“We are currently facing a significant challenge in our city – the interconnected issues of climate change, air quality and the environments in which we live, work, learn and play – which have a critically important impact on our health. We need to talk to our patients about the air…
“Across London already there is a lot of really great work going on in the NHS and in local authorities to help people stop smoking. The aim of the London Tobacco Alliance is to bring leaders together from across the system. As the most modifiable health behaviour, it is important…
A real testament to the community, but also importantly, to Tessa Jowell’s vision for an integrated and holistic centre. – Ian Abbs (Chief Executive, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital) About the partnership Partnership Southwark was formally established in 2019, building on exploratory work in 2017/18 for a Community Based Care Programme The Partnership Southwark Board has representatives from…
Success is predicated on developing trusting relationships, getting the governance right and focusing on delivery in equal measure. It is difficult to make progress without this. I also think it’s important to recognise achieving integration across systems is not easy.. …the need to continuously manage complex relationships cannot be underestimated….
Partnership Southwark is here to focus on what we can achieve by working together across organisations (e.g. physical and mental health, social care, housing, voluntary sector). We recognise that we need to be led by the people of Southwark in designing, testing and developing genuinely joint solutions to address the deepest…
[Covid-19 highlighted] that there was a shift change to remote consulting/online consulting and that we were leaving behind the more vulnerable members of our patient population. Dr Aaminah Verity, Lead for Health Inequalities, North Lewisham PCN About the partnership North Lewisham Primary Care Network (NLPCN) comprises of nine practices. It…
One of the great things about the Care Connect Team service is its multidisciplinary, whole systems integrated database which includes social care data. Caroline Morison, Managing Director, Hillingdon Health and Care Partners About the partnership In 2017, the Hillingdon Health and Care Partnership (HHCP) established Care Connection Teams (CCTs) to…
We have moved into a space of dialog. Our agenda is centred around items that we can influence and control, and we are clear on what’s coming down from the system as information and things we cannot control. Sarah McClinton, Place Executive Director, and Director of Health and Adult Services,…
During the pandemic Bromley Well’s Single Point of Access has come into its own, taking up to 100 calls a day. Callers have benefited from access to a whole range of services via one phone call – from financial advice to support for their mental wellbeing. Kim Carey, Interim Director…
In the last year, we achieved something in our careers that we have never done before; we had half a million pounds shifted from the acute trust into community services to back up the work we did around discharge during the pandemic so we can continue to invest in services…
Think big, but start small. All you need to get going is one eager paediatrician, GP and someone to help with the running of the hub. Together you can build your team’s work around the needs of local children and their families. Bob Klaber, Consultant Paediatrician & Director of Strategy,…
In the joint Covid response in Harrow [HHACE] allowed us to work through areas of concern across all partners with joint solutions often achieved. HHACE member About the partnership The Harrow Health and Care Executive (HHACE) is a weekly meeting of system leaders first established in February 2020. Initially setup…