***Please note that this diagnostic pathway does not apply to Bone Sarcoma. ALL suspected BONE Sarcomas must be referred to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital service ONLY*** A new diagnostic pathway has been developed for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London. Services will be divided into ‘hubs’ (tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight) […]
Internal and external air pollution at school can affect children’s health and wellbeing. Research from the Technical University of Denmark found that improving air quality within schools improves children’s concentration levels as well as reducing various health issues such as headache and eye irritation. The Air pollution and You Checklist, developed by North East London, […]
The NHS in north central London has slashed its time for bringing in new staff from 30 to 18 days largely thanks to use of smart technology. By enabling successful applicants to complete new starter forms online and using robotics to securely transfer that data to other NHS databases, the onboarding process has been made […]
By Jemma Gilbert OBE and Michael Buggle, for the Homeless Health London Partnership at Transformation Partners in Health and Care. In the face of some recent disheartening news about the increasing rates of street homelessness (+26%), coupled with continuing barriers in accessing GP practices, the International Street Medicine Symposium last week served as a refreshing […]
Thrive LDN has partnered with Nicola Lester Psychological Trauma Consultancy to offer free, online trauma-informed practice training to support individuals and organisations. The training is designed for anyone in a role supporting others, whether formal or informal. However, participating in the training supports an understanding of how trauma influences and shapes the lives of those […]
Health and care professionals are being invited to join a free online training course that aims to improve the support available to people facing homelessness. What is it and who is involved? The training is backed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and led by experts in the field, including Professor Michael […]
On 18 September, NHS England launched another phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign, focusing specifically on lung cancer symptoms. The campaign aims to increase knowledge of the key symptom of lung cancer – a cough that lasts three weeks or more – and encouraging those who have this symptom to contact their GP […]
Our next range of Cancer Waits and Best Practice Timed Pathways training will take place on 3 and 18 October via MS teams.Each session will last around one hour.In light of the recent announcement by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care on forthcoming changes to how cancer waiting times are measured […]
We’ve recently updated the cancer data on our website to reflect the latest published figures for: Sub-ICB Cancer stage at diagnosis; and Cancer Alliance stage at diagnosis Data shows the case-mix adjusted percentage of cancers diagnosed at stage one and two for twenty-one malignant cancers in England in 2013-2020 by sub-ICB and Cancer Alliance respectively. […]
TCST is launching a pan-London lymphoedema working group in collaboration with the Pan London Lymphoedema Community of Practice. The programme will build on the previous work addressing the needs of Londoners experiencing lymphoedema as a consequence of cancer treatment, and the workforce that deliver this essential service.Focus areas that the group will be responsible for taking forward […]