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  1. Child death review programme report launched

    The Healthy London Partnership Child Death Review Programme was established in 2016 to support the 28 London Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs) to standardise and improve the quality of child death reviews, identify learning and system improvements, and reduce child mortality. Since 2017, the programme has supported the health systems in London to come together […]

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  2. Hillingdon’s children’s asthma team approach the busiest time of the year – Blog

    Alison Summerfield, Nurse Consultant – Paediatric Respiratory & Allergy We now have sixty-nine schools (both state and independent) within the borough that are certified as “Asthma Friendly”. Asthma friendly status is awarded annually to those schools who have  achieved our set criteria based on the London Asthma Standards. Named ‘Asthma Champion’ – individual responsible for […]

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  3. Emergency Asthma Inhalers in Schools

    by Richard Chavasse, Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician Children and young people (CYP) spend a significant proportion of their time at school. The school environment exposes children and young people to a number of common triggers for asthma, it is therefore important that they have their reliever treatment on hand in case of an emergency. It is […]

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  4. Workforce diversity in health and social care: a London masterclass

    On October 4th, Healthy London Partnership on behalf of the London Workforce Board will be hosting a masterclass on Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. With the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), the release of the Interim Peoples Plan as well as a recent roundtable discussion, convened by Skills for Care, momentum of […]

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  5. Support and development of the long term plan for children and young people

    Children and young people’s team work with STPs commissioning leaders to develop approach to urgent and emergency care to support development of their Long Term Plan work. The children and young people’s team secured funding from Health Education England to run a system wide urgent and emergency care physical and mental health leadership development programme […]

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  6. Children and Young People’s mental health shared learning event – Blog 2

    By Ian Lewis from NHS England: I am the Local Authority Adviser within the Healthy London Partnership Children and Young People’s Programme. I am a social worker and my professional background is in Children’s Social Care. I attended the fantastic HLP Shared Learning Event on 3rd July, which brought together professionals from across the Capital […]

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  7. Children and Young People’s mental health shared learning event – Blog 3

    By Dr Ann York: Take time to be. That was a message from Tracy Parr as she opened our Shared Learning event on children and young people’s mental health on 3rd July. Over 130 people took time from their busy schedules to listen, question, reflect and feel, soaking up the nutrients that were flowing during […]

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  8. High praise for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health event

    More than 130 experts in the field of mental health attended the Children and Young People’s Mental Health event on 3 July, organised and hosted by the Healthy London Partnership. 42 speakers delivered 35 presentations on different areas of positive practice across the UK to encourage shared learning. Feedback from the event has been overwhelmingly […]

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  9. London partners come together to deliver new mental health support in schools and colleges

    London’s children and young people mental health trailblazer partners came together for the first time to set out their London-wide approach to delivering early intervention to support staff in schools and colleges. Half of all cases of diagnosable mental illness begin by age 14 and three-quarters by the age of 24. Supportin children and young […]

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  10. London’s Mental Health in Schools project launches range of guidance and information

    Supporting children with their emotional wellbeing and mental health is a growing priority for health services and for schools. Healthy London Partnership has launched a Mental Health in Schools Toolkit, which provides a range of information for schools, governors and commissioners on mental health and emotional wellbeing. The toolkit includes links to relevant guidance, practical […]

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