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In line with the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill on Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and the Public Health White Paper ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ “GP consortia and local authorities, including Directors of PH, will have an equal and explicit obligation to prepare the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment [...]
Local people are invited to have their say on community health services and get more involved in how they are run – with the launch of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust’s public consultation.
CLCH, which runs community health services in Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster, wants to become an NHS [...]
Tony Bell OBE has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country’s best performing NHS trusts. He will replace Heather Lawrence OBE who is leaving Chelsea and Westminster this summer after 12 successful years as Chief Executive.
Tony Bell has 30 years’ experience of [...]
Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust this week launched its ‘Show us the way’ consultation to seek the views of patients, relatives, visitors and staff about how we could make the hospital an easier place for patients and visitors to find their way around.
Researchers will be in the hospital over the next few weeks talking [...]
Under the title ‘Shaping a healthier future’ the NWL NHS is proposing to change hospital service provision in North West London. This will include creating five ‘major’ hospitals (‘major’ includes a 24/7 Accident and Emergency department, urgent care, trauma etc) in the North West London region from the nine possibilities i.e. Northwick Park, Hillingdon, West [...]
The Health and Social Care Bill has now been enacted meaning K&C LINk will evolve in to Local HealthWatch (LHW) by April 2013.
In addition to the current LINk powers, LHW will also have statutory responsibility for sign-posting and complaints advocacy. The LINk is currently working with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC/the [...]
The London Skills Academy are offering free courses for clients aged 16 to 64 which are run on a roll-in roll-out basis. Please note that places are still available for both programmes.
The programme for the young people aged 16-18 is delivered (Monday & Tuesday or Wednesday & Thursday) from 9.30 am – 4.30 pm. [...]
What is a Quality Account?
A Quality Account is an annual report to the public from providers of NHS healthcare services about the quality of their services. They mirror providers’ publication of their financial accounts.
What is the purpose of a Quality Account?
The primary purpose of Quality Accounts is to encourage boards and leaders [...]
What is 111?
It’s a new telephone number being introduced to help make it easier for you to access local health services. If you live in the London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster you can now call 111 when you need medical help fast, but it’s not a 999 emergency.
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Would you like to help improve the standard of care in your local health and social care services? If so, why not become a Dignity Champion?
The K&C LINk Dignity Champions are volunteers who carry out assessments of care homes, hospitals, day centres, home care providers and other services to make sure people are treated [...]
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Welcome to the K&C LINk Blog
With the kind support of the London Empowerment Partnership, this exciting new initiative will document the journey of the Kensington and Chelsea Local Involvement Network.
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