Dr Andy Knox launches thought-provoking new book, Sick Society Senior health and care leaders are invited to attend the London launch event of Sick Society, authored by Dr Andy Knox. The launch event is supported by the NHS Assembly and Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC). Attendees will hear from Prof Sir Chris Ham, […]
The London Air Quality and Health Programme Office are pleased to announce the launch of a podcast discussing the impact of air pollution on health. “Air pollution: a silent threat we can’t ignore” has been developed in memory of the life of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah – the first person in the UK to have air pollution […]
On Friday, 26 January 2024, Great Mental Health Day will take place across London. Now in its third year, Great Mental Health Day is a London-wide initiative and for 2024 will explore the importance of meaningful connections and highlight the power of relationships, community, and social networks. The start of a new year is a […]
2023 has been a busy year for us at Transformation Partners in Health and Care. Our work has won awards, been highlighted as good practice in government policy papers, and saved lives through training initiatives such as Thrive London’s Zero Suicide programme. Read a selection of our achievements below. January Great Mental Health Day Thrive […]
SELCA recently launched a new education resource to support primary care professionals to identify patients who require an urgent suspected cancer referral. The online resource will comprise of seven bitesize modules, each focusing on a specific cancer or group of cancers, and can be completed within 10 minutes. The first module on myeloma was released […]
TCST recently worked with colleagues from St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop a demand and capacity modelling approach for chemotherapy services. The initial project scope was to better understand demand for the trust chemotherapy service over the previous three years to explore concerns around lack of capacity and a reliance on overtime. […]
As we approach the end of the year, it’s an ideal opportunity to reflect on the success of our cancer waits guidance training in 2023 and the feedback we’ve received from participants. This year, we delivered training to over 700 colleagues from across London. The value of the training is evident in the extremely positive […]
Back in November, changes were announced to diagnostic pathway for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London. Services will be divided into ‘hubs’ (tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight) and ‘spokes’ (services delivering local diagnostics, from further imaging to pathology). The Hubs are the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and the London Sarcoma Service, which […]
The London Lymphoedema Community of Practice (CoP) was established in 2018 to foster peer-to-peer support amongst lymphoedema practitioners and other interested parties and address shared needs across the professional lymphoedema community in London. To date, the group has delivered several key outputs, including revised commissioning guidance and the development of a service specification to raise […]
TCST is leading a workforce programme on the provision of care and treatment for people living with lymphoedema in the capital. The main objectives of the programme are: The programme team has established a Lymphoedema Service User Group to gain a better understanding of the needs of those living with lymphoedema. The first meeting took place in […]