We are supporting Thrive LDN, a participation-driven partnership that engages with, and responds to, the needs and insights of Londoners to improve mental health and wellbeing across London. Two million Londoners experience some form of poor mental health every year and Londoners’ life satisfaction and feelings of self-worth are lower than the national average. Thrive […]
In 2017/18, for London’s #AskAboutAsthma campaign we asked people to help support children and young people with asthma by describing their own or organisational contribution to improving asthma care through #MyAsthmaPledge. You can visit our asthma pledges page to see the pledges by organisations and individuals. Take a look at 2017’s #AskAboutAsthma pledge wrap-up here: […]
A guide to available datasets and reports for children and young people on mental health and wellbeing. The guide signposts the information and resources we believe will be helpful to commissioners, hospital trusts and others. The ability to measure the work that we do and what we achieve for and with our patients is an […]
Free online e-learning resources are available for primary care teams. All items listed are online modules unless otherwise specified. Resources are listed according to the Royal College of General Practice’s curriculum for children and young people. Please share this information with your colleagues. If there are resources you think should be included on this list please get […]
Laura Phelan, founder of Phelan Well and a member of our young people’s steering group, talks about being diagnosed with an eating disorder at an early age, her experiences of care in London and her personal road to recovery. My name is Laura, I’m twenty-four and I run a wellness and fitness business to improve mental […]
Young people generate ideas for tackling childhood obesity More than 60 young people from across London attended our Healthy London Hackathon at City Hall on Saturday 28 January. The 14-17 year-olds discussed how London makes it harder to be healthy, brainstormed ideas for making London healthier for children and young people, and then worked in […]
Guidance for providing out-of-hospital care for London’s children and young people. Out-of-hospital care describes any care that is not undertaken in a traditional hospital setting. This could include healthcare in the community, at the patient’s home, school or workplace, or at a GP practice. This document is for London’s commissioners and providers of out-of-hospital healthcare […]
Data packs about children and young people to support London sustainability and transformation planning. Included is general data describing clinical commissioning group (CCG) children and young people populations, larger population groupings and some population health behaviours. Downloads
During the October half term we took our Great Weight Debate roadshow across London. Watch a snapshot of the week and some of the ideas people had for helping children in London lead healthier lives. We heard from hundreds of Londoners including parents, children, young people, grandparents, carers and teachers. Have your say by completing […]
This October 2016 document brings together the findings and conclusions from evidence reviewed by PHE to inform the government’s thinking on sugar in the diet. The review first considers the need for action – how much sugar we eat, where it comes from, the health issues associated with this and the benefits in reducing our […]