Commemorations will be held today in the capital to honour the dedicated NHS staff who have worked together to tackle the biggest public health emergency in the history of the health service, and remember those who lost their lives. National leaders will attend a service at the Blossom Memorial Garden in Stratford, East London, this […]
With a record number of walk-in and pop-up vaccination centres open across London this weekend, anyone aged over 18 and not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 should use this weekend to get their first dose, says Dr Vin Diwakar, Medical Director for the NHS in London. More than 60 pop-up centres, including many walk-in options, will […]
Everyone aged 18 and over can book themselves in for a life-saving jab as the NHS Covid Vaccination Programme, the biggest in health service history, begins the final push to protect the country. NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced the move today and hailed the moment all adults became eligible as “a watershed” moment. […]
As the largest ever NHS vaccination programme enters its last lap, Dr Vin Diwakar, Medical Director for the NHS in London, encourages Londoners to come forward for their “vital and lifesaving” second dose of the Covid vaccine. The plea comes as people aged 40 and over are being contacted to book their second jab on […]
The NHS COVID vaccination programme will today open up to London’s adults in their twenties, on the six month anniversary of the first person in London being vaccinated. Around 770,000 people aged 25 to 29 in London will be invited by text over the coming days. The move to vaccinate people aged 25 to 29 […]
Hundreds of ambulance crews across the Capital will be provided with body cameras as part of an NHS crackdown to reduce attacks on staff. The introduction of the cameras comes alongside data that over 600 ambulance staff in London were physically assaulted by the public in the last year. Medics will wear the cameras and […]
The NHS has launched a mobile walk-in NHS COVID-19 vaccination service staffed by the NHS using St John Ambulance volunteers and vehicles in South East London, aimed at providing convenient vaccination against COVID-19 to communities with the lowest rates of vaccination uptake. Local GP services will be working with teams from St John Ambulance to […]
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 […]