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17 Dec 2024
News & Opinion
With so many organisations coming together, there’s always a story, a new idea, or an interesting angle to share. Read the latest updates on health and care in our south east London communities here, or head to www.selondonics.org/events for our upcoming meetings and events.
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New partnership to tackle health inequalities – apply now
The South East London Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (SEL VCSE) Strategic Alliance, King’s Health Partners, and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board are partnering with five local grassroots organisations to tackle health inequalities. This new initiative, the Trust and Health Creation Partnership, aims to work with VCSEs based in south east London to […]
19 Dec 2024
Reducing the time to register with your GP practice
Across south east London and the rest of England, GP practice staff are facing huge demand for access to primary care. To help solve this we worked with practices to understand what is taking time away from staff which could be done through digital tools. We also sought to build on the successes of previous […]
19 Dec 2024
New enhanced sickle cell community service launches across south east London
NHS South East London has launched a new enhanced sickle cell community service to address health inequalities and provide better support for people living with sickle cell disorder across south east London. The new community service offers patients access to community-based specialists, including dietitians, physiotherapists, and pharmacists, working alongside psychologists, nurses, and haematology teams to […]
16 Dec 2024
Industrial action affecting testing services in south east London – cancelled
Members of the Unite union who work at Synnovis were planning to strike on 16-20 December (inclusive). Following negotiations between Synnovis and the union, this strike action has been called off. Synnovis provides pathology testing services – eg. blood and urine tests – to GP practices, hospitals and other NHS services across south east London. […]
13 Dec 2024
Getting HIV patients back into life-saving care
Nearly 200 people living with HIV across south east London have been helped back into life-saving care, thanks to an innovative local NHS initiative. Launched by the South East London Integrated Care System and the South London Office of Specialised Services, the project has seen 197 people living with HIV reconnect with vital treatment after […]
03 Dec 2024
Improvement to stroke services in Bexley announced
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and South East London Integrated Care Board announces improvements to stroke services for Bexley residents
02 Dec 2024
Working with METRO to support the HIV community in south east London
This week Kuba Krzyzynski, an HIV ambassador for the Terrence Higgins Trust and a HIV Peer Support Manager at METRO, shared great insights at November’s NHS South East London all-staff briefing. Kuba highlighted the work being done to support people living with HIV in south east London, particularly in Lambeth and Southwark – boroughs with […]
01 Dec 2024
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