NHS Tower Hamlets

Our aim is to improve the health of local people living in Tower Hamlets in east London. We want to reduce inequalities in health and modernise services for local people. We will achieve these through assessing the health needs of our communities, commissioning services from hospital trusts and other local organisations, and by providing a range of services ourselves.

We are supporting general practice, bringing more GPs and practice staff to Tower Hamlets, developing the range of services available from practices and health centres, and improving premises near to where people live.

One of our priorities is to work with the local authority and other community organisations to integrate health and social care. We have made progress with some integrated teams already and more work is underway to make sure local people receive convenient, co-ordinated and good quality services.

We have commissioned DisabledGo to produce an in-depth access guide to all our facilities for disabled people under the remit of the Disability and Discrimination Act (DDA). By providing this information we aim to provide additional support for existing patients, visitors and staff, and attract more people to visit or work here. We hope you will find this guide useful.