NHS launches first-ever breast screening campaign to help detect thousands of cancers earlier The NHS in London is launching an awareness campaign to encourage more women to attend potentially life-saving breast screening appointments, as national figures show more than four in ten women (46.3%) invited for the first time don’t act on their invitation. Around […]
The NHS across London is urging older people in the capital who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to get vaccinated. Invites are being sent to people not yet vaccinated against RSV who are aged 75-79 or turned 80 after 1 September 2024, encouraging them to book an appointment with their GP. Chief […]
NHS England’s chief nursing officer has urged students applying for UCAS to consider joining the NHS through a healthcare degree. Duncan Burton, joined Health Minister Karin Smyth on a visit to La Retraite Sixth Form in Lambeth to see how T Level health students are developing the core knowledge for entry into a range of […]
Dr Usman Khan has been appointed as the new regional Director of Improvement, Transformation and Partnerships for the NHS in London. The role, which is a joint appointment between the NHS, the Greater London Authority and London Councils, is central to how the health and care system in the capital works in a joined-up way […]
The NHS is encouraging parents, carers and young people to learn about the life-saving HPV vaccine during Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The vaccine, which was introduced in 2008, helps protect against human papillomavirus (HPV) and as a result of people receiving the vaccine there has been a drop in the number of people getting cervical cancer and other […]
London NHS staff have now given almost 46,000 more flu vaccinations this winter compared to the same period last year, despite starting a month later than last year. It is hoped that this number continues to rise however, as Londoners are still being encouraged to protect themselves by getting the jab if they haven’t already had it. […]
The NHS in London is encouraging people to get vaccinated against flu, with latest figures showing more people with flu in the capital’s hospitals than at any point last year. Throughout December, the number of people admitted to a hospital bed with flu across London steadily increased. Flu admissions are expected to continue to rise […]
The hard work and dedication of staff across the NHS in London has been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours, with a sickle cell community matron, neurosurgeon and leading researcher into diabetes awarded alongside other health service workers across the city. London’s healthcare staff have received honours for services to health and equality closing […]
As the year draws to a close and the holiday break approaches, the NHS in London is asking the public to help reduce demand on NHS services in the run up to Christmas. As winter viruses flourish, the NHS is under increased pressure, with more patients coming into hospital sick and space urgently needed to […]
With only two weeks left to book Covid-19 and flu vaccinations online, the NHS in London is urging everyone still eligible to get protected. The latest figures show more than 23 million covid jabs have been given in the capital since the vaccination programme began three years ago. People have until the end of 19 […]