NHS England (London) has announced its new Medical Director for Primary Care and Digital Transformation – Dr Jonty Heaversedge. Dr Heaversedge is a well-known and respected GP with nearly two decades of experience, including teaching and training GPs and medical students, working for many years as a GP Partner in an inner city practice in […]
Issued at Monday 19 June 13:00PM A spokesperson for NHS England (London) said: “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the appalling incident at Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park earlier this morning. We are working closely with emergency services and all organisations involved. While there are robust measures in place to manage major incidents, […]
Updated Thursday 15 June at 5.05pm Dr Vinod Diwakar Medical Director for NHS England (London) said: “Across London, we are continuing to respond to the tragic incident at the Grenfell tower block in Kensington. We would like to thank staff across the NHS who have been pulling out all the stops in caring for the […]
As we get ready for the bank holiday weekend, NHS England (London) is sharing important information to prepare for the four day weekend, including how Londoners can access health services. Not every GP practice will be open on the bank holidays but Londoners can still access services through out of hours GP access hubs, walk–in […]
Liz Wise is Director of Primary Care Commissioning – NHS England (London) & Programme Director – Transforming Primary Care, Healthy London Partnership. Here, Liz introduces #GPLondon – a campaign to celebrate general practice in the capital, shine a spotlight on its challenges, and explain what NHS England is doing to deliver the improvements set out […]
A Child Sexual Abuse Hub Toolkit has been created as a guide for commissioners and practitioners who want to establish a Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) hub in their local area. Following a two year programme funded by NHS England (London) and hosted by King’s College University Hospital NHS Trust, the toolkit was created to improve […]
The NHS in England has today (Friday 31 March) set out how it will meet the priorities of patients and the public across the region over the next two years by better integrating health and care services. Patients in London will see services increasingly delivered in a joined-up way, helping to deliver greater access to […]
From April, parents of the 136,000 babies born across London each year will be able to record and manage information about their child’s health and development online. The NHS in England has today announced a digital version of the Redbook will be rolled out across London, answering calls from parents who often lose information when […]
Information about support services for victims, witnesses, family members and all those affected by the attack at Westminster can be found below: A Home Office web page that contains advice on where to seek urgent assistance and information, including the official helplines for this incident. A psychological care leaflet (Psychosocial Care after the London Attack) […]
“We are aware of the incident taking place in the Westminster area and the London Ambulance Service is in attendance. Our priority for now is to work closely with colleagues in nearby hospitals and other emergency services to respond to the situation.”