If you are aged between 60 and 74 or you are 56-years-old, you may soon receive a package from the NHS through your letterbox that could save your life. It contains a faecal immunochemical test (FIT test), which is part of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme. The good news is that bowel cancer is treatable and curable […]
Find out more about bowel cancer screening and the test that could save your life. […]
The way the NHS and the wider health and care system is managed on a local level is changing, with the launch of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS) on 1 July. This means a bigger focus on partnership working, to help people live healthier happier lives and reduce health inequalities – unfair differences […]
If you’re a parent from the Polish or Eastern European communities in Wandsworth or Merton, there’s a weekly event you might find helpful. It’s the Friday morning play group at Colliers Wood Community Centre on the border between the two boroughs. Each Friday, between 10am and 12noon, the centre becomes a meeting place for parents […]
Special paediatric clinics held in GP practices across Wandsworth are transforming children’s healthcare. Children are seen by a consultant and their GP – Together – speeding up treatment, reducing follow-up appointments and keeping care close to home. “This really is a great service,” says Dr Tom Coffey, lead GP for children’s services in Wandsworth, “and […]
With thousands of people ending up in hospital each year because of heat and allergies, the local NHS is calling on the public to help prevent children and older people falling victim to the extreme heat. People have been admitted to hospital because of heat-related including severe sunburn, heat exhaustion and sun- and heatstroke. Getting […]
With thousands in south west London gearing up for a royal celebration outdoors the NHS remains open and here for local people if they need urgent care. If someone is struggling with their mental health, they should seek help via the 24/7 crisis lines – for Kingston, Richmond, Merton, Sutton or Wandsworth ring 0800 028 […]
Dramatherapy is helping children in Wandsworth, who are struggling with anxiety, communication difficulties and low self-esteem. The past two years have been tough for children, particularly those with autism or mental health and emotional problems. For many of the youngest age groups, issues like disruption to schooling and isolation from their peers has dominated their […]
Wandsworth students are putting their best foot forward to build up fitness and resilience after long months of lockdown. The students attend Share Community, a charity which supports around 140 people with autism and learning disabilities in Wandsworth and some neighbouring boroughs. A £2,444 NHS Wandsworth Community Grant paid for pedometers so students can measure […]
If you think you may have missed your regular cervical screening appointment (smear test), contact your GP now. NHS figures reveal that the pandemic saw a small reduction in the numbers coming forward for cervical screening. According to Dr Vasa Gnanapragasam, lead GP for Merton, “Cervical screening is a really effective test for picking up […]