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Six community organisations in Lewisham have been awarded Creative Health in Lewisham Neighbourhood Microgrants to deliver projects that use arts, creativity, culture and nature to improve health and wellbeing. The six grants of £2,000 have been jointly funded by Lewisham Council and NHS South East London as part of a wider commitment to neighbourhood health […]
200 young people, clinicians, artists, community organisations and system leaders came together at the Southbank Centre on Friday 18 September for a Creative Health Assembly, helping to shape an ambitious partnership that aims to transform support for children and young people’s mental health across south east London. The partnership between the Southbank Centre, NHS South […]
Councillor Mariam Lolavar, Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and Communities in Greenwich, met with respiratory nurses and consultants at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust on Tuesday 15th September to hear about the new NHS lung cancer screening service they are delivering alongside the NHS […]
A new approach to mental health support is helping refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in south east London access care earlier and more easily. This work is part of South London Listens, a partnership between the NHS, local authorities, voluntary organisations and community leaders across south London. The programme brings together communities and public services […]
The Healthier Greenwich Partnership and Lewisham Health and Care Partnership have been selected as Trailblazer sites and will join the first wave of testing a new approach to funding neighbourhood health. Using a pioneering new finance model, Trailblazer is challenging health and social care systems and partnerships to innovate more joined up care solutions that […]
Dozens of staff from Lewisham Council and South East London ICB took the opportunity to have a free blood pressure check this week as part of Know Your Numbers Week, helping to raise awareness of the importance of monitoring blood pressure and preventing cardiovascular disease. The initiative was held at Laurence House on Wednesday and […]
More than 30 local residents attended a community health event held at St Saviour’s Catholic Church in Lewisham on Sunday Sept 6th, bringing essential health information, screening and support directly into the heart of the local Latin American community. The event was organised by the Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation (IRMO) in partnership with the […]
Lewisham residents aged 16 and over can now use getUBetter, a free app offering advice and exercises for common muscle and joint problems. The app has been approved by local clinicians and is available alongside existing NHS care. It provides personalised information based on a person’s condition and stage of recovery. Many common muscle and […]