There are many factors that affect our health, and not all of these can be treated by medical professionals alone. Social prescribing supports people to think through their goals and needs and to access different forms of support in the community.
GP surgeries across north central London (NCL) have begun supporting people living with certain long-term conditions in a different way, using personalised care and treatment to help them manage their conditions effectively and prevent health issues escalating wherever possible.
Free rapid lateral flow tests are now available at pharmacies for individuals who are at the highest risk of severe illness from COVID-19. This replaces the online and telephone ordering services for free lateral flow tests provided by GOV.UK and 119.
To improve equity of access to unscheduled care services across the London Borough of Barnet, we are changing the opening hours of our two walk-in centres at Edgware Community Hospital and Finchley Memorial Hospital.