Public Health Observatories - Health Profiles 04 August 2015 The interactive tool has been updated. Indicators on STIs and physically active adults now include 2014 data. "Health Profiles provide summary health information to support local authority members, officers and community partners to lead for health improvement" Health Profiles is a programm e to improve availability and accessibility for health and health-related information in England. Designed to help local government and health services make decisions and plans to improve local people's health and reduce health inequalities, the profiles present a set of health indicators that show how the area compares to the national average. Finding a profile You can find the profile you want by the area name using a text search, or select it using a clickable geographical map. Health Profiles interactive You can also access the Health Profiles information through our interactive tool (Fingertips) which provides colour-coded maps and comparison charts. Feedback
Northwick Park Hospital Hospital in London, England Northwick Park Hospital (NWPH) is a major[1] National Health Service hospital situated near the town of Harrow, North West London, managed by the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. It is located off Watford Road in the London Borough of Brent;[2][3][4] closely bordering the London Borough of Harrow. History[edit] In 1994, St Mark's Hospital, previously located 10 miles away in central London, moved into a wing of the hospital formerly occupied by the Medical Research Council.[10] In 1997, the hospital returned the worst figures for operations cancelled in the UK. In 2005, the hospital's maternity department was named as having one of the highest death rates in the United Kingdom.[12] During the period April 2002 to March 2004, the maternal death rate for the maternity unit was 74.2 per 100,000, 6.5 times the national average of 11.4 per 100,000, as reported by Cemach (Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health). Facilities[edit]
St Thomas' Hospital Hospital in London, England St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS teaching hospital in Central London, England. It is one of the institutions that compose the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre. St Thomas' Hospital is accessible from Westminster tube station (a 10-minute walk across Westminster Bridge), Waterloo station (tube and national rail, also a 10-minute walk) and Lambeth North tube station (another 10-minute walk). History[edit] The Hospital at The Borough, Southwark[edit] An oil painting of St Thomas' Hospital in Southwark, south London Originally the hospital was run by a mixed order of Augustinian canons regular and canonesses regular, dedicated to St Thomas Becket, and provided shelter and treatment for the poor, sick, and homeless.[2] In the 15th century, Richard Whittington endowed a lying-in ward for unmarried mothers. The site of St Thomas' Hospital in Southwark 'where the first English Bible was printed'. A map showing the parish of St. Facilities[edit]