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The Thriving Healthy Communities Partnership (THCP) seeks to improve health and wellbeing in Hackney. It aims to protect vulnerable adults and older people, support those with physical disabilities, long-term illness, mental health issues or learning difficulties; and seeks to promote healthy choices and lifestyles, particularly by improving access to culture and leisure facilities.

THCP takes an evidence-based approach to health and social care in Hackney which is closely linked to the findings of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (see link below)..

Through partnership working, and and overseeing the commissioning of health-related services, the TCHP seeks to improve standards of health in Hackney. Performance is measured against health related indicators which are set out in the Local Area Agreement.

Current members of the partnership include representatives from Hackney Council, Homerton Hospital, City and Hackney PCT and the East London NHS Foundation Trust, as well as representatives from the Voluntary and Community Sector (via the Community Empowerment Network and Hackney LINk)

THCP is supported by seven complementary sub-groups, which focus on specific areas of health and social care and report directly to the Board.

For further information about the Thriving Healthy Communities Partnership please contact:: Andrea Cronin, Thematic Partnerships Manager, Strategic Partnerships, at andrea.cronin@hackney.gov.uk.