More than half of bereaved parents felt unsupported at Lewisham Hospital, survey shows
A survey from pregnancy and baby loss charity Sands calls for urgent improvements in bereavement care at the hospital.
Health inequality
Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted in housing inequality
Flats, small homes and overcrowded properties trap heat. Renters cannot fit shutters or external shading, and cooling costs money that low-income households do not have.
Policy designed by us: it's time to reimagine Access to Work
Carmen Yau and Clare Williams, like many other disabled service users, are facing increasing difficulties in claiming Access to Work funding from the DWP. They have a vision of something better.
'Environmental racism': council approves rubber crumb football pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham
Local GP and Public Health expert Jacky McLeod objected to the plan saying 'putting this kind of thing in an area, which in other areas would have been rejected' is environmental racism, but councillors overruled GP and community concerns.
Council ignores health risks in plans for rubber crumb pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham
Cabinet member Sakina Sheikh presented officer advice on rubber crumb which ignores health risks to players and workers, in her answers at the full council meeting on 28 January.
Calls to scrap plans for crumb rubber football pitch at Whitefoot Lane, Downham
Lewisham council have raised a planning application for a 3G football pitch at the playing fields, which include protected nature conservation areas. But local campaigners are calling for a halt and health impact assessment.
'I actually cried, it meant I could heat my home' - but Selce's vital energy advice service at risk
Nadia Smith explains how the crucial advice service helps clients struggling with rising energy bills. And why South East London Community Energy (Selce) has launched a fundraiser to keep the service going this winter.