Cold weather can make some health problems worse and even lead to serious complications, especially if you're 65 or older, or if you have a long-term health condition.
31 Dec 2025
News & updates
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“I didn’t know NHS 111 has this really holistic service online.”
With colder temperatures and seasonal illnesses, winter signals a surge in demand for NHS services. To ensure people get the right help quickly, local care partnerships across south east London are working to raise awareness of NHS 111 online. NHS 111 online, available at www.111.nhs.uk and on the NHS App, is a convenient, 24/7 […]
31 Dec 2025
This Jan you can: stop smoking with free support
As the new year approaches, we are encouraging smokers across South East London to make January the month they quit for good, and to do it with support. Evidence shows that people are three times more likely to stop smoking successfully when they receive help from a trained professional or a dedicated stop‑smoking programme, compared with […]
29 Dec 2025
Support for you this Christmas and winter
Christmas and winter can affect our physical and mental health in lots of different ways. It’s important to know there’s help at hand in Greenwich over the holidays and beyond. If you need care urgently, please use the right service and if you are unsure which service is the right one to use visit NHS […]
24 Dec 2025
Christmas and New Year Bank Holiday days – how to get the help you need
25-26 December 2025 and 1 January 2026
23 Dec 2025
Hospital to community: how the CHILDS programme brings care closer to home
The government’s 10 Year Health Plan focuses on three major shifts for the NHS: moving more care from hospitals into the community, moving from analogue to digital, and moving from treating illness to preventing it. Across south east London, we’re already seeing these shifts happen. Our new video shows how one programme is bringing care […]
22 Dec 2025
Improving the interface between primary and secondary care
Please note: this article is primarily for healthcare professionals. The way in which primary and secondary care services work together can feel disjointed, leading to poorer outcomes for patients and unnecessary work for staff. A new programme is now underway to improve the processes and relationships which define this “primary and secondary care interface”, bringing […]
19 Dec 2025
Neighbourhood based care board update – December 2025
The South East London Neighbourhood Based Care Board (NBCB) is made up of colleagues from across our integrated care system, and meets every month to oversee and guide progress towards a neighbourhood-based model of care. As outlined in the government’s 10 Year Health Plan, the aim is to make health and care services more proactive, […]
19 Dec 2025
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