Announcements

Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council has partnered with NHS North West London to deliver new pop up health hubs so that residents can access free adult health checks and opportunities to vaccinate their children against MMR.

The pop ups offer adults the chance to check things like their blood pressure, blood sugar levels as well as access to information about smoking and alcohol cessation and general wellbeing. Read more about the other health checks that are being offered.

ADKC is a user-led Disabled People’s Organisation working to support disabled people to live independently and campaign for equal rights for disabled people. To find out more about the projects below and more, visit their website. 

Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea Open Day Spring 2025

Do you work or volunteer in your community? Are you passionate about making your neighbourhood more resilient to climate risks and extreme weather events? 

The Climate Connected Communities programme is looking for community representatives across London to join a brand-new programme designed to strengthen local resilience.

Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are recommissioning the older peoples’ day opportunity services across the Bi-Borough area to offer a wide range of flexible services that can adapt to people’s changing needs whilst offering targeted support where required.

The procurement opportunity is divided into three lots: Community Support, Age Well Centres/Hubs, and Day Centres. Each lot has multiple ‘sub-lots’ with additional service specific requirements.

This network supports care-experienced NHS staff of all ages.

Peer support plays a vital role in boosting well-being and connecting with others who have similar experiences can help build self-esteem, confidence, and lasting friendships.

This peer support group connects NHS staff with care experience to celebrate achievements and foster support.

Allies, including non-care-experienced colleagues who wish to support care leavers, are also welcome. It's important that past experiences won’t affect your future within the NHS.

Do With is a network of people and organisations calling for a radical shift in the public sector from ‘doing to’ to ‘doing with’.

Aims include: 

A new programme of support has been launched for the next four years for the immediate community near Grenfell Tower. 

The support is specifically for residents who live within 500m of the Tower, or moved out since the tragedy.

RBKC are looking for local residents to become part of a Citizen's Panel, which help guide the council and give a resident's view. The panel is broadly representative of people who live in the borough.

Participants will join discussions and meet other local people, and through surveys and focus groups, have the opportunity to influence council decisions.

You don't need any experience to take part. Find out more here.
 

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), in partnership with National Voices and the Point of Care Foundation, has developed a self-assessment and improvement framework.

The aim of the framework is to support integrated care systems (ICSs) to improve how they tackle health inequalities through honest conversations, gathering insights and developing practical actions through engagement linked to people and community strategies. The project was supported by funding from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF).

The All for Youth magazine is a SEND-inclusive magazine created by young people for young people in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.  

You can find February's edition here: https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/kb5/rbkc/fis/site.page?id=tCGkstf4knc
 
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