and Zoe Hooper   The Darzi review highlights important concerns about NHS maternity care in England. While there has been a reduction in stillbirths and a small reduction in neonatal mortality and serious brain injuries, maternal deaths have increased since the pandemic and, most worryingly, there are huge inequalities. Between 2020 and […]

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  2. New evaluation highlights Sport England and TPHC recommendations on incorporating physical activity into NHS Talking Therapies services  

    A survey and recommendations of NHS Talking Therapies services, undertaken by TPHC on behalf of Sport England, has been referenced in a newly published evaluation report by National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health. The aims of the evaluation were primarily to explore if the incorporation of a physical activity component into psychological treatments in NHS […]

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  3. Neurodiversity is an afterthought at the moment

    “Neurodiversity is an afterthought at the moment”: results from a pan-London survey of frontline staff’s views about working with autistic people experiencing homelessness Autism and homelessness report about practitioner confidence, system barriers and training needs September 2024 – Scarlett Wright and David Bryceland Acknowledgments We would like to thank the practitioners who have taken their […]

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  4. New evaluation highlights success of Community Chest model in enhancing local collaboration  

    In an exciting new initiative to enhance community support and collaboration, TPHC has engaged Care City to conduct an independent evaluation of the Community Chest model in Tower Hamlets and Barking & Dagenham.   This evaluation spotlights the programme’s impressive success in strengthening connections between local authorities, the NHS and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise […]

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  5. Making an impact with our Inclusion ambitions 

    Impact Matters is the theme of this year’s National Inclusion Week taking place 23-29 September. The campaign was founded by Inclusive Employers and is dedicated to celebrating inclusion and actively creating inclusive workplaces. The week represents a call-to-action to everyone across organisations, from leaders, to inclusion professionals through to teams and individuals.  Inclusion at TPHC  […]

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  6. The vital role of NHS acute trusts in reducing health inequalities

    Daniel Cox, Consultant Health inequalities remain one of the most urgent challenges in modern healthcare. These unfair and avoidable disparities in access, care experiences, and health outcomes disproportionately affect vulnerable groups such as those in high-deprivation areas, Black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities, and inclusion health groups like people experiencing homelessness. NHS acute trusts are […]

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  7. Chris Streather visits new drop-in clinic offering free bloodborne virus testing and health screening to people experiencing homelessness

    Following World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, we had the pleasure of welcoming Chris Streather, Regional Medical Director at NHS England London to our co-developed drop-in clinic at Health E1 Homeless Medical Centre, which offers bloodborne virus testing for HIV, Hep B & Hep C to people experiencing homelessness. The drop-in clinic is part of […]

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  8. Insight – July 2024

    Welcome It’s been an exciting time at TPHC. I am thrilled to launch our first-ever TPHC Annual Impact Report which showcases the breadth of the work we are doing across London and the NHS. The report demonstrates our proven track record in guiding organisations through complex challenges and working in partnership to overcome them. We […]

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  9. After Action Reviews as a continuous quality and patient safety improvement tool

    By Alkmini Petraki, Assistant Director NHS England defines patient safety as the ‘‘avoidance of unintended or unexpected harm to people during the provision of health care.’’ Mistakes in healthcare can lead to potentially life-threatening or life-altering risks to patient safety. As such healthcare providers are tasked with a challenge of the upmost importance – to […]

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