Work we have supported
Over the years, we have supported hundreds of projects to improve health and health care for Londoners. Details of some of these projects are given below.
Our approach to funding has recently changed, with the launch of our Partners for Health in London scheme in 2005.
Roma Refugee & Migrant Mental Health Advocacy Project
07.12.07 | Organisation: Roma Support GroupPartners for Health in London project offering mental health advocacy to the Roma community in London.
Specialist Community-Based End of Life Dementia Care Nurse
07.12.07 | Organisation: Housing 21A Partners for Health in London project aiming to improve care and co-ordination of services for people with advanced dementia.
HOLLAR - Assessing the impact of counselling as a preventative intervention
07.12.07 | Organisation: Brook LondonA summary of a Partners for Health in London project working to improve the sexual health of African and African Caribbean young men in London.
Deciding for Ourselves
25.05.07 | Organisation: The Bromley by Bow CentreFunding has been awarded for the Bromley by Bow Centre to develop a programme for sexual health promotion work with the Bangladeshi community
Community Integrated Sexual Health Initiative (CISHI)
25.05.07 | Organisation: Community Health Action Trust (CHAT)Raising awareness on safer sex and encouraging early testing for sexually transmitted infections especially HIV/AIDS within the African community attending protestant churches.
The CACTUS Study: Classical acupuncture treatment for people with unexplained symptoms
25.05.07 | Organisation: Peninsula Medical SchoolThe aim of this study is to understand and quantify the effects of offering primary care patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms the opportunity to integrate five-element acupuncture into their health care.
Mental Health Advocacy for Somali Refugees and Asylum Seekers
25.05.07 | Organisation: Mind in HarrowFunding has been awarded to offer advocacy to Somali refugees who have serious mental health problems, using an advocate who has the same ethnic and cultural background and language.
Sexual Health Peer Education in Muslim Communities
17.11.06 | Organisation: Voluntary Action CamdenVoluntary Action Camden are developing and implementing a peer education programme for the Somali and Bangladeshi communities, to improve sexual health knowledge, attitutes and awareness of young people.
Sexual Health Access and Resources Project (SHARP)
17.11.06 | Organisation: Croydon Drop In: Support for Young PeopleTraining will be delivered to voluntary workers and individuals from faith groups from the Black African/Caribbean communities.
End-stage Heart Failure: An Integrated Support Package for Carers
05.06.06 | Organisation: Princess Royal Trust for CarersThis project aims to provide a single point of contact of care for patients with end stage heart failure and their carers.
See also
Enhancing the Healing Environment
Read about how hospital environments have been transformed through our Enhancing the Healing Environment programme.
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