Key Facts

  1. Men in Croydon typically live longer than the national average 
  2. Croydon has more diabetics than the the UK average
  3. Croydon has a higher proportion of lone parent with dependant children households than London and England
  4. Croydon has a lower than average number of elderly people
  5. Croydon’s population tends to have a healthier diet and a lower proportion of obese adults than the national average

Improving Health and Wellbeing

Primary Care Trust Homepage

The Croydon Primary Care Trust (PCT) website contains a vast amount of information on the primary and community health care in Croydon.  It includes governance and audit reports, information on the local NHS and links to further information.

Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 requires NHS primary care trusts and local authorities to produce a joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA).

Mental Health Promotion Strategy

The NHS Mental Health Promotion Strategy and Action Plan 2006-09.  The strategy focuses on three primary themes: tackling stigma and discrimination, developing capacity and capability to deliver mental health promotion, and identifying and meeting the needs of special needs groups.

Primary Care Trust Summary

NHS overview information on the Croydon PCT, with Healthcare Commission ratings, PCT contact details and Patient Advice and Liaison Services.  Includes a full list of hospitals, doctors, dentists, pharmacies, opticians and sites run by the trust.

NHS Performance Ratings

The Healthcare Commission's annual health check ratings for Croydon PCT.  A summary report for Croydon PCT is also available.

Community Health Profile

The NHS' Croydon Health Profile 2007 shows income inequalities (national and local perspectives), health inequalities (local perspective), health inequalities (changes over time) and health inequalities (ethnicity).  It also includes a health summary for the borough.

Croydon PCT Annual Report

The Croydon PCT Annual Report 2006/07.  The report covers the expenditure of the PCT, its vision for Croydon and its plans to improve future healthcare in the borough.

Female and Male Life Expectancy

The Department of Communities and Local Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit provides data on female and male life expectancy covering the period from 1997 until 2004, providing comparisons between Croydon, London and England.

Children & Young People in Croydon

The annual report of the Croydon's Primary Care Trust Director of Public Health 2007

Health Research Documents

Research Documents provided by the Greater London Assembly