A neighbourhood-based children’s health programme developed in Lambeth has been named London regional winner in the NHS Excellence Awards 2026, recognising its success in improving care for children and young people while reducing health inequalities.
Evelina London’s CHILDS model (Child Health Integrated Learning and Delivery System) won the regional award in the Neighbourhood health category.
Women’s and Girls’ Health Hubs in south east London has been awarded a London regional NHS Excellence Award, in the patient involvement and choice category. They will now be put forward for the National Awards and Winners will be announced in June at the NHS Confederation Expo.
Great Mental Health Day returns on Friday 30 January 2026, encouraging Londoners to talk openly about mental health and to connect with the local support available all year round. Across London, the 2026 theme is ‘everyday spaces’, the places that don’t look like services, but so often become the first place we feel safe enough to say, “I need help.
People living with chronic pain in Lambeth are set to benefit from a major expansion of a pioneering community-based programme, thanks to new funding from King’s Health Partners, secured in August 2025.
The Pain: Equality of Care and Support in the Community (PEACS) programme, developed by Lambeth Together’s Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Delivery Alliance (NWDA), has been working with residents, clinicians and voluntary sector partners to co-design a new approach to chronic pain.