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by Dan Devitt, Children’s Commissioner In memory of Sophie Holman and with thanks to all those who are working to prevent deaths from asthma in London. Introduction From June 2019 to June 2020 I had the privilege of serving as a commissioner in the Barnet Havering & Redbridge (BHR) component of the new East London […]

by Jo Lawson, Asthma Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist We have been living in very unfamiliar times at the moment and like the rest of the country, we have had to adapt the way we work to protect everyone around us. Since March most children have been homeschooled and kept socially distanced. This has led to […]

by Sarah Kavanagh Like everyone in the NHS, our team has faced new challenges as a result of COVID-19. We usually only run face-to-face clinics, but since March have had to change to virtual reviews. This is something which we had discussed trying previously, but were unsure whether it would work in practice – would […]

by Charlotte Wells, Specialist Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust You may have seen a physio if you have had a bad back, after an operation or if you injured yourself playing sports……but have you heard of physiotherapy for your breathing? How we breathe can change during life, particularly in teenagers […]

by Sam Rostom, North Central London, Children and Young People’s Programme Director How can you fix something… if you don’t know what the problem looks like? Asthma affects a large number of children and young people in north-central London (NCL) and nationally. Approximately three people in every classroom have asthma, and it is the most […]

by Anne Greenough, Professor of Neonatology and Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Director of Education and Training at King’s Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre.  Anne is a member of the Indoor Air Quality Working Party and has been working to make the findings of the scientific review, published earlier this year, accessible to children, parents and […]

by Jo Massey and Jakki Sutherland (also known as CHAH Asthma) We are the Children’s Asthma Service in Croydon, part of the Children’s Hospital at Home Team at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.  There are two of us in our team, and we are both full time Children’s Asthma Nurse Specialists. We have a real […]

by Sukeshi Makhecha, Specialist Paediatric Asthma Pharmacist, Royal Brompton and Evelina Hospitals Asthma deaths in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe, with children being the most vulnerable, particularly the adolescent population. Yet frustratingly the figures do not seem to be improving, despite the fact that most are avoidable. So I decided to join […]

Following a pause of the Fast-Track Cities London stigma subgroup, we’ve now reconvened so we can review the plans we developed together with the HIV community and sector to end stigma in London. Back in January and February we heard from over 100 people and agencies about what London should do to end the stigma around HIV. […]

Watch our videos All our past videos and webinars can be found on the Healthy London Partnership You Tube channel on our Fast-Track Cities playlist here. Read about and watch previous webinars here.   Working together to end stigma Following a pause of the Fast-Track Cities London stigma subgroup, we’ve now reconvened so we can review […]