Putting in a shift at the hot site clinic at the Waldron Centre is an unusual experience. The Waldron has been transformed from its normal busy , crowded community space into a clean, clinical environment. We go in and find out who else is on the team that day. We make sure that we all [...]
Marvel Lane & Waldron Health Centre both had a requirement to screen off areas for patients and be adaptable to various environments, in order to ensure a safe and confidential environment for consultations. Boards were cladded with an environmentally friendly foam PVC board which could simply be velcroed to both sides, making them portable/moveable and [...]
Community centres to be used specifically to assess patients with suspected Covid-19 have opened in Lewisham. The two Covid-19 community centres, south of the borough at Marvel Lane Surgery in Grove Park, and north of the borough at the Waldron Centre in New Cross, have opened as part of the borough’s emergency response to the outbreak and are part [...]
A big thank you from One Health Lewisham to Hayes Secondary School Science and DT departments, Mrs Francis & Mr Robertson for providing over 150 3D printed PPE visors so far to our teams at Lewisham's Covid19 hot-sites, as pictured being worn by Dr Riaz and Paramedic Janine. (photo courtesy of Hayes Secondary)
As part of the local Lewisham Covid-19 emergency response, we are supporting the creation of temporary Medical Care Centres for people with Covid-19 symptoms at Marvels Lane Surgery in Grove Park and at the Waldron Health Centre in New Cross. The GP surgery on-site at Marvels Lane has been closed temporarily whilst this facility is [...]
There is now a special new section detailing local Coronavirus community support groups and other provision available across Lewisham within the Lewisham Wellbeing Map. It shows more than a hundred sources of community support across the borough which are shown on the top map layer juxtaposed with the locations of GP practices and pharmacies (for [...]
With the NHS plan refocussing the GP commitment to community health, the Lewisham PCN Social Prescribing service started in Jan 2020, and three months on we have all Lewisham GP surgeries activated on to the Elemental case management system which enables the GPs to refer their patients over to the new One Health Lewisham team [...]
A group of Lewisham Borough residents have built the Lewisham Wellbeing Map, a free digital/printable map of hundreds of local places good for health and wellbeing. Now they’re about to launch their website www.LewishamWellbeingMap.co.uk to help fellow locals find what’s good, nearby - for them, or someone they care for - and to make the [...]
The We Are Undefeatable campaign is back with a new phase of the campaign on TV, social media and billboards. It aims to support those with long-term health conditions to be active and inspire those who are least active to build physical activity into their lives in small chunks, whilst celebrating every little victory. Based [...]
OHL’s Social Prescribing service enables Lewisham residents over the age of 18 to improve their well-being and quality of life in a holistic way. Our team of Social Prescribers work alongside Lewisham GPs to help residents find community opportunities and services. Social Prescribing is part of the NHS Long Term Plan initiative and is aimed [...]
