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Support for parents and carers of children and young people with eating disorders
We know this time of year can be particularly tricky to manage for children and young people with eating disorders – and their parents and carers – given the heightened focus on food as part of festive celebrations. Healthy London Partnership and London’s three Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Provider Collaboratives have been […]
Shavarnah’s story
I want to share my truths, as well as the struggles I faced with my mental health as a young mum and how I created MumStyleLDN, which without me realising it at the time, was my first step to healing. I aim to be as open as possible; to spread awareness and shine a light on […]
Lynette’s story
I want to share my experiences, as both a member of the public and as a professional within maternity services. My experiences extend across nearly 3 decades. Realising I was 22 weeks pregnant was a shock. I was 22 and had just returned from Glastonbury Festival. I had been a vegan and restricted my food […]
Chelsea’s story
Chelsea is the mother of two young girls, a military wife, worked as Midwife for 3 years and now works as a Lived Experience Practitioner for Healthy London Partnership. Through her role she uses her own experience to shape NHS perinatal maternal mental health services to fit to those who need it. She also supports […]
How asthma has affected me throughout my life
Robert Adoo Kissi-Debrah shares his experiences of living with asthma as a young person and how he has learnt to manage the condition. Robert also draws on the work of The Ella Roberta Foundation, founded by his mother, Rosamund, which raises awareness about asthma and campaigns to improve air quality for everyone, everywhere.
Taking control of my own asthma management
For #AskAboutAsthma 2022, Olivia Fulton reflects on her asthma journey as a young person and the transition to managing her asthma independently.
Improving accessibility to asthma services in Norwich through school-based reviews
Learn how OneNorwich Practices took action to tackle health inequalities through their asthma clinics in schools project which set out to help families in deprived areas to attend their annual asthma reviews and take control of their asthma management.
Janet
Janet Janet Murungi, 56, from Hackney, north London, waited a few days after receiving her NHS bowel cancer screening kit in the post before she used it. As Chair of the Community African Network and a volunteer at her local GP surgery, Janet leads a busy life. “Then I reminded myself, good health is wealth, […]
Thoughts from a GP – Supporting the Supporters
Contributed by Dr Dominique Thompson Names have been changed to maintain confidentiality. The ripple effect of eating disorders is extensive and toxic. These pernicious and devastating conditions not only have the highest mortality rate of any mental health disorder but also have an exceptional ability to disrupt the lives of the people who love […]
The Open Door Policy
Words and artwork contributed by Anny, Lived Experience Practitioner with the Healthy London Partnership Adult Eating Disorder Programme A year since going public with my blog, I regularly find myself offering a disclaimer: what I say doesn’t represent the experience or feelings of every Black woman with an eating disorder in the UK. I […]
Right Asthma Image Campaign
23 September 2021 What a year! My continuing journey to transform asthma services in London for children and young people By Sara Nelson RGN, BSc (Hons), MSc, Queens Nurse, Programme Lead, Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme NHS England (London Region) @SaranelsonRGN They say that time flies when you are having fun, but I really […]
#ZeroSuicideLDN campaign sees more than 250,000 Londoners play their part in saving lives
More than 250,000 Londoners have accessed suicide prevention training since the launch of a citywide campaign two years ago by the Mayor of London. In September 2019, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, a citywide Zero Suicide London campaign was launched by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to encourage Londoners to access free, online […]
Managing health and wellbeing during COVID-19 – Good Thinking shares insights report
Good Thinking, London’s digital mental wellbeing service, has published its first COVID-19 Insights Report. The report includes information about how people are using the website, and how this has changed through COVID-19. It also includes key insights from an ongoing research programme that Good Thinking has been working on with Partnership for Young London and […]
Cancer psychosocial support is everybody’s business
Cancer and its treatments have the potential to significantly impact on mental health, physical health and socio-economic status (finances, employment) in multiple ways. We know that 58% of people diagnosed with cancer feel their emotional needs are not looked after as much as their physical needs (Macmillan, 2006). Evidence also shows that cancer patients have […]
Education Mental Health Practitioner – Blog
By Merry Wright, West London EMHP I am a trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP), one of the first EMHPs to be trained across the country, under a national programme to increase the workforce of child and young people early intervention mental health practitioners. My role as a trainee EMHP makes up the frontline of […]
Blog: There’s magic in your smile
By Lydia Davies, Project Support Officer, Health Innovation Network I’m a young person, a 22-year-old woman living and working in London. I look around City Hall and see many other young women like myself and realise that 1 in 4 of us will experience living with anxiety or depression and 70 per cent of us […]
Connecting, Collaborating, Reciprocating – Journeys in the Asthma System
by Tom Holliday, Paediatric Registrar & Darzi 10 Fellow I never saw myself working in paediatric asthma. As a paediatric registrar working in secondary care, my experience of asthma was as an acute condition. Every winter large numbers of young people would flood into A&E and I would help by treating their acute attack. Either […]
Mental Health Awareness Week 12-18 May 2019: Positive body image
Sylvia Mac, positive body champion and online voice of www.LoveDisfigure.com, explains her journey towards healthy self-esteem and the power of positive body image At the age of 3, I was hospitalized from an accident at home falling into boiling water. After surviving life support, I went on to have numerous surgical procedures and operations. Every […]
Eat healthier Meals — Walk More—Be more Positive
Because I want to help myself, encourage and motivate others to join me on my pledge!
Healthy London Partnership e-news: 22 May 2018
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