Two years ago today, the first Covid-19 patients were treated in London after being transferred from Brighton to Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Tehseen Khan, a London GP and senior clinical adviser for the Covid-19 vaccination programme, has seen some of the worst of the pandemic, with Covid-19 spreading quickly among the […]
A year on from the first Covid-19 vaccination at a high street pharmacy, there are now more than 230 pharmacies giving life-saving jabs across London – and they have delivered more than five million vaccinations in the rollout of the biggest vaccination programme ever. People across the country are being urged to ‘grab a jab’ […]
A range of innovative approaches to delivering the vaccine is taking place across London – from mobile vaccination clinics, shopping centres and supermarkets to colleges, places of worship, community centres and sports stadiums. NHS staff on board a vaccination bus visiting Stockwell, Vauxhall, Streatham and Brixton are not only giving covid jabs, but also providing […]
Today, the NHS will launch a new landmark campaign using the iconic Beatles song ‘Help!” to get Londoners taking better care of their mental health. Backed by some of the UK’s biggest artists, the campaign will encourage people struggling with their mental health to seek support. ‘Help!’, written by John Lennon in 1964, was credited […]
NHS London’s top doctor, Dr Vin Diwakar is calling for eligible adults to ‘not delay’ getting their jab this January as almost 30,000 Londoners are due to become eligible for their top-up dose in the next week. Around 450,000 jab appointments for first, second and booster doses are still up for grabs in the coming […]
The hard work and dedication of staff across the capital’s NHS are among those recognised in this year’s New Year Honours, with a midwife, virologist and radiographer awarded alongside more than 30 other health service workers across the city. London’s healthcare staff have received honours for services across midwifery, intensive care medicine, inclusion and the […]
The NHS Covid vaccination programme, the biggest and most successful in health service history, continued over the festive period in England. NHS staff across England reported hundreds of thousands of life-saving ‘jingle jab’ vaccinations at scores of sites over Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day, with 54,307 total jabs given to Londoners including more than […]
The NHS in London delivered a record-breaking week of over 650,000 booster vaccines and third doses last week, pushing the capital toward the milestones of 3 million top-up jabs and 15 million vaccinations overall. The number of boosters and third doses given were *double the previous week, as NHS staff and volunteers accelerated the booster […]
First 24-hour London Covid-19 vaccination centre and Wembley Stadium among new centres being opened by the NHS this weekend, as hundreds of thousands more Londoners rush forward to get the Covid-19 vaccine. The increase in vaccination sites comes as Londoners surge forward for the Covid-19 vaccine, with more than double the number of daily vaccinations given compared […]
London’s NHS is to ramp up booster vaccinations throughout December, opening three new Hospital Hub+ sites, making it more convenient than ever for Londoners to get their Covid-19 top-up vaccine before Christmas, and challenge the potential threat of the Omicron variant. Hospital hubs, vaccination centres, pharmacies, GP surgeries and community pop ups will be stepping […]