The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published their review of the effectiveness of health services for looked after children and the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements for all children using health services in Richmond upon Thames. This follows a CQC planned inspection of services in June, which involved interviews with children using [...]
During the August bank holiday weekend (24 to 26 August 2019), local residents in Richmond will have access to a range of healthcare services through extended access GP appointments and urgent treatment centres – accessible by calling 111 over the weekend or walking-in at Teddington Memorial Hospital. Those with urgent medical [...]
The six CCGs in south west London have been working together for over a year, new developments such as development of Primary Care Networks (PCNs), strengthening of local health and care partnerships and the development of six local health and care plans, will impact on how we currently operate. Therefore, earlier [...]
NHS Richmond CCG’s annual general meeting (AGM) takes place on Monday 23 September at Clarendon Hall, York House, Twickenham. The event will be an opportunity to look back at the work we have been doing and to share our future plans. Our AGM will take place from 5pm to 7pm, with [...]
Very hot weather is expected this week and NHS Richmond Commissioning Group (CCG) and Richmond Council are urging people to take extra care of themselves and look out for anyone who may be more at risk from the effects of the heat. Advice for being safe in the heat includes: Try [...]
GPs in Richmond upon Thames and the local Council are welcoming the introduction of the cancer preventing HPV vaccine that will be available to boys aged 12 to 13 in local schools from September. In men, many cancers of the mouth, throat, genitals and bottom are caused by the human papilloma [...]
Vicki Harvey-Piper, Director of Corporate Affairs and Governance at Kingston and Richmond CCGs, has been chosen as the London regional winner in the Wellbeing at Work Award category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2019. The awards asked MPs to nominate individuals/teams they felt had made the biggest improvements to health services [...]
Men's Health Week runs from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 June. Throughout the week, together with Richmond Council, we have been looking at what men need to know about their own health, encouraging healthy eating and drinking habits and being physically active. In the UK, men are more likely to die prematurely and [...]
Local people are being asked to share their views on a local health and care plan which has been developed for the borough. The local NHS, Richmond Council and the voluntary sector have been working together to review the local community’s health and care needs and develop an action plan to [...]
People living and working in Richmond are invited to give their feedback on the draft Richmond Health and Care Plan for 2019-21. The plan has been developed by NHS organisations, Richmond Council and voluntary organisations in the borough who have worked together to review the local community’s health and care needs for the [...]