A pharmacy in West London has delivered the 125,000th flu jab in London this winter – making it the highest flu vaccination rate the capital has ever seen. NHS England London welcomed the milestone but also urged others to have the jab as soon as possible before flu strikes, pointing out that thousands more people […]
Healthy London Partnership, a collaboration between all London CCGs and NHS England London region, has today set out in its report how London’s urgent and emergency care services will become coordinated, consistent, clear and available seven days a week. View the document: Coordinated, consistent and clear urgent and emergency care. Once implemented it would mean […]
Shaping a Healthier Future is the programme to reshape hospital and out of hospital health and care services in North West London. North West London has a growing and ageing population, and at present, specialist care is too thinly spread over too many sites and some facilities are inadequate. A major public consultation on the […]
A year ago, Lord Darzi published the visionary Better Health for London report which along with the NHS’ Five Year Forward View set out aspirations for improving the health of Londoners and making the capital the healthiest city in the world. Now, one year on, the London Health Board- made up of NHS England (London), […]
Pregnant London women have the lowest participation rate in the free whooping cough vaccination programme, according to figures released by NHS England (London) recently. Dr Catherine Heffernan, Principal Advisor for Early Years, Immunisation and Vaccination Services for NHS England (London), said: “The vaccination is safe and effective, reducing the risk of whooping cough by 90% […]
Mental health and wellbeing is receiving more attention than ever before in the media and from politicians. This is in no small part thanks to the work of mental health charities such as Mind and Rethink and their successful Time to Change campaign, encouraging people to talk about their mental health with the aim of […]
NHS England (London) is successfully engaging with patients and the public according to an independent report launched today (Monday 5th October). The report – written by London Patient Voice – sets out how NHS England (London) has made good progress over the last year in engaging with patients, especially when set against a difficult operating environment undergoing […]
Black Minority and Ethnic (BME) nurses and midwifes are benefitting from a new course which started this week, ran by the NHS Leadership Academy and NHS England London. One in five NHS nursing staff are from BME backgrounds yet there is still an under representation of BME nursing and midwifery staff reaching senior executive posts. […]
Commenting on reports about evidence from Londonwide LMCs to the Health Select Committee as part of their enquiry into GP pressures, a spokesperson for NHS England (London) said: “General practice is the foundation of the NHS and we understand the pressure on GPs. We are working hard with our partners, including the RCGP, on a […]
Throughout summer, pharmacists across London have been helping children and young people to manage their asthma more effectively as part of a NHS England (London) public health campaign. Since the campaign began in late July, over 1,880 children and young people, their carers or parents have spoken with over 450 pharmacists about effective asthma management. […]