London Family Health Team

About London Family Health Team

London Family Health Team is a healthcare clinic located on Beaverbrook Ave in the Proudfoot neighborhood. This location is one of several sites serving over 21,000 rostered patients in the London area. The team operates with a focus on patient education, preventive care, and promoting healthy lifestyles to help patients proactively manage their health. The clinic provides a collaborative approach to medicine involving a diverse group of healthcare professionals, including 16 family physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, registered dietitians, and psychologists. Their services are geared toward illness prevention and chronic disease management for conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, asthma, and chronic depression. Specific offerings include cancer screenings, influenza and pneumovax vaccinations for complex patients, and advance care planning. The clinic also features a Mental Health Program where social workers provide counseling, advocacy, and education for patients aged 14 and older. The organization is guided by a volunteer board of directors, including Chair Mrs. Leslie Geukers and Chief Executive Officer Rachel Labonte. The team emphasizes a patient-centered focus, aiming to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to manage chronic illnesses through medication, diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes. To accommodate those who cannot travel to the clinic, the team offers virtual appointments via phone or video. Patients can also access an after-hours clinic for medical problems that cannot wait until the next business day.