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North Lewisham Health Equity Team Wins National Award for Primary & Community Care Innovation

The North Lewisham Primary Care Network (PCN) and Red Ribbon Living Well’s Health Equity Team have been named winners of the Primary or Community Care Innovation of the Year Award at the 2025 GP Awards. The award recognises initiatives that strengthen access to primary care, transform point of care from the hospital into the home […]

21 Nov 2025
Lambeth Women and Girls’ Health Hub shows early signs of success

In its first six months, Lambeth’s Women and Girls’ Health Hub has improved women’s access to specialist support, enhanced the skills of clinicians working in general practice, and shown promising signs of the potential of this model to deliver benefits for women and girls across the borough. Since the launch of the Women and Girls’ […]

21 Nov 2025
North Lewisham PCN wins HSJ Award

Congratulations to the North Lewisham Primary Care Network and Red Ribbon Living Well, for winning the HSJ award in the Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year Award. They won for their year-long project to reduce health inequalities in the community, entitled Health Equity Partnership: A symbiotic approach to tackling health inequalities. The partnership […]

21 Nov 2025
£1.5 million funding available to improve Black maternal care experiences and outcomes

Community groups in south east London can now apply for funding to improve care for Black mothers, birthing people and their babies. Up to £1.5 million is available through multi-year grants of up to 3 years. The funding call opened on 17 November 2025 and closes on 10 January 2026. The programme is run by […]

19 Nov 2025
Community outreach improving women’s and girls’ health in Lambeth

Women and girls across Lambeth are benefiting from a series of outreach initiatives designed to give them support and information to manage their health confidently. The project is part of NHS South East London and King’s Health Partners Women’s and Girls’ Health Programme and focuses on four key areas: heavy menstrual bleeding, contraception, pre-conception and […]

17 Nov 2025
Doctors’ strike 14 – 19 November

Resident doctors are on strike from Friday 14 November to Wednesday 19 November.

Our hospitals will be very busy. Please see below for guidance on how to get the help you need.

13 Nov 2025
NHS England leaders visit Orpington Wellbeing Café

On 6 November, two senior NHS England leaders, alongside two clinical fellows, visited the Orpington Wellbeing Café in Bromley. Dr Kiren Collison, Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care, and Dr Agatha Nortley-Meshe, London Regional Medical Director for Primary Care, saw first-hand how the café supports older people in the community. They were joined by the […]

13 Nov 2025
Bromley marks Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week with educational campaign

We are marking Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week with a new series of short videos to help residents understand how we can all play a part in protecting antibiotics for the future. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat […]

11 Nov 2025
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