AskSARA
Do you need help or advice with your daily living activities but unsure where to look? Why not try AskSara – an award winning online self-assessment tool that will provide you with tips for everyday tasks helping you stay safe…
Access to Services
This category captures all the work that is being done to improve access to services
Free health checks in Newham workplaces
Newham Council in partnership with Newham Health Collaborative is offering free cardiovascular disease (CVD) health checks in workplaces across the Newham until March 2025. These checks are quick, easy and done by trained professionals who will come to your workplace.…
Play Newham 2024 Survey
The Newham council leisure and park team are committed to ensuring that children and young people have access to a high quality play offer. We understand that access to good facilities can help shape a child, impacting their physical activity…
Good Thinking
Good Thinking is a free online service supporting the mental health and wellbeing of everyone in London, in a way that works for them. They provide a range of safe, proactive and early intervention tools to users, including faith-based resources.…
World No Tobacco Day
Quit Well Newham delivered two outreach events partnering with Change Grow Live (CGL) Newham Rise and Blakeberry Pharmacy to mark World No Tobacco Day on the 31st May 2024. This was an opportunity to call on the borough’s smokers to…
Blood Pressure Check Campaign
The NHS launched a new blood pressure testing campaign on 11 March, encouraging those aged 40 and over to get a free blood pressure check at their nearest participating pharmacy. High blood pressure is the largest treatable risk factor for…
Testicular health education in Newham
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity from the NHS – North-East London Cancer Alliance aimed at enhancing testicular health education among secondary school students in Newham. With testicular cancer and testicular torsion posing significant health risks, it is…
NHS vaccine campaign (Best Start in Life)
With childhood infections such as measles and whooping cough rising, it is imperative that we all prioritise immunisation to protect our youngest community members. The impact of childhood infections cannot be overstated. England’s current levels of population immunity fall short of…
BetterPoints Newham Challenge
The LBN Public Health team has partnered with BetterPoints to launch the BetterPoints Newham Challenge, a free app-based programme and website aimed at encouraging everyone living in Newham to walk, wheel, cycle or run more – and gain rewards while…