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  1. Safeguarding people sleeping rough during periods of hot weather – webinar

    This webinar was aimed at outreach teams and frontline staff, day centre staff, hostel providers and local authority rough sleeping managers and leads. This event was delivered jointly by Greater London Authority, London Councils and Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC). View the recording of the webinar below: Agenda Chair: Emma de Zoete (Greater […]

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  2. Launch of a new drop-in clinic offering free bloodborne virus (BBV) testing & health screening to people experiencing homelessness

    A new drop-in clinic has launched at Health E1 Homeless Medical Centre, NEL on 24 April. The clinic offers free BBV testing for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, as well as harm minimisation interventions, wound care and liver screening, where possible. The clinic is part of a six month pilot commissioned by NHS England […]

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  3. Milestone reached as TPHC new starter e-joining forms process 100,000+ cases for NLPSS

    TPHC’s Digital Productivity team and North London Partners Shared Services (NLPSS) have reached a huge milestone with our New Starter Joining Forms processing over 100,000 cases for NLPSS, who support 10 north central London NHS trusts. Fast-tracking new starter onboarding In May 2022, our Digital Productivity team began to implement new starter e-forms offered by […]

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  4. Additional Sarcoma diagnostic ‘spoke’ goes live at Bart’s Health

    A new diagnostic pathway has been developed for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London, using a Hub and Spoke service model. The ‘hubs’ will be delivered at tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight. The Hubs are the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and the London Sarcoma Service, which is a joint service between the Royal […]

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  5. Demand and Capacity modelling for Endoscopy Services at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Last year, TCST supported a demand and capacity refresh for endoscopy services at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with colleagues and offering expertise around the modelling data requirements and analysis of modelling outputs alongside a detailed report. The Trust approached TCST to run a refresh demand and capacity modelling exercise […]

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  6. Community Reach project launched in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support

    Evidence shows that certain marginalised groups in London are not being reached by cancer care surveys and are not engaging in universally offered opportunities to share their experiences and needs. As a result, their needs are not being reflected in personalised cancer care interventions or in service improvements across the cancer system. To tackle this […]

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  7. New dates set for national cancer waits guidance training

    Cancer waits guidance training has got off to a flying start in 2024 with two sessions delivered in February and further dates scheduled for April. Cancer waits will continue to be a priority within healthcare and TCST is continuing to offer the training in collaboration with London Cancer Alliances to support accessible standardisation of cancer […]

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