More London patients benefitting from hospital-level care at home New figures out today show that London has around 1,800 ‘virtual ward’ beds, which means more people than ever are being cared for in their own home or other out-of-hospital settings. Virtual wards enable patients to get the hospital-level care they need at home, safely and […]
Millions of eligible people across London can now book life-saving autumn Covid and flu vaccines online as the NHS steps up its winter vaccination programmes early in response to the risk of the new Covid variant. Vulnerable people, including those in care homes and the housebound started receiving their jabs earlier in the month. Now […]
London NHS braces itself for further disruption as junior doctors and consultants continue strike action The NHS in London is bracing for further disruption this week, as a further strike by junior doctors and consultants gets under way from today until Thursday (5 Oct). This action is just the second time that junior doctors and […]
Public invited to share their views on the proposed future location of specialist cancer services for children NHS England (London and South East regions) has launched a public consultation on the proposed future location of very specialist cancer treatment services for children living in south London and much of south east England. The consultation will […]
Junior doctors and consultants take action together in escalation of NHS strike action The NHS faces more disruption this week, with consultants beginning strike action tomorrow (19 September) and being joined by junior doctors on Wednesday (20 September). On Wednesday, junior doctors and consultants will provide Christmas Day levels of staffing, which means only emergency […]
More than 32,000 children across London at risk of catching measles as new school term gets underway Nine in ten unvaccinated classmates susceptible MMR uptake lowest in a decade Measles cases rising in London With millions of children across the country going back to school this week, the NHS is urging parents to check that […]
Londoners urged to look after their health in hot weather Temperatures are expected to rise to over 30C today and tomorrow – triggering an amber alert by the UK Health Security Agency – and Londoners are being encouraged to take care of their health and to check in on vulnerable neighbours, friends and family. The […]
The NHS in London faces a challenging 48 hours as senior medics walk out as part of planned industrial action prior to the August bank holiday weekend. Consultant doctors will be taking strike action from 7am on Thursday 24 August until 7am on Saturday 26 August. This follows the five-day junior doctors strike, earlier this […]
The NHS in London is encouraging people to prepare for their healthcare needs ahead of the upcoming bank holiday weekend, by ordering and collecting repeat prescriptions and making sure family members also have enough medication for any health conditions. Services may also be impacted by the upcoming industrial action by consultants which is taking place […]
More NHS disruption as latest junior doctors’ strike begins this week The latest round of industrial action by junior doctors is set to cause further disruption to NHS appointments and procedures across the capital this week. Junior doctors across England are to strike from 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August […]