Tracy Parr, Sara Nelson and the Children and Young People’s team at Healthy London Partnership London, have been announced as finalists in the 2018 RCNi Nurse Awards, the UK’s most prestigious nursing accolades. Following the awards’ highest ever number of nominations in its 31 year history, a panel of expert judges has whittled down over […]
Transforming London’s health and care together Our latest update about all the great work happening across the capital to make London the healthiest global city. Please share it with your colleagues and encourage them to sign up for alerts. If you have feedback on our stories or there are topics you want to hear more […]
Transforming London’s health and care together Our latest update about all the great work happening across the capital to make London the healthiest global city. Please share it with your colleagues and encourage them to sign up for alerts. If you have feedback on our stories or there are topics you want to hear more […]
Shaun Danielli, Healthy London Partnership’s Director, shares his excitement for the coming year and the new challenges ahead. You will have been part of, or heard about, our review of Healthy London Partnership over the past few months. We have – quite rightly – been challenging ourselves in our planning for 2018/19. This is in […]
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), NHS trusts, London Healthwatches, the police and other interested organisations, plus people who have experience of being homeless and volunteers and staff working in third sector organisations are invited to share their views on new guidance for safeguarding adults who sleep rough in London. The consultation on the guidance runs until 9 […]
Ruth Amartey, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Allum Medical Centre, Leytonstone, London and the clinical lead for Waltham Forest Community Education Provider Network (CEPN) “Whatever we face and whatever we do, one thing will never change and that is the desire and passion to put our patients first, to excel at the work we do and how […]
In 2017/18, for London’s #AskAboutAsthma campaign we asked people to help support children and young people with asthma by describing their own or organisational contribution to improving asthma care through #MyAsthmaPledge. You can visit our asthma pledges page to see the pledges by organisations and individuals. Take a look at 2017’s #AskAboutAsthma pledge wrap-up here: […]
Young people generate ideas for tackling childhood obesity More than 60 young people from across London attended our Healthy London Hackathon at City Hall on Saturday 28 January. The 14-17 year-olds discussed how London makes it harder to be healthy, brainstormed ideas for making London healthier for children and young people, and then worked in […]
During the October half term we took our Great Weight Debate roadshow across London. Watch a snapshot of the week and some of the ideas people had for helping children in London lead healthier lives. We heard from hundreds of Londoners including parents, children, young people, grandparents, carers and teachers. Have your say by completing […]
Danny Ruta, Chair of the London Obesity Leadership Group and Director of Public Health in Lewisham, explains how we’re living in an environment where it’s easier to put on weight than stay a healthy size.