London’s NHS treated more than 434,000 people in A&E and responded to almost 134,000 ambulance call-outs in July alone, as the capital sweltered through temperatures of up to 38°C. New figures published today show that despite the extreme heat pushing demand to some of the highest levels on record, London Ambulance Service crews and hospital staff kept performance […]
As hundreds of thousands of students celebrate their A Level results today, the NHS in London is warning freshers that they face a MenB risk seven times higher than young people who don’t go to university, and is urging them to get vaccinated before term starts. London, with the highest concentration of students in the country, is a potential hotspot for […]
New and upgraded NHS mental health facilities are coming to London, as part of a nationwide programme delivering up to 155 sites across England. NHS teams across London are working towards opening or upgrading 23 Mental Health Neighbourhood Centres and 10 Mental Health Emergency Departments, in the most significant overhaul of neighbourhood mental health services […]
The independent patient safety investigation (IPSI) into Limb Lengthening services at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has begun. As the commissioner of these services, NHS England has a responsibility to ensure the NHS learns and improves when standards fall short. This investigation has been commissioned to examine how GOSH responded […]
Patient satisfaction with London GP services is rising, and the government’s new NHS 10 Year Capital Plan, which unlocks one million extra appointments for Londoners every year, will drive it higher still. New figures from the 2026 GP Patient Survey show a positive uplift in patients’ GP experience across London. Eight in ten Londoners (83%) […]
Health leaders are urging Londoners to take extra care this week as extreme heat continues to grip the capital — with temperatures set to remain high this weekend as England’s game on Saturday evening brings millions of people together to celebrate. New figures published today reveal that London recorded 428,463 A&E attendances and 130,929 ambulance incidents in […]
Londoners are being urged to continue accessing NHS services as normal next week as the capital’s health service prepares for a four day resident doctors’ strike coinciding with the start of the football World Cup. Industrial action by BMA resident doctors will take place from 7:00am on Monday 15 June to 6:59am on Friday 19 […]
The NHS in London is proud to celebrate colleagues recognised in today’s King’s Birthday Honours list, a testament to the remarkable talent at the heart of the capital’s health system. From intensive care and palliative nursing, to healthcare research, education and innovation, these individuals have been honoured for their extraordinary efforts to improve the lives of Londoners. […]
Two pioneering London healthcare teams have been recognised at the first-ever NHS Excellence Awards, taking home prizes for transforming care for women and girls and revolutionising sleep disorder diagnosis. At a ceremony held at NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester last night, South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) and North London Sleep Services with Imperial Health Impact Lab each claimed one of ten brand new national […]
A new London Life Sciences Strategy sets out an ambitious plan to make London the most attractive city in the world for life sciences innovation — and to ensure that innovation translates into better, fairer care for all Londoners. London is home to nearly ten million patients, three of the world’s top 15 research universities, […]