By Yiannis Stirling and Gary McFegan Lord Darzi’s independent review into the NHS and appeal for digital investment has garnered plenty of attention, with the prescribed shift from ‘analogue to digital’ expected to feature prominently in the 10 Year Health Plan. Less has been said, however, about the potential risk of widening health inequalities which […]
Organisation: NHS England London TPHC’s Communications team supported NHS England – London to promote awareness and drive usage of the redesigned NHS App through a coordinated campaign spanning organic, paid-for, and localised channels across London. Our approach In late 2023, the NHS in London identified a need to increase awareness and uptake of the redesigned […]
April marks Stress Awareness Month, an annual event championed by the Stress Management Society to raise awareness of the negative impact of stress on mental and physical health and encourage people to take steps to reduce it. According to research by the Mental Health Foundation, 76% of survey respondents said that they had felt so […]
On Friday, 31 January 2025, Great Mental Health Day will take place across London. Now in its fourth year, Great Mental Health Day is a London-wide initiative to get Londoners talking about their mental health and wellbeing. The day will see a range of free events taking place across the city, bringing people together to […]
This blog spotlights children and young people’s mental health, drawing on Lord Darzi’s focus on bringing down mental health waiting times, and enhancing prevention in the community.
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 […]
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 […]
A new diagnostic pathway has been developed for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London, using a Hub and Spoke service model. The ‘hubs’ will be delivered at tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight. The Hubs are the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and the London Sarcoma Service, which is a joint service between the Royal […]
Evidence shows that certain marginalised groups in London are not being reached by cancer care surveys and are not engaging in universally offered opportunities to share their experiences and needs. As a result, their needs are not being reflected in personalised cancer care interventions or in service improvements across the cancer system. To tackle this […]
Cancer waits guidance training has got off to a flying start in 2024 with two sessions delivered in February and further dates scheduled for April. Cancer waits will continue to be a priority within healthcare and TCST is continuing to offer the training in collaboration with London Cancer Alliances to support accessible standardisation of cancer […]