Stoptober 2023 activities
September/October 2024 Stoptober takes place during the month of October each year and offers a fantastic opportunity to encourage smokers to quit with the help of specialist support. Following Stoptober…
Our work towards a smoke-free Newham
September/October 2023 As part of our commitment to making Newham tobacco-free by 2030 (step 41), we are pleased to announce that Newham Council has recently signed the Local Government Declaration…
Well Newham Challenge cohort 1 summaries
The Council’s Public Health Team is working with Newham Hospital to run the Well Newham Challenge programme in the hospital. The programme funds and supports hospital staff to pilot new…
Well Newham Challenge project wins WeImprove award for equity
Barts Health NHS Trust held the first ever WeImprove awards this week to celebrate outstanding examples of quality improvement across the Trust’s hospitals. After receiving over 100 nominations from all…
Well Newham Challenge cohort 1 share & learn event
At a recent ‘share and learn’ session for the Well Newham Challenge project groups, the importance and benefit of collaboration between our hospital and the local borough was highlighted once…
Health boost for Newham residents thanks to £15,000 funding award
Over £15,000 in funding has been made available to staff at Newham Hospital in the first round of funding of the Well Newham Challenge. Funded by London Borough of Newham, seven…