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  1. When HIV communities lead: the role of peer support in redefining HIV care

    The theme for World AIDS Day 2023 is ‘Let Communities Lead’, and for me, a vital way of building confident communities who are capable of leading is empowerment through peer support.  On a personal level, I credit peer support in keeping me alive long enough through the 1990’s to be able to access effective HIV […]

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  2. Making our workplace a safe place for women and girls

    As a team of change makers in the health and social care system, with a broad reach, I want to ensure that everyone who works for and with us has a positive experience and that our people, funders and clients are treated with kindness, fairness and integrity. At Transformation Partners we recognise that continuous improvement […]

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  3. London maternity workforce initiatives recognised at prestigious HSJ awards

    Transformation Partners in Health and Care attended the 2023 HSJ Awards ceremony last night, along with the NHS England London Maternity team, having been shortlisted in two categories for their work to support the diverse maternity workforce in London to thrive and progress. The work of the CapitalMidwife programme, which is run by TPHC on […]

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  4. Fostering Compassion and Advocacy: Highlights from the 2023 International Street Medicine Symposium in London

    By Jemma Gilbert OBE and Michael Buggle, for the Homeless Health London Partnership at Transformation Partners in Health and Care.  In the face of some recent disheartening news about the increasing rates of street homelessness (+26%), coupled with continuing barriers in accessing GP practices, the International Street Medicine Symposium last week served as a refreshing […]

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  5. Become gold-level trauma-informed in just eight weeks

    Thrive LDN has partnered with Nicola Lester Psychological Trauma Consultancy to offer free, online trauma-informed practice training to support individuals and organisations. The training is designed for anyone in a role supporting others, whether formal or informal. However, participating in the training supports an understanding of how trauma influences and shapes the lives of those […]

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  6. New free training course aims to improve care for those facing homelessness

    Health and care professionals are being invited to join a free online training course that aims to improve the support available to people facing homelessness. What is it and who is involved? The training is backed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and led by experts in the field, including Professor Michael […]

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  7. NHS England launches next phase of national lung cancer awareness campaign

    On 18 September, NHS England launched another phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign, focusing specifically on lung cancer symptoms. The campaign aims to increase knowledge of the key symptom of lung cancer – a cough that lasts three weeks or more – and encouraging those who have this symptom to contact their GP […]

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  8. Upcoming cancer waits and best practice timed pathways training

    Our next range of Cancer Waits and Best Practice Timed Pathways training will take place on 3 and 18 October via MS teams.Each session will last around one hour.In light of the recent announcement by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care on forthcoming changes to how cancer waiting times are measured […]

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  9. Updates to cancer staging data

    We’ve recently updated the cancer data on our website to reflect the latest published figures for: Sub-ICB Cancer stage at diagnosis; and Cancer Alliance stage at diagnosis Data shows the case-mix adjusted percentage of cancers diagnosed at stage one and two for twenty-one malignant cancers in England in 2013-2020 by sub-ICB and Cancer Alliance respectively. […]

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  10. New pan-London lymphoedema working group set to launch

    TCST is launching a pan-London lymphoedema working group in collaboration with the Pan London Lymphoedema Community of Practice. The programme will build on the previous work addressing the needs of Londoners experiencing lymphoedema as a consequence of cancer treatment, and the workforce that deliver this essential service.Focus areas that the group will be responsible for taking forward […]

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