London Health Infrastructure Review Articles

Parity of Esteem

The Mental Health Investment Standard: How London’s ICBs Report on Funding Parity

Parity of esteem became a legal duty in 2012. The Mental Health Investment Standard is how NHS bodie...

Uncategorized

Cold Chain Breach Response: What Happens When Vaccine Storage Fails

What community immunisation teams must do in the hours after a fridge or cool box strays outside 2 t...

Borough Health Briefings

Childhood Obesity in London: What the NCMP Data Reveals Borough by Borough

NCMP data shows London’s childhood obesity rate exceeds the England average, but the gap between bor...

Cardiovascular & Hypertension Screening

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Why One Clinic Reading Isn’t a Diagnosis

Why a single clinic blood pressure reading isn’t a diagnosis, and what NICE’s ambulatory monitoring...

Choosing Screening & Monitoring Equipment

Blood Pressure Monitor Calibration: The Standards Behind Accurate Screening

A device that reads wrong is worse than no device at all. How UK standards govern calibration for BP...

Ten Years On

Stroke and Trauma Centralisation: What Ten Years of Data Show

A decade after Better Health for London, the case for centralising stroke and trauma care is one of...

Borough Health Briefings

The London Life Expectancy Gap: What the Borough Data Actually Shows

Life expectancy varies by up to seven years between London boroughs. Here is what the borough-level...

Parity of Esteem

What Does Parity of Esteem Mean? The Legal Duty Behind Mental Health Equality

Parity of esteem is a legal duty, not a slogan. Here is where it comes from, what it requires, and w...

Uncategorized

How Independent Was the London Health Commission? Governance and What Came After

The London Health Commission was independent in practice, not just name. How it was set up, how it r...

Relieving A&E Pressure

Same Day Emergency Care: How SDEC Pathways Keep Patients Out of A&E

Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) lets hospitals assess and treat patients on the same day, avoiding ad...

Cardiovascular & Hypertension Screening

NHS Health Checks and Pharmacy Screening: London’s Two Routes to Catching Hypertension Early

How London’s GP-based NHS Health Check and community pharmacy blood pressure service work together t...

The 2014 Report Explained

How Better Health for London Built Its Evidence Base

Before Better Health for London made 60 recommendations, its inquiry ran a year-long evidence exerci...