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Follow our top 10 tips to make the most of the festive period while staying balanced and prioritising your wellbeing.

Each quarter, we publish the patient experiences we collect to help identify trends in the quality of care across services over time. In this reporting period, we engaged with approximately 1,059 residents across the borough, gathering their feedback from hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, and various community settings.

Doctors are set to go on a five-day strike from Friday, 14 November, likely adding to pressures on hospitals across south east London.

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board is hosting a Blood Pressure Awareness and Checks Event on:

🗓 Wednesday 22 October 2025
🕤 9:30am – 1:30pm
📍 Studio 2, Forest Hill Pools, Dartmouth Road, SE23 3HZ

Winter is the season of coughs, colds, and common illnesses.

We’re all more likely to get sick during the colder months, and it can be hard to know what to do when a family member isn’t feeling well 🤒.

This guide will help you decide when to treat symptoms at home 🏠 and when to seek medical advice 🩺.

Keep it somewhere safe so you can refer to it when you need it most.

For more information and to book your vaccinations, check out the poster below for local vaccination sites and booking links.

Stay protected, stay healthy ✅

Each quarter, we publish the patient experiences we have gathered, allowing us to track trends in care compared to previous months. In this quarter, we engaged with approximately 1,207 residents across our borough through hospitals, GP services, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, and community settings.

Join the Lewisham Deaf Community Open Meeting to help shape better access and support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing residents.

Sickle Cell Shine Initiative is hosting a local Sickle Cell Awareness Event in partnership with Action for Community Development.

Stand to be a Trust Governor of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and help shape the future of the Trust.

Elected governors play a vital role in making sure that the views of the wider community are taken into account in providing and developing our services.

Thousands of new mums and families across the UK will now have access to 24/7 breastfeeding support, following the government’s extension of the National Breastfeeding Helpline.

The NHS is under huge pressure. Many people struggle to get GP or dental appointments. Hospital waits are long, staff are overwhelmed, and care for serious conditions like cancer lags behind other countries. As the population grows older, things will only get worse unless the NHS changes. A new plan offers a bold way forward.