Elaine Clancy is a trained A&E nurse by background and has 30 years of experience within the NHS this year.

A new eight-point plan for Croydon has been published to create the best conditions for residents to live longer, healthier lives from housing and employment to health and social care services.

The CCG saw the first participants in the Expert Patient Programme graduate on Thursday 21 February 2019.

Doctors in Croydon are calling on older residents to get their free flu vaccine as soon as possible, before much colder weather arrives.

The Care Quality Commission has given a “good” rating to part of the One Croydon Alliance that helps older people regain their independence after hospital stays.

Dr Jamil Khan has taken the decision to retire after more than 34 years of serving his local community.

Croydon residents will soon benefit from a new and improved integrated musculoskeletal (MSK) service for those aged 16 and over.

HS Croydon CCG are pleased to say that the Croydon Prescribing Committee (CPC) approved the use of FreeStyle Libre® Sensors

Beat the heat this summer with some top tips!

The National Health Service turns 70 on 5 July and to mark the occasion a birthday party is being held in Croydon's Whitgift shopping centre.

NHS Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) gathered together over 450 health professionals on Tuesday 26 June 2018 to reflect on the future of primary care in the borough and the available opportunities to provide better care to residents.

Did you know that volunteers produce approximately £24 billion of economic output per year, almost as much value as the telecoms or insurance industry?

A local Medical centre practice manager has been chosen from hundreds of applicants to represent London in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS's 70th birthday.

Every year, thousands of supporters across the UK take part in Mental Health Awareness Week, which creates an opportunity for each of us to think about Mental Health and Wellbeing.

New and expectant mums in Croydon will soon have access to specialist mental health community services, thanks to funding secured by South West London Health and Care Partnership.

Some women aged between 70 and 79 are being offered the opportunity for a breast screen. The offer of a screen comes after some women did not receive an invitation for a final screen, as part of the routine NHS Breast Screening Programme.

Clinical commissioning is all about making a difference to healthcare for patients by the people that know them best – you!

An alliance created between Croydon Council staff, Age UK Croydon and the local NHS so over-65s need less time in hospital was renewed for another nine years on Thrusday 29 March 2018.

Easter opening times for local pharmacies are now available

Making New Year’s resolutions can be daunting, but the JustBe Croydon website has been created to provide residents with information, advice and support to make it easier to ditch unhealthy lifestyle habits and kick-start 2018 with positive intentions.

As last minute gifts and tasty treats are topping shopping lists this week, social and health care partners across Croydon are reminding people to stock up on their medication in time for the festive break.

Many pharmacies will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period - check which ones will be open

Croydon CCG is encouraging local residents to say a quick hello, offer a friendly cup of tea or lend a hand to a neighbour with a disability as part of international day of persons with disabilities (December 3).

Doctors in Croydon want to raise awareness and encourage self-testing for HIV this World AIDS Day, 1 December 2017.

Give HIV the finger this HIV testing week and get yourself tested, for free, within 15 minutes

NHS Croydon CCG is urging residents who smoke to get the help they need to quit on World COPD Day, Wednesday 15 November.

NHS Croydon CCG is supporting Antibiotic Awareness Week to encourage the responsible use of antibiotics

A hairy upper lip is preferable to a stiff upper lip as part of Movember, the annual awareness campaign highlighting men's health.

The six Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in South West London have agreed to establish a ‘Committees in Common’ to make decisions as a group of CCGs together.

Make sure you stay well this winter!

NHS Croydon CCG is supporting residents and families with lupus during October as part of lupus awareness month. Lupus is a painful, debilitating condition in which a person's immune system malfunctions and attacks healthy tissues, cells and organs.

A new Stop Smoking London Helpline service, funded and supported by Croydon and 29 other London Boroughs, has been launched by the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) London.

The Mayor has launched his Draft Health Inequalities strategy to help create a healthier and fairer society, and to help make the healthier choice easier for everyone, including the most disadvantaged.

September is Urology Awareness Month. Now in its third year, the campaign is dedicated to all things urological, from increasing knowledge about urology disease to banishing the stigma associated with many of these conditions.

Volunteers from across Croydon were working to raise residents' awareness of their risk of contracting diabetes and steps they can take to avoid it.

The Creating Conversations in Croydon project is looking for volunteers to empower communities to talk openly about death and dying.

Residents in Croydon are being urged to plan ahead for the August bank holiday weekend this year.

NHS England has partnered with NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) to support CCGs in ensuring that they use their prescribing resources effectively and deliver best patient outcomes.

Share your views to help develop pharmacies in Croydon

World Breastfeeding Awareness Week runs between 1-7 August, and aims to highlight the value of breastfeeding globally.

South west London want to improve support for women and their families who may be affected by mental health conditions during or after pregnancy

Are you a resident, clinician or professional who wants to help local people keep to a healthy weight?

Join the citywide movement to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all Londoners.

We are now recruiting volunteers to sit on several working groups to support us to make decisions about how we deliver non acute services, as part of the 'Planned Care Programme'.

Patient Participation Week aims to highlight the importance of patient participation to achieve excellence in care for all patients.

Healthcare professionals and employers in Croydon are urged to consider how they can improve the lives of people with a learning disability during Learning Disability Week.

Carers Week is all about reminding people of the tireless dedication of carers and the positive impact of their thankless work. GPs in Croydon are encouraging locals to spare a thought for carers in the community.

Diabetes is one of the UK's biggest health crises, and it's on the rise. Some 4.5 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, and 11.9 million in the UK are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group is looking to recruit a Lay Member who will be a voting member of the Governing Body and who will have a lead role in overseeing the key elements of financial management.

Please consult the list to find out which pharmacies will be open, and when, on 29 May.

The Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Awareness Week takes place this year 14 – 20 May with the aim of spreading the charity's core philosophy that life doesn't end where dementia begins

Dying Matters Awareness Week places the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda. This year, they are asking "What Can You Do?"

Please consult this list to find out which pharmacies will be open, and when, on 1 May.

Health, social care and voluntary sector partners are launching a more personalised and joined-up approach to health and care services for the over-65s in Croydon.

The London Borough of Croydon's Health & Social Care Scrutiny Sub Committee has informed us that they are referring the CCG's recent decision around routine provision of IVF and ICSI to the Secretary of State for Health.

April is bowel cancer awareness month, and a special opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer.

The retired civil engineer was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010 and surgeons removed a foot of his lower intestine to stop the disease spreading.

NHS Croydon has launched an education pack to help pharmacy and GP staff to recommend Health Help Now, NHS Croydon CCG’s new website and app based service.

An estimated one-in-five adults in Croydon are obese and unwittingly pass on their poor relationship with food and exercise onto their children.

Visits to Health Help Now Croydon website and app have smashed through the 10,000 barrier in under three months.

A Croydon resident recalls his personal fight with Prostate Cancer as part of the national awareness month.

People in Croydon will soon have access to a wide range of urgent care services, including GP appointments available from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

NHS Croydon CCG's Governing Body has taken the difficult decision to fund IVF, In Vitro Fertilisation, only for those with exceptional clinical circumstances.

A local GP has highlighted the real cost of visiting A&E in an effort to raise public awareness of the problem.

Dr Kate Grainger was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2011 and spent her final years' encouraging the NHS to show a more human face with her 'My name is …' campaign, says Dr Know.

We are looking to recruit to a Lay Member for Conflicts of Interest Guardian and Governance.

Early intervention is crucial to combatting eating disorders and provides the focus for Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), running from 27 February to 5 March 2017.

Sometimes you come across people cheerily ignoring society's definition of old age that is an inspiration to us all. Fauja Singh, aka the 'Turbaned Tornado,' took up running in his 80s and competed in more than a dozen marathons.

Evidence is building that Health Help Now Croydon is becoming the go-to resource for local residents seeking advice for their health and wellbeing.

Representatives from the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) have met with Croydon’s Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) project team to learn from their work to protect girls who are risk of FGM

Dr Know takes a look at how more sleep could benefit the majority of us and the benefit of taking a holiday from social media.

Bob Dear is tackling diabetes one step at a time though his love of Nordic walking.

A news article in the Croydon Advertiser (Friday 20 January, p10) has reported that NHS Croydon's new Health Help Now digital service can cut out 414 wasted A&E trips each week.

Health Help Now, Croydon’s online health tool, is attracting an increasing number of visitors looking for advice and the best place to go for treatment.

People in Croydon are being encouraged to attend an open Health and Care Forum to discuss the future of local health services.

Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) approved recommendations to stop the prescribing of gluten-free products, vitamin D for maintenance, self-care medications and baby milk, and to decommission Foxley Lane women's service.

The secretary of Croydon's largest diabetes support group is appe​aling for more people to join, especially those from black and Asian communities who are at greatest risk.

NHS Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group is committed to making the Health Help Now website and mobile phone app the best it can be for the people of Croydon. Please help us to improve the website and app by giving us your feedback via Survey Monkey.

Homeless people will be given a healthcare card allowing them to be treated at GP surgeries across Croydon.

NHS Croydon CCG wants local people to have their say about our proposals to stop the routine provision of some elements of the assisted conception services for couples who have trouble conceiving naturally

Save money, lose weight and sleep better this New Year by giving up alcohol for the month of January.

NHS Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) urges local residents to prepare now for the Christmas and New Year festive season.

NHS Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is calling out for local people to have their say

Health Help Now has come to Croydon - it's a new digital service to help local people to understand where they should go for treatment, especially when they need healthcare in a hurry or late at night or at the weekend.

It's that time of the year again and the world's largest men's health movement is gearing up for another worldwide assault on upper lips

We are engaging on a proposal to change the services currently provided at Foxley Lane, a women's mental health service in Purley.

NHS Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group is pleased to tell you about a new digital health service that it is launching on Tuesday 8 November.

We are looking to recruit to the following four roles for our Governing Body

GPs in NHS Croydon CCG are encouraging local residents to make sure they stay well over the coming months by getting the flu jab

Each year thousands quit smoking for 28 days with Stoptober starting on Saturday 1 October.

The NHS in south west London (Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs) is working with local authorities on a long term plan for local services.

Dr Know tackles the unwelcome visitors your child may bring home following the start of the new school term.

With the bank holiday fast approaching - GPs in Croydon are reminding local people to plan ahead for repeat prescriptions over the August bank holiday as many GPs and pharmacies in the area may be closed or have reduced opening hours.

Information for patients following the suspension of some Marie Stopes International services across the country, including Croydon.

GPs across NHS Croydon CCG are backing a new public health campaign to raise awareness of the importance of getting respiratory problems checked out to rule out underlying health problems.

Croydon Guardian columnist Dr Know takes a look at what Croydon residents can do for themselves to ensure their mental health gets - and stays - in tip top condition.

Today, NHS Improvement and NHS England have announced a range of new measures to help address the financial challenges faced by a number of NHS organisations across the country

The July Dr Know column, written by CCG assistant clinical chair Dr Agnelo Fernandes, has been published in the Croydon Guardian. This month, Dr Know focuses on activity, and the opportunities in Croydon to get active while the sun shines.