Course offers all the right ingredients “This is a brilliant course for parents. This is about local people teaching local people how to cook, how to budget, how to cook nutritious, healthy, affordable food and it’s really parent-focused.” jamie oliver Boost to healthy eating The partnership is part of a drive to improve residents’ cooking skills and boost healthy eating in Tower Hamlets. News Marie McMahon is putting the skills she learnt to good use. Below: Khaled Hussain is preparing to pass on his knowledge Parents cook up a storm of cooking; he is a former chef and now works as a restaurant waiter. He said: “It was one of the best experiences of my cooking life – it was absolutely brilliant. It’s amazing to cook your own meals and it’s cheap as chips as well.” He i s n ow preparing to lead his first cooking workshop, at which he will share his skills with other residents. “I’m practising at home to build my confidence and so when I deliver the training I can do it properly. We’re doing what we can to help other parents,” Mr Hussain said. Marie McMahon is another of the first graduates. “I’m very happy to spread the word,” she said. Inside this week’s issue THE first group of parents receiving cooking skills training as part of the council’s partnership with Jamie Oliver have completed their courses. Tower Hamlets has formally launched a partnership with Jamie’s Ministry of Food, which is training local parents to deliver cooking courses for other parents. Khaled Hussain was among the first group of parents to spend three days at Jamie OliverHQ, where they were taught by members of the chef’s team. Mr Hussain, a married father of two, has a lifelong love Learn to cook, pass it on Jamie Oliver shares his top culinary tips with parents see page 2 ISSUE 1055 13 – 19 APRIL 2015 BY IAN READ Chrisp Street foodie festival Market traders share their pride in Food for Health Awards see page 11 Easter fun in the sun see pages 6 & 7 WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK From egg hunts to wheely stunts NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY St Paul’s is ‘best GP practice in London’ BY JESSICA ODUBAYO A MEDICAL centre in Mile End is the first GP practice in London to be rated outstanding by England’s health and social care watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) gave St Paul’s Way Medical Centre the highest rating, following an inspection in November last year. The practice, which provides GP and primary care services to about 10,500 patients, was measured outstanding in six areas of its work including services for older people and for people experiencing poor mental health. The report also highlights a number of examples of exceptional practice, such as the community drug therapies team, benefits advice sessions for patients and health promotion activities. Professor Steve Field, CQC’s chief inspector of general practice, said: “Throughout the inspection we were particularly impressed by the many ways in which the practice engaged with patients and involved them in the life of the practice. “I have no doubt that everyone should share the credit for this outstanding service.” St Paul’s Way is run by a team of eight GPs who took over the medical centre in 2011. Clinical lead Dr Joe Hall told East End Life that the practice Dr Joe Hall (centre) and the St Paul’s Way Medical Centre team – “everyone has contributed a huge amount” to its success was a real community partnership: “We are very proud that CQC has recognised our achievements,” he said. “We have established a great new team and everyone has contributed a huge amount in turning around the practice. “St Paul’s Way Medical Centre is a local not-for-profit organisation and we have shown what can be achieved by working with the community and patients to achieve excellent clinical results.” He added: “We have been helped and inspired by our patients and community partners including the St Paul’s Way Trust School, St Paul’s Way Transformation Project, Prince’s Trust, Bromley by Bow Centre, Poplar Harca and the local pharmacy.” The inspection was part of a new programme by the CQC to assess all of England’s GP practices according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. 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The skills have stayed with me and I’m already trying Fourteen parents will be trained as part of the partnership with Jamie’s Ministry of Food. In the coming months they will share their newly-found skills and knowledge with other local parents by delivering cooking programmes in Tower Hamlets schools and other community venues. The pilot programme is being delivered as part of the Healthy Families programme delivered by council’s parental engagement team. 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