Goldsmiths - University of London

Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham HAZ was one of the first to be funded under the Government's health inequalities initiative launched in 1997. The LSL Health Authority covers one of the most deprived areas in the country and over the past three years a number of projects and experiments in partnership working have been put in place linking various departments of the three local authorities, the health authority and voluntary groups. The initial objectives of the HAZ were to impact on health inequalities and social inclusion through the modernisation of services, working across traditional boundaries between agencies and involving user groups in participation at all levels. CUCR has been commissioned to provide an evaluation of the work of the LSLHAZ over the next two years.