Voluntary Action Lewisham

In January 2010, Dr. Danny Ruta, Joint Director of Public Health for NHS Lewisham and LB Lewisham undertook outreach visits to 170 Health Project in New Cross, Pensioner Forum based in Lewisham and Carers Lewisham located in Forest Hill. He was accompanied by Liz Dart, Interim Head of Community and Neighbourhood Development, LB Lewisham, and VAL Health Inequalities and Social Care Officer Rosalind John.

Danny states

“We were all impressed with the incredible enthusiasm, commitment and quality of the work being undertaken and support being offered. I am particularly grateful to Sheena, Sharon, Doris and Kerry for their time and I am looking forward very much to working more closely with them and their colleagues to improve the wellbeing of people in Lewisham.”

The Health Inequalities and Social Care Project(HISCP) is in the process of working towards a planned programme of outreach visits to different health and social care VCS projects and organisations in the coming months. These will include those projects that have already contacted us and expressed an interest in being visited. If you would like to be visited in the near future please contact Rosalind.

We can also confirm that Danny has agreed to undertake annual outreach visits to meet other VCS groups and projects in Lewisham. Watch this space!