Home > In your area > Lewisham Health and Care Partnership > A neighbourhood health service in Lewisham

In Lewisham and across the country, the NHS is working closely with local councils, voluntary groups, and community organisations to develop and deliver neighbourhood health services, in line with the ambitions set out in the national 10 Year Health Plan.

Neighbourhood working will transform how we support people’s health and wellbeing by bringing more care closer to home and making services easier to access. It will help people live healthier, more independent lives and reduce unnecessary hospital visits by providing joined-up, personalised care.

Neighbourhood working goes beyond treating illness. It reflects the 10 Year Plan’s ambition to shift the NHS from treating illness to proactive prevention and wellbeing support. This means helping people stay well at every stage of life, giving them more control over their care, and addressing the wider social factors that impact health, such as housing, employment, education, and social connections.

Neighbourhood working is not new to Lewisham. We have a strong foundation of integrated local services and partnerships. This next phase builds on that work to deliver the 10 Year Health Plan’s ambitions.

The development of neighbourhood teams in Lewisham has been informed by a range of engagement activity undertaken with partners, local communities and other stakeholders. A group of 16 patients and residents with lived experience of health and care services, were recruited including those with a range of ages, religion, ethnicity, disabilities, and carer responsibilities. The group were invaluable in helping to gather insights and test ideas, shaping and refining our neighbourhood model based on real-life experiences.

Neighbourhood healthcare is not a new idea; we have been working in Lewisham to join up services and better support residents for many years. See two examples below.

Neighbourhood Three Partnership

In 2023, local partners in Lewisham came together with a shared ambition: to strengthen integrated working and improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. Recognising that each neighbourhood is unique, with different people, needs, and challenges, it was agreed to begin by focusing on just one area, learning what works and then sharing that success more widely.

In July 2023 work began on Neighbourhood Three in partnership with Sevenfields Primary Care Network and this continued to evolve over 2024/25.  The partnership includes district nursing teams, adult social care, primary care, public health, and the area Homecare Agency.  Work was also supported by Lewisham Local and the local food network.

Some of the activities already making a difference include: ‘Walk and Talk’ sessions, which are available every Friday and have driven health and wellbeing benefits for attendees including a 67% reduction in GP visits, and well-attended pre-diabetic groups which are helping residents reduce their weight, waist measurements, and achieve consistently lower average blood sugar levels.

There is strong and ongoing commitment from all partners. A dedicated steering group has been established, bringing together a wide range of organisations to collaborate, share ideas, and overcome barriers to progress. This group continues to grow in both size and ambition.

The Waldron Community Hub

In 2024, The Waldron Health and Wellbeing Hub in New Cross underwent a major transformation to create a more welcoming, inclusive space for the community. Working together with partners, the Lewisham Health and Care Partnership created a welcoming space for all, where residents can access local health and care services, find the information and advice they need to support their own health and wellbeing, and connect with their community and friends.

The Waldron is now a thriving neighbourhood community hub which hosts a range of additional services, offering free use of the community space based on local health priorities. The space hosts a wide variety of community groups including: 360 Lifestyle, Bouake Diaspora, Broken Hearted Youth, community kitchen/coffee mornings, Empower Care, Imago Community, Lewisham Council – shared lives and fostering advice, Red Ribbon, Department of Work and Pensions and Citizens Advice Lewisham.

Following early stakeholder engagement work in 2023/4 it became clear that there was an appetite to embed and strengthen integrated working within Lewisham. Recognising that each neighbourhood is different in terms of demography, and each has unique challenges, it was agreed to initially focus on one neighbourhood.  Beginning by identifying the real challenges and adopting an integrated way of working to address these, before taking the learning and scaling this up across the borough.

What are the neighbourhoods in Lewisham?

In Lewisham we have defined four neighbourhoods for our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams as follows:

  • Neighbourhood 1 (covers Evelyn, New Cross, Telegraph Hill & Brockley)
  • Neighbourhood 2 (covers Blackheath, Ladywell, Lee, Lewisham Central, Rushey Green)
  • Neighbourhood 3 (covers Catford South, Downham, Grove Park, Whitefoot)
  • Neighbourhood 4 (covers Bellingham, Crofton Park, Forest Hill, Perry Vale, Sydenham)

You can find out more about services in your neighbourhood by:

List of GPs in alphabetical order

 

GP Address Neighbourhood
Amersham Vale Practice Stanley Street, SE8 4BG Neighbourhood one
Ashdown Medical Group 7–9 Moorside Road, BR1 5EP Neighbourhood three
Ashdown Medical Group – Burnt Ash Surgery Site 2 Handen Road, SE12 8NP Neighbourhood three
Bellingham Green Surgery Site 24 Bellingham Green, SE6 3JB Neighbourhood three
Clifton Rise Family Practice Stanley Street, SE8 4BG Neighbourhood one
Deptford Medical Centre 2 Pearson’s Avenue, SE14 6TG Neighbourhood one
Deptford Surgery 502–504 New Cross Road, SE14 6TJ Neighbourhood one
Grove Medical Centre Windlass Place, SE8 3QH Neighbourhood one
ICO Health Group 7–9 Moorside Road, BR1 5EP Neighbourhood three
Jenner Practice Site, The 201 Stanstead Road, SE23 1HU Neighbourhood four
Kingfisher Medical Centre Staunton Street, SE8 5DA Neighbourhood one
Lee Road Surgery 20 Lee Road, SE3 9RT Neighbourhood two
Lewisham Care Partnership – Belmont Hill Site, The 36 Belmont Hill, SE13 5AY Neighbourhood two
Lewisham Care Partnership – Hillyfields Site, The 172 Adelaide Avenue, SE4 1JN Neighbourhood one
Lewisham Care Partnership – Morden Hill Site, The 21–23 Morden Hill, SE13 7NN Neighbourhood two
Lewisham Care Partnership – St Johns Site, The 56–60 Loampit Hill, SE13 7SX Neighbourhood two
Lewisham Medical Centre 308 Lee High Road, SE13 5PJ Neighbourhood two
New Cross Health Centre Stanley Street, SE8 4BG Neighbourhood one
Nightingale Surgery 3 Handen Road, SE12 8NP Neighbourhood two
Novum Health Partnership Hawstead Road, SE6 4JH Neighbourhood three
Novum Health Partnership Baring Road Site 282 Baring Road, SE12 0DS Neighbourhood two
Oakview Family Practice 190 Shroffold Road, BR1 5NJ Neighbourhood three
Parkview Surgery 186 Brownhill Road, SE6 1AT Neighbourhood three
Queens Road Partnership, The 387 Queens Road, SE14 5HD Neighbourhood one
South Lewisham Site 50 Conisborough Crescent, SE6 2SP Neighbourhood three
Sydenham Green Group Practice 26 Holmshaw Close, SE26 4TH Neighbourhood four
Triangle Group Practice 2 Morley Road, SE13 6DQ Neighbourhood two
Torridon Road Medical Practice 80 Torridon Road, SE6 1RB Neighbourhood three
Vesta Road Surgery 58 Vesta Road, SE4 2NH Neighbourhood one
Wells Park Practice 1 Wells Park Road, SE26 6JQ Neighbourhood four
Woolstone Medical Centre Woolstone Road, SE23 2SG Neighbourhood three
Woodlands Health Centre 4 Edwin Hall Place, SE13 6RN Neighbourhood two

Neighbourhood teams

Developing Neighbourhood Teams is essential to delivering personalised, joined up and localised care across south east London. 

Neighbourhood teams will go beyond multi-disciplinary working by fully integrating staff from health, social care and voluntary services into a single local team, responsible for delivering seamless and coordinated care in a specific neighbourhood. They will work closely together to provide joined-up, personalised support shaped by the unique needs of the communities they serve.

Our aim is to make care more connected, easier to access, and better coordinated so it responds not just to clinical needs, but to the full range of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social needs.

What the neighbourhood health service will mean for you

  • Joined-up care: different health and care services work together to support all your needs.
  • Easier access: services will be available closer to home, reducing travel and waiting times.
  • Better ongoing support: you see the healthcare professionals from the same team more often, leading to better follow-up care
  • More focus on preventing ill health: support for healthy lifestyles, mental wellbeing, and long-term conditions before problems get worse.
  • Easier to work out what services you need: with teams working together, it’s easier to find the right help when you need it.
  • More personalised care: services are tailored to meet your needs

Where are we now?

We’re at the early stages of developing a neighbourhood health service in Lewisham.

Over the coming months, we’ll be sharing updates, listening to your feedback, and working with local people to shape and improve our plans.

Your voice matter

Visit Let’s Talk Health and Care to find out how you can get involved, share your views, and stay updated on the latest developments.