The risks of using asthma inhalers without an asthma diagnosis
Laura King, Senior Children & Young People’s Asthma Practitioner for North-East London blogs about the risks of using asthma inhalers without an asthma diagnosis.
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Addressing stigma in children and young people’s asthma with co-production
Read more of: Addressing stigma in children and young people’s asthma with co-productionDr Lin Graham-Ray reflects on co-production with children and young people in south west London and these learnings are being taken forward to help open up conversations and reduce stigma around asthma.
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The pan-London homeless health programme becomes ‘Homeless Health London Partnership’
Read more of: The pan-London homeless health programme becomes ‘Homeless Health London Partnership’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 […]
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Changes to cancer waiting time standards from October 2023
Read more of: Changes to cancer waiting time standards from October 2023From 1 October, the standards measuring waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment are being modernised and simplified. The NHS will move from the 10 different standards in place now to three: Faster Diagnosis Standard: a diagnosis or ruling out of cancer within 28 days of referral (set at 75%) 31-day treatment standard: commence treatment […]
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Celebrating the 75th birthday of the NHS
Read more of: Celebrating the 75th birthday of the NHS5 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 […]
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FIT in secondary care pilot project to launch across north east London
Read more of: FIT in secondary care pilot project to launch across north east LondonA project to promote the use of Faecal Immunohistochemical Testing (FIT) in urgent secondary care is scheduled to launch this summer across two hospital sites in north east London. The aim of the pilot is to reduce the time to diagnosis by investigating high-risk patients who present to secondary care emergency departments with lower GI […]
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Cervical Screening Awareness Week: 19-24 June 2023
Read more of: Cervical Screening Awareness Week: 19-24 June 2023According to research by Macmillan Cancer Support, one in every four women don’t attend their cervical screening test, and London has some of the lowest rates in the country, standing at just 65.7% of eligible individuals (NHS Digital, 2021). The reasons for this can be varied, from a general lack of awareness about cervical screening through to concern […]
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Cancer Community of Practice live event: 21 June 2023
Read more of: Cancer Community of Practice live event: 21 June 2023The next Cancer Community of Practice event will take place on 21 June at the CLCH Academy in central London from 8:50am to 12:45pm.The theme of the event this time will be quality improvement and exploring what could be done differently at an individual practice level to improve cancer care for patients.We’ll be joined by […]
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National Primary Care (Personalised Cancer Care) online discussion group: 20 June 2023
Read more of: National Primary Care (Personalised Cancer Care) online discussion group: 20 June 2023As part of the TCST series of educational programmes and events, we’ll be hosting our next online National Primary Care discussion group on personalised cancer care on 20 June.The group is an opportunity for anyone with an interest in personalised cancer care and the role of primary care to come together and discuss key topics and […]
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New Cancer Waits Guidance training package launched across London
Read more of: New Cancer Waits Guidance training package launched across LondonDelivering on the cancer waits standards remains a priority within the NHS. TCST has developed a training package in collaboration with London Cancer Alliances which is being delivered to staff across the city in 2023. So far this year, we’ve delivered the training to over 420 colleagues across the NHS in London.The training sessions are aimed at, […]