Insight
Your quarterly news digest from TPHC
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Sue Hunter
Managing Director

Welcome

I hope our readers have had a great summer. It’s been a few months since our last edition, which followed the general election and a new Labour government.

Since then, Lord Ara Darzi has published a detailed independent report into the state of the NHS, concluding that it is in a ‘critical condition’, which followed the new Government saying that the NHS needs reform to overcome deep concerns like long waiting times, access to GPs, and challenges in maternity care and mental health. In this new series, our experts at TPHC will be diving into some of the issues highlighted by Lord Darzi, and sharing how we can support efforts to improve patient care.

In this edition of Insight, we feature our first article on the report which looks closely at maternity care and the issues highlighted.

There is certainly change on the horizon, and we embrace this no matter the challenge, and look forward to using our skills and expertise to help transform the NHS from critical condition to a healthy outlook.

Also in this edition:

  • On the back of World Mental Health Day, we also share an update on the important work we are doing with Sport England to link physical activity to improving mental health.
  • We reflect on the vital role of NHS provider organisations in tackling health inequalities and some of the approaches that can be taken to make lasting change.

And finally, our partnerships programmes continue to deliver coordinated responses to public health issues affecting London’s populations. Thrive LDN is the regional lead for suicide prevention in London and last month joined partners in marking the fifth anniversary of the #ZeroSuicideLDN campaign. The campaign encourages people across the capital to access free, online suicide prevention training. I’ve taken the training and would encourage others to do so and help share it.

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