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Karen Bonner to become Chief Nurse for London

Karen Bonner, MBE, has been appointed as the Regional Chief Nurse for London, NHS London announced today. Karen has been a nurse for 30 years and has extensive experience working in a number of large complex organisations including Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, Barts Healthcare, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, and Imperial […]

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NHS London Statement: Global IT Outage

Dr Chris Streather, NHS London Medical Director said: “Some NHS services across London have been disrupted by the global IT outage. The impact is primarily in GP services, however some hospitals are also experiencing disruption. “Patients are advised to continue to attend their appointments as usual unless told otherwise. For urgent, but not life-threatening help and […]

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Nursing (adult)

Adult nursing is a rewarding career where you have a real chance to make a difference to people’s lives. As part of your training, you can expect to learn new skills and procedures that help patients. Read the career stories from some adult nurses working in the South East below. To find out more about […]

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Update on cyber incident: Clinical impact in south east London – Thursday 11 July

NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. In response to the attack, NHS England London declared a regional incident and continues to coordinate work across affected services, as well as with neighbouring providers and national partners to […]

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NHS London braced for junior doctor walkout

Junior doctors will strike this week over an ongoing pay dispute with the government, at a challenging time for many NHS staff. Junior doctors’ strike action runs from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July. Junior doctors make up around 50 per cent of doctors in the NHS and, despite extensive […]

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