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Category: Staying healthy

  1. National HIV Testing Week – free and easy HIV testing for Lambeth residents

    A woman in a pink top smiles next to the words I TEST. A banner below reads, HIV testing is quick, confidential and free. The National HIV Testing Week logo appears in the top left corner.

    It’s been over ten years since the National HIV Testing Week campaign began, and thousands of Londoners have taken charge of their health and gotten tested. This year National HIV Testing Week 2026 runs from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February.

  2. Great Mental Health Day 2026 – celebrating everyday spaces in Lambeth

    A group of women wearing aprons and hairnets prepare food together in a bright kitchen. Text promotes Great Mental Health Day in London on Friday, 30 January 2026, with a website link for more information.

    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.

  3. Working together on HIV prevention and care this World AIDS Day

    A public health awareness graphic with a red banner at the top displaying bold white text: “Lambeth can end new cases of HIV by 2030.” Below, a rectangular red box contains the message: “Know your status. Free HIV testing is available across Lambeth – online, at your GP and in clinics. Search ‘Find Sexual Health’.” At the bottom, there are two logos: one for “Lambeth Together” featuring a colorful cross-like design, and one for “Lambeth” with a purple swoosh symbol.

    This World AIDS Day, Monday 1 December, boroughs across south east London are working together to strengthen the HIV response and help end new HIV cases by 2030.

    By pooling resources and expertise, Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, Bexley and Bromley are taking practical steps to make prevention and care more accessible.

  4. Community outreach improving women’s and girls’ health in Lambeth

    Three women standing under a gazebo on a busy street, holding a leaflet about women's health information.

    Women and girls across Lambeth are benefiting from a series of outreach initiatives designed to give them the support and information needed to manage their health confidently. The project is part of NHS South East London Women’s and Girls’ Health Programme and focuses on four key areas: heavy menstrual bleeding, contraception, pre-conception and menopause.