Friday 16 March 2024 saw Lambeth’s first Musculoskeletal (MSK) Community Day, designed to tackle muscle and joint pain whilst boosting overall wellbeing for people living with musculoskeletal conditions.
The packed event took place at the Black Prince Trust’s community hub in Kennington, where 250 people on a routine MSK physiotherapy waiting list were invited to attend.
Introducing the ‘Thrive for Life: Healthy Eating and Living Guide,’ developed in conjunction with Stockwell’s East African and Middle Eastern communities, health professionals, and dietitians. Led by Stockwell GP Dr. Vikesh Sharma’s Healthy Heart Hub, the initiative aims to address heart-related conditions locally with the people who are most impacted.
Lambeth communities are being encouraged to visit Lambeth’s Health and Wellbeing Bus to find out how to dispose of unused medicines and to speak to a pharmacist about any medicines they are taking.
This is part of Lambeth Together and NHS South East London’s drive to support people to understand how their medicines work, how multiple medicines might interact with one another, and to inform them about medicines reviews and how to access them.
Local people can take part in consultations, surveys, and discussions to influence and support Lambeth’s health and care provision on an innovative online ‘engagement platform’ Let’s Talk Health and Care South East London (letstalkhealthandcareselondon.org).
The Lambeth Together hub is a place to go to see and sign up for opportunities for engagement from different Lambeth Together partners, linked to priorities set out in ‘Our health, Our Lambeth’ Health and Care Plan 2023-2028.