Our insights
What we're learning from our work improving health in our communities
Lessons in addressing some of the most challenging urban health issues of our time
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The catharsis of shared words
We're supporting The Reader Organisation to bring about a reading revolution in Lambeth and Southwark, helping to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing. Over 1,300 people have attended at least one reading session - I was one of them recently.
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Exploring the potential for a new innovation fund
We’ve partnered with healthcare communication gurus medDigital to explore what health innovators and entrepreneurs need today to ensure that their bright sparks become realities that benefit many.
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Joining the dots in mental health support in Lambeth
As a charity that works with people at the margins of society, at Thames Reach we have known for years the challenges involved in, and the sheer importance of looking after, the complete health of the most vulnerable in our communities
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Effect of dance on mental health
As a psychiatrist with an enduring passion for movement and dance, I was thrilled to witness first-hand the positive impact of The Alchemy Project, an
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A few lessons from Israel's health tech start-up culture
When looking for answers to London’s healthcare issues, few of us would think of turning to the Middle East. However, with its challenge-driven culture, high tolerance of failure and little regard for hierarchy, places like
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Let's talk about change
This week we hosted a very special event. Our breakfast seminar was our first attempt at bringing together in this way a key group of people working in healthcare across Lambeth and Southwark. We used it to
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Shaping our future with our Trustees
With our impending reconstitution, proposals to change how our funding committees work and spending plans for the next year on the table, our Board of Trustees had a lot to consider this month.
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Service design for sexual health
We’ve just launched SH:24, a new 24/7 sexual health service that offers free self-testing and rapid results by text message to people in Lambeth and Southwark.
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How should the NHS talk to people?
In the last week I have been struck by the different conversations the NHS tries to have with the public, and how they can seem in conflict.
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Measuring success - what we’ve learned from the grants we’ve awarded
We've examined projects we funded between 2005 and 2010 for lessons about what works to make an initiative successful and sustainable. This is what we found.