Lambeth Together partner, Age UK Lambeth, is offering a range of free services this winter to help residents stay warm, well and connected.
Winter Wellbeing Drop-ins will offer hot drinks, social activities and information about winter support. Sessions take place at Vidas, 2B Saltoun Road, Brixton, on 20 October (12pm–3pm), 27 October (11am–1pm) and 10 November (1pm–3pm).
Black-led voluntary, community and faith sector organisations based in and/or operating in Lambeth can apply for one of five £2,000 grants through the Inspire Lambeth Black Communities Health Inequalities Small Grants Fund.
Delivered through Inspire Lambeth, supported by Lambeth Together and funded through NHS South East London health inequalities funding, the programme will support new community-led activities, pilot projects and new ways of working that improve health and wellbeing, help reduce health inequalities and strengthen grassroots community capacity for Black African and Black Caribbean communities in Lambeth.
Lambeth Together is delighted to welcome two Patient and Public Voice members to the Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board following a competitive recruitment process which saw a large amount of interest in these roles.
Welcome back, Eugenie
We are pleased to welcome back Eugenie Dadie, who has successfully secured a second term as a Patient and Public Voice Board member.
Healthwatch Lambeth have published a new report bringing together the experiences of 20 Black women affected by fibroids and/or endometriosis, who shared their stories through focus groups and interviews.
Their accounts show the significant impact that these conditions have on women’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life and highlight practical steps local services can take to improve experiences of care for Black women in Lambeth.