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 […]
Stoptober is back, calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign since it first launched. Over 5 million adults in England still smoke, and it remains the biggest behavioural cause of preventable illness and death, with 64,000 deaths a year. This year’s Stoptober […]
In this blog, young people with experience of disordered eating share advice on navigating the health service while awaiting a diagnosis and treatment.
What we do hasn’t changed The pan-London homeless health programme led by Transformation Partners in Health and Care becomes the Homeless Health London Partnership. This new brand marks a fresh start while reinforcing the programme’s commitment to its core mission. That is to improve the access to, experience of, and outcomes from health care for […]
More than 360,000 people across the capital have completed free, suicide prevention training as part of the #ZeroSuicideLDN campaign. Launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan in September 2019, with support from the NHS in London, the citywide #ZeroSuicideLDN campaign aims to encourage Londoners to access free, online suicide prevention training. Developed by the […]
This fact sheet has been developed by the NHS England (London region) children and young people’s asthma team to share key information on the risks and management of asthma.
5 July 2023 marks the 75th birthday of the National Health Service (NHS). When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery. Today, 90% of people agree that healthcare should still be free of charge, 84% think that care should […]
Why do we ask people to share their stories? Is it for personal interest? Professional development? Meaningful change? These are questions that were on my mind as I engaged with more than 90 Londoners living with HIV, learning about their experiences of life, their condition, and how it affected their mental health. Over the course […]
As we continue to celebrate Pride month, we are sharing information to encourage Londoners across the capital to get the help they need to look after their physical and mental health. Every person’s health is important and regardless of how they identify, their physical and mental health deserves to be looked after. Although we can all […]
Importance of ‘community-based and culturally adapted interventions’ for mental health and wellbeing showcased in Right to Thrive report As London’s Right to Thrive initiative marked five years since launching, grassroots and community organisationsfrom across London joined together at Toynbee Hall yesterday evening to reflect and share activities from the initiative. Right to Thrive has been […]