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Our South East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System has won the Royal College of Midwives Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award. The team won the award for its Parent Education in Foreign Languages programme. The service supports mothers and birthing people who speak little or no English. In London, 22% of people speak a main […]
Local residents came together at the Hawthorn Centre in Penge on Wednesday 22nd January 2026 for the Jobs Plus Community Wellness Day – an event designed to support people in setting positive health goals for the year ahead. The event brought together a range of healthcare professionals and organisations offering advice, checks and practical support. […]
Lewisham’s general practice teams came together on Friday 23rd January 2026 for the third Lewisham General Practice Excellence Awards. The event, held at the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley, was an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the incredible work of staff across the borough. It was an evening dedicated to acknowledging the achievements of colleagues in […]
Lewisham residents gathered in Deptford last week for the second in a series of free community sessions designed to raise awareness about high blood pressure and how to manage it. The “Understanding High Blood Pressure” session, held on 21st January 2026 at Wavelengths Leisure Centre, built on the success of the first session in Forest Hill and continued […]
The Lewisham Health and Care Partnership team are delighted to announce the launch of Virtual Ward Plus, an innovative prevention service that will help residents to live independently and manage their health with confidence. The borough team are working in partnership with Doccla to provide the proactive care service for people living with respiratory conditions, […]
A new screening service for Chagas disease launched at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on 19 January 2026. The service is aimed at pregnant women and birthing people who were born in Latin America, or whose mother was born there. Chagas disease is an infection that’s spread by an insect known as the “kissing […]
If you need urgent dental care for any of the following conditions, you can book an urgent appointment by visiting NHS 111 on the NHS app, online at 111.nhs.uk or by calling 111. Severe toothache: persistent and intense pain that cannot be managed with over-the-counter painkillers. Dental abscess: infection causing swelling, pain, and possibly fever. […]
The new NHS Excellence Awards are open, providing a national platform to recognise the outstanding work taking place across health and care, sharing the best of the NHS with the rest of the NHS. Every day, local teams are delivering improvements that drive better outcomes, strengthen services and support better experiences for patients and communities. […]