Contacts for all mixed-use developments. These include health, commercial, or retail space.

When you apply, make sure all businesses in your development know of and engage with these schemes.

For queries about public health informatives, email Public-Health-Planning@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

Organisations

NHS

Contact Malcolm Brydon, Estates Project Manager at NHS South East London CCG

Email: malcolm.brydon@nhs.net

Healthy Urban Development Unit (HUDU)

The HUDU Planning Contributions Model is a comprehensive tool. It helps assess the health service requirements and cost impacts of new residential developments. HUDU license the model for use within the NHS. 

HUDU works proactively on behalf of the NHS across London to identify and make use of opportunities. 

They also work closely with individual primary care and other organisations to:

  • promote healthy communities
  • plan healthcare infrastructure needs at both a strategic and local level
  • ensure that planning policies consider healthcare needs and wellbeing of the local population

Contact Mary Manuel, Head of the NHS London Health Urban Development Unit (HUDU)

Email mary.manuel@hudu.org.uk

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Provide advice and support to promote a healthy lifestyle promotion across supporting organisations to:

  • encourage and enable staff to make healthy lifestyle choices. For example, around diet, exercise, alcohol consumption, smoking and substance misuse
  • protect and enhance the mental wellbeing of staff

Contact Alison Willows, Healthy Workplace Programme Manager

Email: alison.willows@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

You're Welcome programme

Supports health services to become more young people-friendly.

Any development with GP or pharmacy to be accredited.

Live Well Greenwich - You're Welcome Award

Email Jane Walker on jane.walker@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Good Food in Greenwich

Email Good Food for information about:

  • becoming a business that accepts Healthy Start vouchers
  • being part of the Greenwich food insecurity/cost of living response
  • getting involved in Good Food in Greenwich

Community centres and organisations can sign up to the Community Settings Charter.

Hospitality businesses can sign up to the Hospitality Charter.

Retailers can sign up to the Retail Charter.

Contact info@goodfoodingreenwich.org

Growing Greenwich

Support to grow food on developments. This is part of green space allocation requirement.

Growing Greenwich

Contacts

Surjit Power, Community Gardener Engagement Coordinator:

Email kevin@gcda.org.uk or call 020 8269 4880.

The Breastfeeding Friendly Greenwich scheme

The scheme and Unicef baby-friendly accreditation supports breastfeeding across Greenwich.

The Breastfeeding Friendly Greenwich (BFG) Scheme

Healthier Catering Commitment

Giving business involved in catering an accreditation for contributing to healthier, sustainable food.

Healthier Catering Commitment

Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB)

Engage with GLLaB to give a percentage of job opportunities to local residents.

The Old Library
Calderwood Street
Woolwich
SE18 6QW

Email gllab-info@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020 8921 2440.

The Mayor's Good Work Standard

The Good Work standard help:

  • bring together best employment practice
  • link to resources to help employers improve their organisations
  • you gain accreditation and recognition as leading employers from The Mayor of London

The Good Work Standard

London Living Wage

Find out more about the Living Wage Foundation online. 

Or email business@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

Dementia Inclusive Greenwich

Dementia awareness training for businesses and services.

They help businesses make their services more inclusive.

Their free training and support can help local businesses make big or small changes. These changes help people living with dementia and their carers.

For more visit the Dementia Information Hub.

Or contact the Dementia Action Coordinator, Angelika Welzel-Connolly by:

Good Thinking

Good Thinking supports mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Their toolkit has mental health tips and resources to support your employees' wellbeing.

Live Well Stop Smoking

Free support and training for employers. This helps them better support their employees' health and wellbeing.

The Stop Smoking Service offers:

  • free, local support and advice to quit smoking from friendly, trained advisors. For anyone who lives, works or learns in Greenwich or has a Greenwich GP
  • free e-cigarettes starter packs
  • a Greenwich Tobacco Treatment Specialist (Public Health). The specialist can help smokers in your organisation quit
  • free training for workplace Stop Smoking Champions
  • specialist support for those with mental health conditions
  • specialist support for people who are or plan to get pregnant

Quitting smoking is one of the best things your employees can do for their health. With support, people that smoke are 3 times more likely to stop than going it alone.

Email lg.smokefreegreenwich2030@nhs.net or text QUIT to 60060.

Public Health Alcohol Licensing

For developers allocating space for restaurants or alcohol establishments. 

For information about the Reduce the Strength Scheme email  John.McGirr@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Users of the scheme experience

  • less incidents of harmful physical or verbal abuse
  • fewer assaults on staff
  • improved community relations as disruptive customers no longer access their premises
  • less risk of breaches to licensing conditions (noise, public safety) by not selling alcohol to drunk people
  • an increase in takings as premium products have a higher profit margin
  • fewer negative experiences in or around the premises. This leads to happier customers who are more likely to return. And higher sales of non-alcohol products
  • less shoplifting

Greenwich Carers Centre

The Carer-inclusive Workplace Accreditation is designed for businesses committed to fostering inclusive and diverse workplaces.

This accreditation recognises and celebrates the role of carers in the workforce. It highlights your organisation’s dedication to supporting carers. It also shows how you're helping to build a carer-inclusive borough.

Begin the process now by calling 0300 300 2233 or visit the Carer-inclusive Workplace website.