Partnership Southwark is working with service users, carers and local communities to better join up services and support, tackle the causes of inequality and improve the health and wellbeing of Southwark residents.
People have told us that they want health, care and education services to be more joined-up, person centred and easy to access. We agree; services can often be too complex and fragmented, which leads to poorer health and wellbeing outcomes. By working together and with local communities, we can make sure that services are more consistent and responsive to the needs of service users, carers, and families, and we address the inequalities that exist within our communities; many of which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
better join up services and support
tackle the causes of inequality
improve the health and wellbeing of Southwark residents.
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People in Southwark with muscle and joint pain can now get faster help through Musculoskeletal (MSK) Community Appointment Days. This NHS service gives people a full check in a local community space, bringing together physiotherapists, social prescribers and other community teams under one roof. It helps people get the right support sooner and reduces the […]
The New Mill Street Surgery in Bermondsey and Villa Street Medical Centre in Walworth have become the first two GP practices in Southwark to achieve accreditation under the Pride in Practice initiative, with an impressive gold level award. Pride in Practice is the LGBT Foundation’s accreditation scheme, working with primary care services to ensure LGBTQ+ […]
Safeguarding partners in Southwark are co-designing local reform of children’s social care in collaboration with frontline staff, safeguarding partners, children, young people and families to ensure their voices are at the heart of service design and the reforms are grounded in local context. The team are keen to collaborate and learn from ongoing feedback and are therefore adopting a phased ‘test and learn’ approach. As part of this approach, the first group of Integrated Family Help Pilot teams started taking […]