YOUTH CENTRE:

Lewisham Children and Young People's Centre has launched a free monthly newsletter to keep the borough up-to-date with the development of the centre which is due to open by autumn this year. It will be distributed to staff, families and other interested parties across Lewisham. To subscribe, email communication@lewishampct.nhs.uk or call 020 7206 3334.

SELF-MANAGE HEALTH:

Greenwich teaching PCT is running an Expert Patients Programme, offering free self-management courses for adults and parents of children, who face the challenge of living with a long-term health condition or disability. There is a two-and-a-half hour session each week for six weeks. For more information, call 020 8293 6756 or visit expertpatients.nhs.uk

CARING MATRONS:

Community Matrons oversee and co-ordinate the treatment of the chronically sick. The concept has been pioneered by Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley PCT, during the past three years and now the idea has been adopted nationwide to provide more effective care for patients who suffer from diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease or diabetes. For more information, call 01322 622222.