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Efforts continue to overcome vaccine worries among BAME …
WEBHealth and local authority officials are re-doubling their efforts to encourage BAME communities in the Eastlondonlines areas to take up the vaccine as the nationwide rollout continues. With high BAME communities in east London more hesitant at receiving the new vaccine than the majority of the UK population, ELL asked local health Clinical
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NHS Health Hub to replace Croydon community centre
WEBThe hub will provide the locals with free of charge health and social care offering services such as talking therapy and counselling to those in need. The council have been planning to replace the community centre since 2018. The sale of was rubber-stamped by the council’s cabinet on Monday. It has not been revealed how much the …
Modality Lewisham patients left unable to book GP appointments
WEBModality implemented a new booking system in April 2023, which has left residents struggling to book appointments. The new process encourages patients to fill in a form online and wait for a response, rather than phoning the surgery directly. A patient, who wishes to remain anonymous, waited for a month to get an appointment at South …
‘Virtual hospital ward’ to monitor Lewisham patients
WEBLewisham Councillor for Health and Adult Social Care, Chris Best said the pilot would use technological methods, which would give feedback to clinicians so that the patients’ progress could be monitored. Best said: “There is a range of equipment depending on the condition being monitored at home including digital blood pressure monitoring.”
Tower Hamlets Council pledges to boost mental health
WEBA key aim of the ‘Every Chance for Every Child Strategy’ is to help families to build healthier relationships and support good mental and physical health. In 2019, 16% of the boroughs population reported suffering from anxiety and depression, which is the highest in London, whilst 6.4% were reported to have long term mental health problems.
£450,000 lottery funding for ethnic minority women’s health in …
WEBA charity in Tower Hamlets has received £450,000 in additional funding from the National Lottery, aimed at tackling health inequalities for ethnic minority women. The Flourishing Communities Project started when the partnership gathered information from a group of 15 women aged between 35- 65 in 2021, finding that there were severe health
UK’s first air pollution clinic for children to open in Tower Hamlets
WEBThe UK’s first environmental air pollution clinic for children is set to open in Tower Hamlets in early 2023. It will be based at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and aims to improve the health of children living in East London, which suffers from high levels of pollution. The clinic was established after Barts Charity awarded a £
Smartphone app detecting kidney disease rolled out in Tower …
WEBDr Osman Bhatti, community health services and continuing care lead for the Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “I am delighted that East London GP practices are working with LSBU on this innovative project which will save time, improve patient experience and most importantly, identify people who are at risk of progressive
All local hospitals affected as strike by junior doctors continues
WEBThe BMA says the strikes are due to a 26% real terms pay cut for junior doctors over the last 15 years. Recently the fact that baristas at coffee chain Pret A Manger will be able to earn up to £14.10 an hour has come to light, as compared to the £14.09 an hour junior doctors make. Around London and the rest of the country, routine
Young people offered healthcare advice in two week festival
WEBYoung people from BAME communities or lacking English language skills are being offered advice on their health care and rights during a two week event in East London. The event is taking place online and offline at the Paradox Centre in Chingford and Whitmore Community Centre in Hoxton, Hackney and aims to encourage young people …
Croydon health partnership shortlisted for awards
WEBThe One Croydon Alliance has been named a finalist in the 2020 Health Service Journal Awards, which acknowledges excellence in NHS health and social care.. The first award they have been shortlisted for is System Leadership Initiative of the Year, which credits health organisations that have shown evidence of working over multiple …
Student dies while suffering from Covid just weeks into degree at
WEBA Chinese student at Goldsmiths in Lewisham has died while suffering from Covid-19 just two weeks into her post-graduate degree studies. The woman, 23, had contracted the virus at the start of term and was recuperating alone in her student accommodation near Loampit Vale. The alarm was raised by other Chinese students …
Tower Hamlets has worst record in London for deaths linked to …
WEBAir pollution affects our health in several complexed ways. Concerns about children's present and future health have been raised in recent years, as the number of residents in the most polluted boroughs of London started increasing every year. Earlier in January, the Government set new clean air targets for levels of fine particulate pollution
Charity seeks more volunteers to help pregnant women through …
WEBThe charity, based in Tower Hamlets, aims to address health inequalities such as those that experience abuse or are homeless and empower isolated pregnant women. The programme began in Tower Hamlets and has now stretched to Newham and Waltham Forest, providing support to 300 pregnant women every year.
Study reveals high levels of obesity in Croydon – Eastlondonlines
WEBSix out of ten Croydon residents are overweight, according to data released by a government health agency on Tuesday. The report by Public Health England (PHE) on the percentage of adults who are obese or overweight nationwide, found 62.1 per cent of people in the borough carry extra weight. Although better than the national average …
Community activist Rowenna Davis: from striking for better school …
WEBMental health and Croydon. Now her focus is on Croydon, although she remains active in the local Labour Party. Davis and CCMA realised that another issue that was affecting their community was mental health. Knowing they did not have the resources to do something about it alone, they decided to join forces with Croydon council to bring …
Diabetes rates increasing across ELL boroughs as Covid impacts on
WEBThe charity found 23,348 people are living with diabetes in Croydon, 7.14 percent of the borough’s population. This represents an increase of 6.12 percent since 2018. Tower Hamlets is not far behind, with 6.65 percent of its population diagnosed – an increase of 6.42 percent from 2019, when the borough had the second highest rate of
Why air pollution is a social justice issue – Eastlondonlines
WEBThe letter – which was signed by more than 100 health professionals – asks for an “urgent action plan” to rethink and repurpose London’s red routes, a network of major roads carrying up more than a quarter of the city’s traffic. Along these routes, levels of NO2 often exceed the legal limit, creating inequalities in terms of air
Croydon Eagles: The football team combatting mental health
WEBPic: Croydon Eagles. Croydon’s mental health football team, Croydon Eagles F.C, is not just about playing football, but offering support to players through difficult times. The team formed about eight years ago and was set up by Mind in Croydon as part of their Active Minds Project and now have more than 40 members who train regularly.
How Hackney spends your money: 4.99 per cent council
WEBPublic Health. The Council’s £36.3m spending on public health will be in accordance with the ring-fenced Public Health Grant from the government, which limits the money can only be used for the public health functions of the borough. Various services like substance misuse services and the community champions programme will be funded by …
The modest heroine from Croydon who has changed people’s lives
WEBOctogenarian Rita Upchurch is a Croydon heroine in the eyes of people who have suffered facial burns and other disfigurements. Now her extraordinary work in the field of cosmetic camouflage has earned her an MBE. Rita, who is 84, has devoted her life to charity, as she explained to Eastlondonlines: “I was a young teacher and a volunteer at
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