NHS urges London’s young people to get vaccinated amid rise in measles cases As measles cases continue to rise in London, NHS London is today calling on young people across the capital to ensure they have their vaccinations. UK Health Security Agency statistics reveal there have been 733 confirmed cases of measles since October 2023, […]
The London Air Quality and Health Programme Office has collaborated with a wide range of partners across London’s healthcare system and the Mayor of London to develop the UK’s first targeted air pollution alert system for health professionals in London. The London Air Quality alert system will provide timely alerts to all GPs and Emergency […]
A four-day strike by junior doctors begins this weekend over an ongoing pay dispute with the government. More than one in every ten days has been hit by strike action in the last year and this latest walk-out again comes at a challenging time for NHS staff as they work hard to meet the surge […]
The latest data from NHS London shows that – despite the pressures of winter and industrial action through 2023 and into January – the percentage of accident and emergency attendees being seen within the national four-hour target has remained stable. 72.7% of A&E attendees were seen within four hours in January, up 0.4% on January […]
31 January 2024 – An independent report summarising responses to an NHS consultation into the future location of very specialist cancer treatment services for children living in south London and much of south-east England has been published by NHS England and is available to read at: https://www.transformationpartners.nhs.uk/childrenscancercentre/key-information/ NHS England (London and south-east regions) launched a […]
Millions of people across London can now access direct treatment for seven common health conditions at their local pharmacy, without needing a GP appointment or prescription. NHS London today announces that thousands of highly trained pharmacists across London will be now able to assess and treat patients for seven common conditions, bringing more healthcare to […]
The latest round of junior doctors’ strikes saw nearly 37,000 appointments rescheduled across the capital. The six-day strike from 3 to 9 January meant 36,855 elective and outpatient appointments were postponed in London. More than 20,000 junior doctors took part in the strike, with the highest number of walkouts across London being nearly 5,000 on […]
A record six-day strike by Junior doctors will begin this week over an ongoing pay dispute with the government. The walk-out comes at a challenging time for NHS staff as they work hard to meet the surge in demand that Winter period brings. Doctors will strike from 7am on Wednesday, 3 January through to 7am […]
Data on the latest junior doctors strike are here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS. In summary, over the three-day strike from 7am, 20 December to 7am, 23 Dec there were 25,366 cancellations of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments in London. At the peak of the action, there were 4,501 staff not […]
Doctors are warning winter virus cases are increasing alongside pressure on NHS services as data shows the number of people testing positive for Covid continues to rise in London. In the run up to Christmas London had the highest rate of Covid in England, with data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimating that […]