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. […]
An innovative north London service which has supported close to 3,500 people with a range of vulnerabilities who are at risk of offending in getting the right health and social care support has won a prestigious Howard League for Penal Reform award last week. The North and North East London Liaison and Diversion service picked […]
Five organisations have today been announced as the new providers of diabetic eye screening across London from 1 November 2015. Eye screening is a key part of diabetes care to check for diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to sight loss if it’s not detected early and treated. Everyone aged 12 and over with […]
An innovative approach to help improve maternity care has been launched in London. Evidence shows that in the capital, maternity outcomes are worse than in some other parts of the country and many women report poor experience of care particularly around communication and consistency of caring attitudes. To tackle this, London’s Maternity Strategic Clinical Network […]
London’s 32 GP-led Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England (London) have today set out their plans to make London the world’s healthiest global city in a joint report, Transforming London’s Health and Care Together. This includes the launch of 13 transformation programmes that will help achieve the vision set out in the NHS Five Year […]
The Mayor of London, NHS England (London), Public Health England, London Councils and the 32 GP-led clinical commissioning groups have come together to outline how, individually and collaboratively, they will work towards London becoming the world’s healthiest major city. The new partnership has been established in response to the challenges set out in the London […]
Former England and Tottenham Hotspur FC star Ledley King joined NHS England (London) and Wandsworth council in an urgent call for more men to get health checks at the official launch of a new Get to know cancer pop-up shop in south London today. The Wandsworth pop-up shop is the latest activity for the Get […]
Top gift revealed as London’s Chief Nurse shares holiday health tips for Londoners. As the NHS in London prepares to enter one of its busiest periods of the year, Caroline Alexander, the capital’s chief nurse, is asking Londoners to put their health at the top of their “To Do” list this Christmas. To help here […]