South East London Women’s and Girls’ Health Hubs wins national NHS Excellence Award

South East London Women’s and Girls’ Health Hubs, which support women and girls to get joined-up healthcare in one place, has won the ‘Patient Involvement and Choice Award’ at the first NHS Excellence Awards.  

The Women’s and Girls’ Health Hub in Lambeth, based at Minnie Kidd House in Clapham, was developed with Guy’s and St Thomas’ as the lead provider of health services. The hub brings together GPs, nurses and specialists, ensuring women and girls get help with more than one concern in a single appointment.  

Since launching in 2025, more than 700 women and girls have received care, with 860 referrals overall. The average wait for an appointment is around four weeks, compared with 14 to 17 weeks through hospital gynaecology services. 

Miss Salwa Idle, consultant gynaecologist from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Lead of Women’s and Girls’ Health Hub Lambeth, said: “We are incredibly proud to be part of this new initiative that enables us to work with our partners to bring the care that women and girls’ want, closer to where they live.  

“Our focus is on supporting early diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect women and girls and preventing conditions from worsening or progressing. In doing so we can support all women and girls to enjoy the best possible health.” 

Lambeth's Women’s and Girls’ Health Hub brings together expertise from across the South East London Integrated Care System, including primary care, the local council, and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise partners. 

Professor Eugene Oteng-Ntim, clinical director for women’s services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: “When we set up this service, we engaged with local women and girls, and involved them in the co-production of the service.

"It has meant that we are now ready for the future and are in a position to best serve the needs of local women and girls, by delivering care in one convenient place, closer to home.” 

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is a member of Lambeth Together who have produced a new film celebrating Lambeth’s Women’s and Girls’ Health Hub. The video highlights the positive impact of bringing support for women and girls closer to where they live.  

Watch the film to find out about the difference the hub is making.