London Health Podcast

Air quality and asthma – what have we learned from Covid-19: Jonathan Grigg, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, Queen Mary University of London. Jonathan Grigg discusses what we have learned about air quality and its impact on asthma, particularly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic – and how we can put this knowledge to work to reduce CYP asthma in the future.

Learning from the Tower Hamlets asthma programme: Rita Araujo, transformation manager & Tori Hadaway, community children specialist asthma Find out how the Tower Hamlets asthma team took a whole systems approach to address children and young people’s asthma – and how they improved outcomes and reduce admissions as a result.

Asthma Friendly School – a how to guide: Karen Rodesano, asthma friendly school nurse - ‎Whittington Health Find out what it takes to be an Asthma Friendly School with AFS nurse and winner of the Nursing Times Award 2019 Karen Rodesano. This podcast includes approaches to use with both primary and secondary schools and how to engage with the wider community.

Tertiary referrals and asthma systems: Dr Louise Fleming, honorary consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital. Louise Fleming discusses the work of tertiary centres, including the teams involving in diagnosing and caring for children with difficult to treat asthma, how they fit with local asthma networks and the benefits of these networks, alongside the challenges ass...

Advanced care planning couldn't be more central to the personalisation agenda and putting patients in control of their care. Covid-19 saw groundbreaking work by the Barnet Training Hub - to bring 10 nurses into general practice and deliver advanced care planning with patients - accelerated to 200+ nurses, to help patients get the care they want at a crucial time. Dr Natalie Zhang helped deliver th...

The world-leading ‘Everbody In’ Covid-19 response saw some 5,000 housed during Covid-19. To maximise impact, UCLH developed health needs assessments were developed to identify and treat unmet needs and inform local housing, health and social care partners around needs moving forward. As this work moves from centralised to local provision in the capital, Dr Binta Sultan – a key figure from the UCLH...

In the latest of Healthy London Partnership's Power of Practice Nursing podcast series - looking at the vital and dynamic role London's general practice nurses have played during Covid and going forward - HLP's own Jonathan Sampson talks to colleagues at the Hammersmith & Fulham GP Federation and nurses working in practices, community and acute settings about they have supported staff and resident...

Navigating a relationship was difficult enough before, but lockdown has added another level of complexity. Amber from Brook, a nationwide charity supporting young people with sexual health and wellbeing advice, talks about what has changed and offers some useful tips. No doubt helpful for her own blossoming relationship with her…….pot plants.

Lockdown is helpful for infection control, but not for Eating Disorders; they thrive in isolation. CEO, Andrew Radford and Director of Services, Caroline Price, of BEAT, the UK’s Eating Disorders charity, share how a combination of agility and innovation helped them respond to the still increasing demand for support, whilst funding was less certain.

The Beatles sang ‘Eight days a week is not enough to show I care’; never more true. Paula Ludley co-founded “Nine Day Week” to support those who were working and caring both for their children, their elderly parents, and even their pets. The demands are great, but peer support from friends and family makes it possible, as does the longing to sit and talk again with those shielded, with a good cup...

In this edition of The Power of Practice Nursing, Imogen Staveley interviews Linda Drake, a practice nurse in Southwark, and Dr Sian Howell, GP. This episode covers the work practice nurses are doing to support those with long-term conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. Clinical Effectiveness Southwark - clinicaleffectivenesssouthwark.co.uk Childhood immunisations during the Covid19 Pandemic...

In this latest edition of the London Health Podcast's 'The Power of Practice Nursing' series, looking at how the challenges of Covid have seen dynamic responses by the capital's general practice nurses, Gill Rogers speaks to GPN and Clinical Director with South Southwark PCN, Brenda Donnelly.

It takes courage to reach for support when you are struggling, perhaps in crisis. Victoria Hornby shares how Shout: Crisis Text Line have used innovation and technology to make it as easy as we can to support those that have had the courage to reach out by texting 85258. And that number is really, very interesting…

During the pandemic we might have thought that working from home was temporary, but for some it is now a permanent arrangement. Nicola Millard shares fantastic insights from almost 30 years with British Telecom on how to do it well. And it turns out, it’s a bit like drinking at a wedding…

As lockdown eases, unease may take its place. Professor Neil Greenberg shares insights on how we now respond to the stress, even traumas, that many have lived with in past months, not least those on the frontline, and how we can learn much from how the military manage transitions. Done well, there is the prospect of hope, and growth.

The Covid-19 health response for London rough sleepers was quick, decisive and to date has been highly effective, keeping infection rates around 5%, compared to 50-60% seen in comparable international cities. HLP was asked to lead the health efforts on behalf of the NHS, but the response has required a supreme effort from charity/voluntary partners, the GLA and local authorities as well as traditi...

The second in the new ‘The Power of Practice Nursing – The Future of General Practice Nursing in London’ series. Introduced by Dr Imogen Staveley, Clinical Lead for Workforce in the Transforming Primary Care Team of the Healthy London Partnership. Gill Rogers, from London’s General Practice Nursing 10 Point Plan Delivery Board, interviews Fiona White, a nurse practitioner in South-West London, who...

Between the ages of 14- 25 years, most young people invest more of themselves in their education than anything else. What happens when the reward for that suddenly becomes uncertain, unknown? The impact of coronavirus on students has been significant as a huge part of their culture and structure suddenly disappeared when education settings mostly shut their doors. Mhairi Underwood shares how The S...

The first in the new ‘The Power of Practice Nursing – The Future of General Practice Nursing in London’ series, a collaborative project from Health Education England, the Healthy London Partnership and NHS England and Improvement. Introduced by Dr Imogen Staveley, Clinical Lead for Workforce in the Transforming Primary Care Team of the Healthy London Partnership, in this edition, Gill Rogers, from...

Coronavirus for those with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) the Pandemic can be particularly challenging. But the psychological impact goes further; our worries during the Pandemic can drive us to ‘safety behaviours’ that we might struggle to give up when they are no longer needed. Some may struggle later to leave lockdown, psychologically. Clinical Lead for the National OCD Service, Tracey Tay...

Many families are currently juggling many competing demands during Pandemic from home schooling to money concerns. They are also grappling with the challenges their children face in the digital world, as we live through changes not seen since the industrial revolution. World expert on digital parenting, Sonia Livingstone provides insights and advice about parenting in the digital present and futur...

People are often using online communities to seek support and advice to manage their mental health. Here, Darren Gough, provides insights into the world of online communities and how important it is to look after those who run them...community managers, who may be now, frontline workers.

As the worlds of work, education and our social lives become screen-based, now more than ever it is time to master the screen/life balance. Tanya Goodin provides tips about balancing screen time with other activities and how establishing boundaries between work and play, for us all, is key to wellness.

In isolation, many will turn to online communities for support and information, and get much in return. But if you are uncertain, what can help you get the best from online spaces without too many risks? Online safety expert Annie Mullins shares what to check for, and how to start out in any online community.

When overwhelmed and stressed, it can feel like there is nothing that can help you. Janet Wingrove shares how even a small pause, some breathing space, can start the journey to feeling calmer and more resilient, and reconnect you with those values that help you to keep going.