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Read about all of the exciting work that we are doing to help our residents to live healthy lifestyles. We provide a wide range of services for people who need extra support, from fostering and adoption, to residential care for the elderly, to sexual health services.

Keeping safe from financial abuse

Keeping safe from financial abuse

FREE community event on Wednesday 6 December 2017 to improve awareness of this issue in Lambeth and help local residents and workers respond to concerns.

Child sitting in a school classroom, bending over the desk as he paints.

Are you a parent/carer of a child with Special Educational Needs/Disability? We want to hear from you!

We want all children with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) to have the right to a fulfilling life, with equality of access to opportunities that improve their life...

adult and child in winter clothes in fromt of shelves of fruit and veg in shop or covered market

Holiday Hunger: What is Your Response?

Children who depend on hot school meals during term time suffer holiday hunger. An event on 25 November brings partners together to plan for practical actions at community level.

In 2015 Lambeth Council teamed up with the London Eye and the National Theatre, to ‘Orange Lambeth’ to show global commitment for ending violence against women.

Lambeth highlights worldwide bid to end violence against women and girls

On November 25, Lambeth shows support for the global UN campaign to end violence against women with white ribbons and with orange lights on world-famous London landmarks.

Become an antibiotic guardian. Taking antibiotics when you don't need them puts you and your family at risk.

Keep Antibiotics working!

Antibiotics are essential medicines for treating bacterial infections in both humans and animals. However we all sometimes use antibiotics inappropriately which contributes to ‘antibiotic resistance’.

Older lady adjusting thermostat

Warm and Well in Winter 2017 campaign by Age UK Lambeth

Age UK Lambeth offer community groups advice and grants to help spread the message to older people of ways to keep warm, well and out of hospital this winter.

An image taken on the London underground with a tube train in the foreground and a 'do it your way' campaign poster behind

Do It London shortlisted for prestigious Campaign of the Year award

London’s ground-breaking HIV prevention campaign, Do It London, is one-of-six campaigns that have been shortlisted across the UK for the Campaign of the Year category at the distinguished LGC...

Image showing Cllr Meldrum with staff and residents of a Lambeth care home posing with the red bag

Lambeth rolls out ‘red bag’ initiative

Lambeth has introduced the ‘Red Bag’ initiative in a bid to improve transfers of care and increase the communication between care homes and hospitals so that patients receive better...

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