Almost 2,000 more nurses are caring for Londoners compared to this time last year, as revealed in the latest NHS data as the city celebrates International Nurses Day (12th May). Statistics from NHS digital show as of January this year an increase of over 3 per cent in nurses and health visitors working in London since […]
Everyone aged 40 and over is now being invited to book a life-saving Covid-19 jab as the NHS vaccination programme, the biggest and fastest in the health service’s history, goes from strength to strength. Text messages are now going out to 40 and 41-year-olds today allowing them to arrange a jab at the click of […]
This early May Bank Holiday weekend, Londoners should follow government guidance on coronavirus. This includes remembering to wash your hands regularly, wearing a face covering where required, and following the rule of six (meeting outdoors with up to six people or two households). For more information on government advice, visit gov.uk/coronavirus. If you need medical […]
This Easter weekend, Londoners should follow government guidance on coronavirus. This includes remembering to wash your hands regularly, wearing a face covering where required, and following the rule of six (meeting outdoors with up to six people or two households). For more information on government advice, visit gov.uk/coronavirus. If you need medical help over the […]
The NHS in London – together with the Mayor of London, Public Health England London and London Councils – has published an open letter to Londoners, asking for their support in getting the capital vaccinated. The letter is in full below. Dear Londoner, This is a call for arms for your support in getting London […]
The NHS in London is urging everyone aged 55 and over to come forward and get their Covid vaccination, if they’ve not done so already. With 2.5 million vaccinations already given, the NHS is reminding everyone over 55 that it’s not too late to be vaccinated. People can book an appointment by logging on to […]
From tomorrow (Monday) NHS staff will begin vaccinating people aged 65 to 69 and those who are clinically vulnerable against Covid. Almost 160,000 Londoners between 65-69 have already received a letter asking them to log on to the national booking service at www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination with more to land at the start of next week. Anyone unable […]
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID and who would like to be are being asked to contact the NHS to arrange a jab. Until now the NHS in London has asked people to wait until they are contacted to help ensure that those who are most vulnerable are […]
More than one million Londoners have now received the Covid vaccine, reducing their risk of serious illness from Covid-19. Official figures published today confirm that the NHS in London has now vaccinated more than one million Londoners (1,072,148), with over 60,000 having received both doses. The milestone has been hit just eight weeks after 90-year-old […]
NHS doctors, nurses and other frontline staff have come forward to help reassure communities that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and have been independently tested to the highest standards. The clinicians have recorded messages in some of the most commonly spoken non-English languages in the capital to make sure all parts of London know the […]