Quality and safety audit – PCT cluster reports, pan-London findings and full comparable results available

Following endorsement from the London Clinical Senate and the London Clinical Commissioning Council, the cases for change and London quality standards for critical care, emergency …more >

Tobacco profiles published today

The latest local tobacco control profiles for England are published today by the London Health Observatory (LHO) on behalf of the network of public health …more >

Psychological therapy services in London get Games cash boost

Six mental health services in London have been awarded Olympic and Paralympic health legacy grants to provide exercise and keep fit sessions for people with …more >

Latest local information available

Our health needs assessment toolkit has just been updated. Check out what’s happening in your local area from our comprehensive borough based profiles

As from 31 March 2013, London Health Programmes closes as a separate NHS organisation.

To allow continued access to LHP information and publications the website will be archived at the British Library and remain available to view but content will not be changed or updated after 31 March 2013.

We’d like to thank all the organisations that have funded and supported us over the past two years.

Even though the organisation will cease, some of our functions and work will continue; located in the following new organisations with responsibility for improving health in London

  • Quality and safety programme – NHS Commissioning Board, London region
  • Cancer prevention and early detection – NHS Commissioning Board, London region
  • London Health Observatory, health intelligence and data analysis – Public Health England
  • NHS travel network – Transport for London (tbc)
  • Behaviour change projects – No confirmed location as at 19 Feb 2013
  • Commissioning of Find and Treat TB service – North and East London Commissioning Support Unit
  • Regional IAPT programme

i clinical assurance and pan-London recruitment  transfers to UCL
ii coordination of children and young people’s IAPT will continue with Anna Freud Centre
iii IAPT performance  transfers to NHS Commissioning Board, London region
iv local clinical commissioning groups will be responsible for commissioning of IAPT services

  • Mental health and employment

i the management of the London board and delivery of 2013/14 programme
UCL Partners

  • MH Payment by Results – Local commissioning groups and commissioning support services
Specialised burns service principles now available

The case for change, co-dependencies framework and service principles for the specialised burns project have been published on behalf of the London, South East Coast, South Central and East of England specialised commissioning groups.

London Health Observatory

The latest version of the local tobacco control profiles was published on 24 January 2012. The profiles provide up-to-date information on the health problems caused by smoking. This update includes the cost per capita of smoking attributable hospital admissions in 2009/10, the latest data on smoking prevalence and smoking quitters.

www.tobaccoprofiles.info

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