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History of the NHS in Newham
History of the NHS Launched in 1948 as part of the transformative post war Labour Government, Aneurin Bevan, the then Health Secretary sought to bring together the hospitals, doctors (fundamentally the GPs), pharmacists opticians and dentists into one umbrella healthcare organisation. The original announcement, detailed below, invited patients to sign up to their chosen doctor….
Social Prescribing Day – Hear from our social prescriber Chanel
9th March 2023 marks Social Prescribing day! Social prescribers play a key role in primary care, supporting patients to become less socially isolated, and improve their wellbeing and health by accessing activities and services in their local community. Hear from Chanel as she explains what her role involves and why she gets so much satisfaction…
A day in the life of a clinical pharmacist – Meet Deepika
Next up in our ‘Meet the team’ series is Deepika who works as a clinical pharmacist. Deepika has given us an insight into what a typical day looks like and provides some reflections about her role afterwards. If you’re a qualified pharmacist or you’re interested in a career in pharmacy come to our recruitment day…
Black History Month – Ilma and her mother Marjorie’s story
As we celebrate Black History Month, our Care Coordinator, Ilma, shares her and her mother’s inspiring stories of their experiences in healthcare. My mother (Marjorie Turner) left Barbados at the age of 19 in 1956 to come to England to train as a nurse, not knowing anyone here in England. It was on the journey…
‘CiC’king IT
Newham Health Collaborative has just become a Community Interest Company or CIC (pronounced kick!). Unless you are a governance enthusiast (I know our Medical Director, Dr Subir Sen is…) or just keen on company structures you probably would see this and think so what? And in some respects you’d be right – as not much…