by Sam Rostom, North Central London, Children and Young People’s Programme Director How can you fix something… if you don’t know what the problem looks like? Asthma affects a large number of children and young people in north-central London (NCL) and nationally. Approximately three people in every classroom have asthma, and it is the most […]
by Anne Greenough, Professor of Neonatology and Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Director of Education and Training at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre. Anne is a member of the Indoor Air Quality Working Party and has been working to make the findings of the scientific review, published earlier this year, accessible to children, parents and […]
by Sukeshi Makhecha, Specialist Paediatric Asthma Pharmacist, Royal Brompton and Evelina Hospitals Asthma deaths in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe, with children being the most vulnerable, particularly the adolescent population. Yet frustratingly the figures do not seem to be improving, despite the fact that most are avoidable. So I decided to join […]
In 2018 and 2019 the NHS England and NHS Improvement Mental Health System Improvement Team (MH SIT) undertook reviews in 7 London boroughs of NHS commissioned children and young people’s mental health (CYPMH) provision. The reviews focused on the delivery of evidence-based treatment pathways and the standards for CYP access expansion and outcomes. We are […]
1 in 10 children and young people in London have asthma but less than half of these have an asthma management plan or know how to use their inhaler correctly. Many have badly managed asthma – to the extent that 4,000 are admitted to hospital with asthma every year and 170 have such a severe […]
SELCA Webinar – Difficult to Diagnose Cancers Recording of a live webinar for the South East London Cancer Alliance (SELCA). Myeloma with Dr Winnie Kwan GP Cancer Lead Bexley And Carmel Rice Locum Consultant Haematologist, King’s College Hospital. Ovarian with Dr Esther Appleby GP Cancer Lead Lewisham and Mr Rahul Nath Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Guy’s […]
Cancer prevention training courses There are many things that the public can do in order to reduce the risk of cancer, including not smoking, healthy eating and drinking, drinking less alcohol, keeping a healthy weight, being more active and staying safe in the sun. A number of courses have been developed by Royal colleges and […]
We are delighted to announce the launch of our first mental health module on eating disorders. London’s dynamic e-learning portal for acute paediatric health professionals is now in its second year, with 871 paediatric representatives registered from across all 30 acute hospital sites in London. Developed by Healthy London Partnership, in collaboration with Health Education […]
A new Right to Thrive grants scheme has today (Friday, 10 July 2020) awarded more than £170,000 to 24 community and grassroots projects across London to help support the mental health and wellbeing of those who are experiencing higher levels of unfair treatment and discrimination. The projects range from supporting mental health outcomes for refugees, […]