| All
welcome at hospital Open Day |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital is holding
an Open Day from 11am to 4pm on Saturday 10 May to celebrate
the 60th anniversary of the NHS |
 |
| Westminster
PCT welcomes new Chief Executive |
| Michael Scott has been appointed Chief
Executive of Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) and will
take up the post in mid-May. (Added 11 March 2008). |
|
| Healthcare
for London: Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital
closes with early indications of broad support |
| The capital’s biggest
ever consultation on health services, closed on Friday 7
March 2008. (Added 11 March 2008). |
|
| No
Smoking Day: 12 March 2008 |
| The 25th annual No Smoking Day, the first
to fall with no-smoking legislation covering the entire UK,
will take place on Wednesday, 12 March 2008. (Added 11 March
2008). |
|
| Hospital
and PCT join forces for new diabetes service |
| Westminster residents
with diabetes are set to benefit from a new service providing
specialist ‘hospital’ care in a community health
centre closer to home. (Added 11 March 2008). |
|
| Breast
in class – graduation ceremony for breastfeeding support
workers |
| Five local women keen
to support new mothers with breastfeeding have attended
a graduation ceremony celebrating their successful completion
of a La Leche League training course to become breastfeeding
support workers. (Added 19 February 2008) |
|
| Healthcare
for London Public Roadshow |
| Westminster residents are invited to have
their say on how the National Health Service (NHS) in London
could provider better, safer and more accessible services,
by attending a public roadshow on Wednesday 20 February. (Added
13 February 2008 |
|
| Westminster
PCT’s top tips for a happy and healthy Christmas |
| There are ways to indulge and stay healthy
this Christmas. Westminster PCT’s health professionals
tell you how. (Added 21 December 2007) |
|
| Better
healthcare for London – have your say |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust is encouraging
Westminster residents to have their say on proposals to improve
the organisation and delivery of health services in London.
Called Healthcare for London: Consulting the Capital, this
formal public consultation is asking Londoners for their views
on how the NHS in London could provide better, safer, more
accessible services. (Added 6 December 2007) |
|
| Westminster
PCT opens new Rehabilitation Unit |
| Westminster PCT officially opened the
state of the art Athlone Rehabilitation Unit at Athlone House
on Thursday 8 November 2007. (Added 8 November 2007) |
|
| Westminster
PCT: Changing the face of nursing home food |
| Vegetarian cannelloni and pear belle helene
are items you may expect to find on the menus of top notch
restaurants, but are in fact just some examples of puree food
that Westminster PCT nursing homes will be creating for people
with swallowing difficulties, caused by strokes, Parkinson’s
disease and other illnesses. (Added 5 November 2007) |
|
| Children’s
A&E Department Becomes 24-Hour Service |
| The specialist paediatric accident and
emergency department at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington
is now running 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It means
that sick or injured children are now guaranteed round-the-clock
paediatric emergency care in their own department, adjacent
to but completely separate from general A&E. (Added 1
November 2007) |
|
| New
leadership at Westminster PCT |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) Chief
Executive, Lynda Hamlyn, today announced she has accepted
a new role as Chief Executive at NHS Blood and Transplant
and will be leaving Westminster PCT early in the New Year.
(Added 30 October 2007) |
|
| Good
result for Westminster PCT in Annual Health Check |
Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT)
has improved the management of its finances, moving from
a Fair to Good rating in the healthcare watchdog’s
latest annual health check – placing it in the top
20 per cent of primary care trusts in England. (Added 18
October 2007) |
|
| Eligibility
for NHS Continuing Healthcare: Request for last remaining
Retrospective Claims |
The Department of Health has announced
that any remaining “retrospective review” cases,
which are currently considered under a process active ever
since an Ombudsman Report was published in 2003, should
be raised with the relevant NHS body on or by 30th November
2007. (Added 4 October 2007) |
|
| Hospitals
and university join forces to create ground-breaking NHS Trust |
The UK’s largest NHS Trust –
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust -launches today (1
October) through the merger of two of the country’s
best hospitals and integration with a world-class university.
Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and St Mary’s NHS
Trust have come together with Imperial College London to
form the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centre.
(Added 2 October 2007) |
|
| Director
of Immunisation says ‘don’t risk flu’ |
| The Department of Health’s Director
of Immunisation, Professor David Salisbury, today urged Westminster
residents most at risk of the serious consequences of flu
to get their flu jab. (Added 27 September 2007) |
|
| Outstanding
result for Westminster’s child mental health services
and top marks for management |
| Mental health services for children and
young people in Westminster and the city’s management
of services are both rated “outstanding” in Ofsted’s
Joint Area Review (JAR) published today. (Added 14 August
2007) |
|
| Westminster’s
mental health services in London’s top 40 per cent |
| England’s health watchdog has ranked
community mental health services provided to patients in Westminster
as good. (Added 1 August 2007) |
|
| Westminster
PCT continues to improve diabetes services |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT)
invests £750,000 annually to improve diabetes services
in the community. (Added 18 July 2007) |
|
| Westminster’s
heart failure services rated as “good” by Healthcare
Commission |
| England’s health watchdog has ranked
the heart failure services provided to patients in Westminster
as good. (Added 9 July 2007) |
|
| Ban
leads to record numbers contacting Westminster PCT’s
Stop Smoking Service |
| Record numbers of people have contacted
Westminster PCT’s Stop Smoking Service since the smoking
ban came into force on Sunday 1 July. (Added 9 July 2007) |
|
| MBE
honour for Westminster PCT’s Head of Occupational Services
|
| Christine Hunter, Head of Occupational
Services at Westminster PCT has been awarded an MBE for her
services to healthcare in this year’s Queen's Birthday
Honours. (Added 20 June 2007) |
|
| Public
asked for their views on bringing world-class healthcare to
London and the UK |
| Plans to create a centre of world-leading
healthcare in west London are today (1 May) available for
public consultation. (Added 3 May 2007) |
|
| Westminster
PCT welcomes new Board members |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) is
pleased to announce the re-appointment of Joe Hegarty as its
Chair. Mr Hegarty has been chairman of Westminster PCT since
October 2004. (Added 3 May 2007) |
|
| Startling
health divide between Westminster’s rich and poor |
| Women aged 65 who live in Little Venice
can expect to live until they’re nearly 96, according
to a report released by Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT).
In contrast, older women who live just a stone’s throw
away in Westminster’s Church Street ward can only expect
to live on average until they’re 79. Further towards
the Thames, in Churchill ward, women aged 65 can only expect
to live until they’re 77 – 14 years less than
their Little Venice counterparts. Similar differences in further
life expectancy are also seen for men. (Added 12 April 2007) |
|
| Westminster
residents reassured about dental access |
| Access to dental care for Westminster
residents has improved in the past year, bucking the trend
in places elsewhere. (Added 4 April 2007) |
| |
| Westminster
PCT Gets Green Lights In London-Wide Ratings |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) has
been rated one of the seven top performing PCTs in London
by the first risk assessment of London PCTs and NHS Trusts
by NHS London. (Added 28 March 2007) |
|
| Westminster
Diabetes Centre praised by Health Minister Rosie Winterton |
| The Westminster Diabetes Centre was praised
for its approach to diabetes care by the Minister of State
for Health Services, Rosie Winterton, on a visit there on
Thursday 8 March. (Added 12 March 2007). |
|
| Creation
of UK’s First Academic Health Science Centre Moves Step
Closer |
| A key step forward for the UK’s
first Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) has been taken.
(Added 12 March 2007). |
|
| Record
numbers contact Westminster PCT’s Stop Smoking Service |
| A record number of people have contacted
Westminster PCT’s Stop Smoking Service so far this year
as central London gears up for the smoking ban legislation
which comes into effect on 1 July. (Added 12 March 2007). |
|
| Westminster
PCT’s Homeless Health Team wins top award |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust’s
(PCT) Homeless Health Team has won the Reducing Health Inequalities
category at the prestigious Health and Social Care Awards.
(Added 27 February 2007) |
|
| Westminster's
teenage pregnancy rates drop by nearly 50 per cent |
| Teenage pregnancy rates in Westminster
have fallen by nearly fifty per cent in the past seven years
- the biggest drop in the country. (Added 28 February 2007) |
|
| Full
Choose and Book is now live at St Mary's |
| Full Choose and Book is now live at St
Mary's, enabling patients to choose a convenient place, date
and time for hospital appointments in a range of specialties.
(Added 31 January 2007) |
|
| World-class
Biomedical Research Centre to be in West London |
| An international team of experts has judged
the biomedical research conducted at The Hammersmith Hospitals
NHS Trust, St Mary’s NHS Trust and Imperial College
London to be amongst the very best in the country. (Added
24 January 2007) |
|
| Flu risk
still high in January and February |
Winter isn’t over yet and it’s
not too late to get your free flu jab. That’s the
message from GPs in Westminster who are urging vulnerable
groups and those people aged 65 and over to be vaccinated
against flu, if they haven’t done so already. The
free vaccine is only available until the end of January.
(Added 17 January 2007) |
|
| PCTs
to consult on new health services on St Charles Site |
| Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust
(PCT) is planning to use significant investment in new facilities
on the St Charles Hospital site to create a state-of-the-art
community hospital and new services to provide care closer
to home. Public consultations on these proposals will start
on 8 January 2007. (Added 10 January 2007) |
|
| Westminster
PCT’s Survival Guide to a Healthy Festive Season |
| You CAN indulge and be healthy this Christmas.
Westminster PCT’s health professionals show you how.
(Added 13 December 2006). |
|
| Smoking
ban huge leap forward in protecting Westminster's health |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust has welcomed
the announcement that smoking in public places will be banned
in England from 1 July next year. (Added 4 December 2006). |
|
| State-of-the-art
Health Centre opens in Westbourne Green |
| Health @ The Stowe, Westminster Primary
Care Trust’s new state-of-the-art Health Centre in Westbourne
Green, opened its doors to the public on Friday 17 November
as part of its official opening. (Added 22 November 2006) |
|
| Pharmacists
join GPs in fight against flu in Westminster |
| Pharmacists have begun administering free
flu jabs in Westminster this week as part of a pilot scheme
to make the vaccine more accessible to the over 65s. (Added
22 November 2006) |
|
| Flu
jabs on hand at Soho Health Fair |
| Free flu jabs will be on offer for Westminster
residents aged 65 and over at the Soho Centre for Health and
Care next Monday 23 October. (Added 19 October 2006) |
|
| Two
independent reviews of Westminster PCT’s performance
out today |
| Reviews of Westminster PCT’s performance
by the Healthcare Commission and the Department of Health
were released today. (Added 19 October 2006) |
|
Diabetic
Retinopathy Screening Programme in Westminster
and Kensington and Chelsea on track to meet national targets |
| The new Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Programme in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea is well
on course to meet the national target that 100% of people
with diabetes will have been invited to have their eyes screened
using digital photography by December 2007. (Added 6 October
2006) |
|
| Westminster
kicks off flu jabs campaign |
| Pharmacists will be administering flu
jabs for the first time in Westminster this winter as part
of an innovative scheme to improve access to the vaccine.
(Added 3 October 2006) |
|
| Westminster
young people get down to Bedroom Business |
| A group of young rap artists from Queen’s
Park has devised an innovative sexual health campaign which
uses mediums such as a rap song, music video and pod casts
to raise awareness about safe sex among 18 to 24 year olds
in Westminster. (Added 26 September 2006) |
|
| Westminster's
quit smoking rates top in north-west London; 3rd in London |
| Westminster’s Stop Smoking Service
has surpassed its target number of quitters for the third
year in a row, giving it the highest success rate in north-west
London; the third highest in London. (Added 18 August 2006) |
|
| Westminster
PCT makes mealtimes special for nursing home residents |
| Meals made from quality ingredients. Catered
to specific dietary requirements. Attractively presented.
Consumed in pleasant, calm surrounds. It might sound like
a top class restaurant, but instead it’s the aim of
a campaign to improve nursing home residents’ experience
of mealtimes. (Added 2 August 2006) |
|
| Westminster
PCT prepares for 2006/7 Flu season |
| As planning begins for the 2006/07 flu
vaccination programme, health chiefs have acknowledged the
hard work and commitment of Westminster GPs in surpassing
the national flu vaccination target for 2005/06. (Added 18
July 2006). |
|
| “Don't
be like Patsy!” says Joanna Lumley |
| “Don’t be like Patsy”
was the message from renowned actress Joanna Lumley as she
urged women from Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea to
take part in the National Breast Screening Programme. (Added
6 July 2006) |
|
| Joanna
Lumley To Toast Opening Of Breast Screening Unit |
| Renowned TV actress Joanna Lumley will
attend and open the new Breast Screening Unit, commissioned
by Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT), at St Mary’s
Hospital. (Added 5 July 2006) |
|
| Health
fair raises profile of NHS in Chinese community |
| A health fair aimed at raising awareness
and understanding of the NHS within London’s Chinese
community is being held at Soho Centre for Health and Care.
The event is run by the Chinese National Healthy Living Centre
in partnership with Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT).
(Added 22 June 2006) |
|
| Westminster
PCT delivers on costs and patient care |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) has
avoided the financial problems being experienced in some parts
of the NHS by balancing its books and achieving a surplus
of £800,000 in 2005/06. The financial position of the
NHS was reported yesterday by the Acting Chief Executive of
the NHS, Sir Ian Carruthers. (Added 8 June 2006) |
|
| People
with learning disabilities help St Mary’s Hospital plan
a new patient pathway |
| Thirty people, including
people with learning disabilities and carers, attended a
stakeholder event to help map a new patient pathway at St
Mary’s Hospital. Westminster PCT’s Stephan Brusch
was one of the organisers. (Added 16 May 2006) |
|
| Declaration
on Healthcare Commission core standards |
| The Healthcare Commission’s
Annual Health Check is the system for assessing and rating
the performance of NHS healthcare organisations in England.
It is designed to give the public an accurate picture of
local NHS healthcare organisations and replaces the Star
Ratings performance system. Westminster PCT has now submitted
its final declaration and a copy is available to patients
and the public. (Added 11 May 2006) |
|
| National
Smile Month 14 May – 13 June 06 |
| National
Smile Month is the ideal time to consider how you can
improve your oral health. Why not take the opportunity to
drop into one of Westminster PCT's 'Tooth Booths'
where you can learn all about how to access dental
services, get healthy eating tips and pick up good brushing
techniques! (Added 11 May 2006) |
|
| Breastfeeding
benefits highlighted |
| Local mothers are teaming up with specialist
nurses from Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) to promote
the benefits of breastfeeding. A health promotion stall will
run at Whiteley’s Shopping Centre in Bayswater on Tuesday
16 May from 9am as part of National Breastfeeding Awareness
Week (14-20 May). (Added 11 May 2006) |
|
| Breast
screening unit opens at St Mary’s Hospital |
| The two mobile breast-screening units
in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea have been replaced
by a permanent unit to improve services locally and help fight
against one of the biggest killers amongst women in the UK
– Breast Cancer. (Added 7 April 2006) |
|
| Temporary
Closure of Accident & Emergency Department at Central
Middlesex Hospital |
| The Accident & Emergency Department
at Central Middlesex Hospital is moving into the new hospital
on SATURDAY 8TH APRIL. During the move the department will
be closed from 7am - 5pm. (Added 4 April 2006) |
|
| Westminster
PCT welcomes smoking ban |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) welcomes
MPs decision to impose a ban on smoking in pubs, clubs and
restaurants in England by summer 2007. (Added 15 February
2006) |
|
| Westminster
Diabetes Centre off to a strong start |
| The number of patients attending Westminster’s
first community-based specialist centre for the treatment
and care of diabetes has almost tripled since it opened late
last year. (Added 15 February 2006) |
|
| Westminster
MMR vaccine update |
| Take-up rates of children five years and
under receiving the MMR jab in Westminster have been inaccurately
reported in a clinical study released this week. (Added 7
February 2006) |
|
| All
aboard the Love Bus |
With Valentine’s Day approaching,
it’s a time of year when passions run wild and balanced
decision-making sometimes takes a backseat. For this reason
health professionals are taking the safe sex message to
the heart of London. (Added 6 February 2006) |
|
|
New White Paper for Community Services: a message from the
Chief Executive |
| Lynda Hamlyn, Chief Executive of Westminster
PCT comments on the new White Paper for Community Services.
(Added 31 January 2006) |
|
| Health
Chiefs unveil Avian Flu Plan |
| Health experts have unveiled plans to
keep Westminster running in the event of an outbreak of avian
flu. (Added 24 January 2006) |
|
| Westminster's
health divide |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) has
released the most comprehensive and detailed picture of the
health of the borough’s residents in more than a decade.
(Added 24 January 2006) |
|
| Want
to lose weight? Get fit? Make healthier food choices? |
| FIT
FOR LIFE is back and better than ever! This 12-week
weight management and exercise programme is run by experienced
dietitians at the PCT's Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
(Added 18 January 2006) |
|
| Message
in a bottle launched in Westminster |
| On Monday 12th December, a new product
is being launched designed to assist both elderly residents
and emergency services in case of an incident. Message in
a Bottle sees a person’s key medical information such
as blood type, allergies, prescribed medication and contact
information written on a sheet of paper and placed inside
a bottle with a green cross inside the fridge, safe from damage
from fire and water. (Added 9 December 2005) |
|
| Health
and Social Services open over the holiday 2005/6 period |
| A list of health and social services,
(including pharmacies) in Westminster that are open at sometime
during the Christmas and New Year bank holidays. (Added 6
December 2005) |
|
| Westminster
City Council Local Leadership Awards 2005 |
| Do you know an outstanding local leader?
Do you know someone in the community that really inspires
the best in yourself or someone else? (Added 5 December 2005) |
|
| Pandemic
Flu And Its Impact: Frequently Asked Questions |
| A compilation of frequently asked questions
about pandemic flu and avian flu. (Added 31 October 2005) |
|
| Research
shows homeless people benefit significantly from social and
cultural activities |
| New research has found social and cultural
activities offer significant benefits to homeless people,
offering distraction and relief from drugs and alcohol problems.
The research also found taking part in activities offers a
way to reach those people who currently do not engage with
health or social services. (Added 19 October 2005) |
|
| Flu
immunisation campaign kicks off at Soho Centre |
| Our flu vaccination campaign got off to
a fantastic start with 35 local residents taking part in a
Tea Dance at the Soho Centre for Health and Care. The dance,
held on Friday 7 October and organised by the Soho Older Residents
Association, combined music and dancing with a chance to have
a free flu jab. Twenty-three residents were immunised along
with a group of frontline staff. (Added 11 October 2005) |
|
| Westminster
residents urged to take flu warnings seriously and get immunised |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) is
urging residents of Westminster to protect themselves against
flu this winter by getting a flu jab. Flu kills 3,000 to 4,000
people every winter in the UK in a normal year. Westminster
PCT is calling on ‘at risk’ residents to contact
their GP and get immunised before it’s too late. (Added
10 October 2005) |
|
| Fulltext
of Chief Executive, Lynda Hamlyn's speech at the Annual General
Meeting |
| Chief Executive Lynda Hamlyn presented
the progress made by the PCT during 2004/5 at the Annual General
Meeting. (Added 28 September 2005) |
|
| North
west London looks towards a healthier future |
| One of the biggest reviews of how and
where health services are delivered to more than 1.9 million
people in the capital is to be carried out by North West London
Strategic Health Authority (NWLSHA). (Added 21 September 2005) |
|
| PCT
and St Mary’s First in North West London with Choose
and Book |
| On Monday 18 July 2005, the Northwest
London SHA had its first Indirect Booking made through Choose
and Book. The booking was made from a Westminster GP practice
into an Audiology clinic at St Mary’s. This is a major
step towards implementation of full Choose and Book later
this year. (Added 28 July 2005) |
|
| Westminster
PCT celebrates two star rating by Healthcare Commission |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust was today
awarded a second star under the Healthcare Commission’s
star ratings system, in recognition of significant improvements
in the Trust’s performance in a range of health services
for Westminster residents. (Added 27 July 2005) |
|
| New
interpreting service for deaf patients |
| For the 3,000 Westminster residents
who are deaf or hard of hearing, Westminster Primary Care
Trust (PCT) has set up a British Sign Language (BSL) / English
Interpreting Service to assist patients during appointments
with their GPs or community services. It is the first in-house
service of its kind at a PCT in London.(Added 26 July 2005
) |
|
| Pharmacists
encouraged to complete a Fitness to Practice declaration by
3 October 2005 |
Under the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services)
Regulations 2005 all pharmacy contractors will be required
to complete a Fitness to Practice declaration. Any contractor
on the PCT pharmaceutical list at the 1 April 2005 will
have to complete and submit the declaration to the PCT by
3 October 2005. (Added 7 July 2005) |
|
| Paddington
Health Campus ‘will not go ahead’, SHA confirms |
| The board of North West London Strategic
Health Authority (NWLSHA) has agreed not to go ahead with
the Paddington Health Campus. (Added 22 June 2005) |
|
| Westminster
PCT’s Dr Connie Smith awarded MBE for services to healthcare |
Westminster PCT's Dr Connie Smith,
Co Director of Westside Contraceptive Services, has been
awarded an MBE for services to healthcare in this year's
Queens Birthday Honours. (Added 13 June 2005) |
|
| Westminster
Primary Care Trust’s Injury Prevention Service celebrates
Carers’ Week |
Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT)
is encouraging carers to prevent and reduce injuries by
learning how to lift and handle safely, as part of the Injury
Prevention Service for Carers. There are more than six million
carers in the UK and they are twice as likely as non-carers
to report poor health, including physical injuries, according
to Carers UK.
(Added 22 June 2005) |
|
| Combined
health fair to promote healthy living |
Living with Diabetes? Want some tips
on Men’s Health? Want to learn how to eat more healthily,
even at work? Westminster Primary Care Trust is bringing
together NHS professionals in all these areas on Wednesday
15 June 2005 for a Combined Health Fair. (Added 7 June 2005) |
|
| Westminster
Primary Care Trust encourages local GPs to adopt new recommendations
on diabetes care |
Westminster Primary Care Trust is promoting
new standards of care for people with diabetes by encouraging
local GPs to adopt recommendations developed by Diabetes
UK to assist people with managing their condition. (Added
19 May 2005) |
|
| Chinese
community health fair to promote healthy living |
| Advice on diet, quitting smoking, dental
care and healthy living, and free blood pressure and body
fat checks, and hand and head reflexology will be available
at the Chinese Community Health Fair in Soho this Sunday 22
May 2005. (Added 19 May 2005) |
|
| Dedicated
nursing home manager retires after 31 years |
| On Friday 1 April 2005
staff, residents and their families will be gathering at
Athlone House Nursing Home, W9, to say farewell to Pat Mackness,
Nursing Home Manager who is retiring after 31 years. (Added
1 April 2005) |
|
| Dedicated
Health Care Assistant retires after 23 years in the NHS |
| Westminster PCT
is paying tribute to Emma Luna, Health Care Assistant at Garside
House Nursing Home who is retiring after 23 years of dedicated
service to the NHS. (Added 5 December 2003) |
|
| A
good 6 months for Westminster PCT |
| At Westminster
PCT's Trust Board meeting on 25 November 2003, the Board received
a comprehensive progress report to date on how the Trust is
performing in meeting its objectives set out in its 2003 -2004
Business Plan.. (Added 5 December 2003) |
|
| Launch
of ‘Your guide to local health services 2003/2004’
|
| Westminster PCT
has produced and distributed a very useful booklet ‘Your
guide to local health services 2003/2004’ to inform
people about their local health services. (Added 21 November
2003) |
|
| Patient
welfare our priority |
| Westminster PCT
has taken immediate action, after being informed by police
that they are investigating an allegation that a man calling
himself Professor/Dr Baluchi assumed the identity of a medical
practitioner. (Added 18 November 2003) |
|
| Don't
miss out on free flu jab |
| Westminster PCT
are reminding people ages 65 and over, and those in at risk
groups, to make an appointment with their GP to receive their
free flu jab. (Added 7 October 2003) |
|
| Sure
Start South Westminster family fun day |
| On Saturday 20 September 2003 Sure Start
South Westminster is holding a free fun day for young children
and their families from 11.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. at Greta Hall,
Vincent Street, SW1. (Added 17 September 2003) |
|
| Westminster PCT saves the
day |
| Westminster PCT reacted immediately to
the news that the long established ‘Hoppa bus’
service was being withdrawn from the end of September. (Added
11 September 2003) |
|
| New Church Street
Healthy Living Centre launched |
| Westminster PCT is delighted to be involved
in the launch of a new community initiative being promoted
to local residents at the Four Feathers Youth and Community
Centre on Thursday 28 August). (Added 27 August 2003) |
|
| Westminster PCT
responds to first national performance report |
| Westminster Primary Care Trust has received
its first ever star rating, one star out of a possible three,
following the publication today of the national NHS Star Ratings.
(Added 16 July 2003) |
|
| New mural for Queen's Park
Health Centre |
| Queen’s Park Health Centre will
be holding a launch party on Wednesday 16 July from 2-3pm
to celebrate the unveiling of a new mural for its Child Health
Clinic Room. (Added 16 July 2003) |
|
| Garside House Nursing
Home garden party, 10 July 2003 |
| On Thursday 10 July the residents and
staff of Garside House Nursing Home in Pimlico will be holding
their annual Garden Party from 2.00-5.00pm. |
|
| New Child Health
Rooms for Lisson Grove Health Centre |
| On Thursday 26 June, the new Child Health
Room and Breast Feeding Room at Lisson Grove Health Centre
will be officially opened by Karen Buck MP. (Added 25 June
2003) |
|
| First Aid Road Show
for Child Safety Week |
| Westminster PCT is sponsoring a First
Aid Road Show in support of Child Safety Week, which runs
from 23-27 June. (Added 18 June 2003) |
|
| Soho NHS Walk-in Centre
supports National Diabetes Week |
| On Monday 9 June 2003 Westminster PCT's
Soho NHS Walk-in Centre is holding a health information drop-in
day from 10.30 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. to promote and support National
Diabetes Week which runs from 8 - 14 June. (Added 3 June 2003) |
|
| Westminster PCT promotes
Eat 2b Fit campaign in local schools |
| During the month of June the Westminster
PCT's Nutrition and Dietetic Department will be working with
local school children to help promote the British Dietetic
Association's 'Eat 2b Fit' campaign. (Added 3 June 2003) |
|
| Hand Hygiene Awareness
Week |
| Tuesday 1 April saw the launch of Hand
Hygiene Awareness Week at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
The campaign has now become an annual event to highlight the
importance of hand washing in preventing the spread of infection.
(Added 10 April 2003) |
|
New
Public health annual report published (PDF, 1.12MB) |
| This is the first public health annual
report to be published since Westminster PCT came into existence
on 1 April 2002. Click here
for a press release about the report. (Added 1 April 2003) |
|
| Westminster PCT's Race equality
scheme commended |
| Westminster PCT's Race equality scheme
has received an excellent review in an independent survey
which was carried out across London by the Department of Health
and Social Care. (Added 6 May 2003) |
|
| Westminster PCT scoops
major award |
| Westminster PCT was delighted to hear
of its great success in the prestigious Nexus Annual Report
and Primary Care Trust Prospectus Awards in scooping two runner
up awards... (Added 20 December 2002) |
|
| Launch of national
school fruit scheme in Westminster |
| On Monday 2 December the School Fruit
Pilot programme is to be launched in 23 schools in Westminster.
The scheme will provide over three thousand 4-6 year olds
in Local Education Authority maintained schools with a free
piece of fruit each day... (Added 18 December 2002) |
|
| Non-Executive Directors
for Westminster Primary Care Trust |
| Westminster PCT is pleased to announce
the appointment of two new Non-Executive Members to their
Board, Ms Safron Rose and Mr Andrew Whitley. (Added 18 December
2002) |
| Launch of 'Your Guide To
Local Health Services' |
| Westminster PCT has produced and distributed
a very useful booklet Your Guide to Local Health Services
to inform people about their local health services. (Added
31 October 2002) |
|
| New weekly men's health
clinic at Soho NHS Walk-in Centre |
| A new weekly clinic focusing on men's
health starts 7 November at Westminster PCT's Soho NHS Walk-in
Centre and will run every Thursday from 5.00-7.00pm until
19 December 2002. (Added 31 October 2002) |
|
| Major success with applications
to National Lottery New Opportunities Fund |
| Westminster PCT working in partnership
with local voluntary and community services has been awarded
two grants totalling £1.8m over 5 years. These grants
have been given to improve the health of people who live in
two of the most deprived and culturally diverse areas in the
borough of Westminster... (Added 31 October 2002) |
|
| More fruit in schools
for our children |
| The National Lottery distributor, the
New Opportunities Fund has awarded a grant of £11.3m
over 18 months to Westminster Primary Care Trust, to provide
4-6 year olds in Local Education Authority maintained schools
in London a piece of fruit daily. (Added 8 October 2002) |
|
| Westminster PCT launches
its website |
| Westminster PCT is delighted to announce
the launch of its website. (Added 8 October 2002) |
|
| Westminster PCT responds
to first national performance report |
| The Department of Health has today published
NHS Star Ratings for Acute Hospitals, and for the first time
also for Specialist and Mental Health Trusts and for Ambulance
Trusts. (Added 1 August 2002) |
|
| Lisson Grove Health
Centre receptionist is 'City Hero' |
| On Wednesday 17 July 2002 Lisson Grove
Health Centre's receptionist Paulette Audain received a surprise
nomination as a 'City Hero'. (Added 1 August 2002) |
|
| Recent appointments |
| Following the earlier appointments of
Lynda Hamlyn as Chief Executive and Diana Scott as Chair of
Westminster Primary Care Trust, several more senior positions
have recently been announced. |
|
| New Chief Executive
and Chair take up posts |
| The new Chief Executive for Westminster
PCT is Lynda Hamlyn. The new Chair is Diana Scott... |
|
| PCG becomes PCT |
| Westminster Primary Care Group became
Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) on April 1st 2002. |
