Successes

Key Alehm successes and awards

London food hygiene iPhone app launched

Posted 26 July 2010 - 10:40am by Keith Hill

iPhone appiPhone appA new iPhone app and mobile enabled website which reveals the hygiene rating of restaurants and other food premises, was extended to include all food outlets in the capital on 21 July.

Score on the doors rating schemes are operated by a number of boroughs and used widely in London. The schemes allow consumers to see the results of latest food hygiene inspection in the form of a star rating (usually from zero to five stars with five stars being the highest score).

Investigation of gastrointestinal infections

Posted 21 February 2010 - 11:45pm by Keith Hill

Alehm have published research aimed at improving joint work to tackle communicable disease in London. This seeks to:

  • explore barriers to good communication between London EHDs and HPUs;
  • identify issues surrounding the notification system; and
  • review existing gastrointestinal investigation procedures in London.

The results include recommendations for future action to develop a common approach for the investigation of gastrointestinal disease.

CIEH London region Environmental Health News feature

Posted 1 February 2010 - 12:35pm by David Thrale

London cover: EHN January 2010London cover: EHN January 2010The 29 January 2010 edition of Environmental Health News, featured the work of London EHPs, CIEH London and Alehm. We reproduce the article here.

Siân Hale appointed joint London EHP 2010

Posted 1 February 2010 - 10:37am by David Thrale

Siân HaleSiân HaleFirst year student, Siân Hale, has been appointed joint London environmental health professional for 2010. Sian's 12-moth, part-time post is funded by the Health Protection Agency and the Association of London Environmental Heath Managers and supported by the CIEH.

Successful London Region low cost training seminar

Posted 21 January 2010 - 11:14pm by David Thrale

Sandra and TomSandra and TomSandra Edmeade-Walters, joint chair of the CIEH London Region Food Safety and Health and Safety Study Groups, with Professor Tom Humphrey, Chair of veterinary zoonotic bacteriology at the University of Bristol.

London EHP receives honour from Queen

Posted 21 January 2010 - 10:44pm by David Thrale

Ian Gray: at Buckingham PalaceIan Gray: at Buckingham PalaceIan Gray, CIEH Prinipcal Policy Officer, attended Buckingham Palace in November 2009 to receive his MBE, following his inclusion in the Queen's birthday honours list in June for services to public health, notably his campaigning for smoke free legislation.

Alehm wins food safety grant for Olympic host boroughs

Posted 2 September 2009 - 5:32pm by David Thrale

The host London boroughs for the 2012 Olympics have won funding from the Food Standards Agency’s Safer Food Better Business programme to improve food safety in the run up to the games. The joint bid from Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Hackney, Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea, Brent, Merton, City of London, Southwark, Havering, Bromley, Haringey, Enfield was coordinated by Alehm.

London health and safety partnership

Posted 7 July 2009 - 10:29pm by David Thrale

Local authorities and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for enforcing health and safety legislation. London environmental health services successfully coordinate interventions both across London and together with the HSE.

Alehm is the main forum for planning and coordinating this work across London, with the HSE Partnership Manager attending Alehm meetings, and a London Environmental Health manager being seconded to work in the HSE's London partnership team.

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