Ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, and with temperatures continuing to rise this week in the Capital, the NHS in London is urging people to take care in the hot weather and use NHS services wisely.  The hot spell is not only set to bring the warmest weather of 2025 so far, but it could also […]

New figures show an extra 253 GPs have been recruited by London practices since 1 October. The recruitment boost, part of the government’s Plan for Change, aims to make it easier for people to get an appointment with their GP, ease pressure on GPs, cut waiting lists and ‘bring back the family GP’. South London GP and NHS […]

London NHS staff’s efforts to deliver additional appointments have cut waiting list times and hit the ambitious faster diagnosis standard for cancer, new data shows. Waiting lists have dropped across the capital. In February 2025, 1,172,474 Londoners were on the waiting list to start treatment, a significant reduction of 2,709 compared to the previous month […]

People in London are reminded to plan their medicine needs over the Easter break, use the NHS App to order repeat prescriptions and visit NHS111 online first if medical advice is needed. Chief nurse for the NHS in London Karen Bonner said: “The NHS is here for you over the bank holiday. We’re asking people across the […]

The NHS in London is improving mental health support for patients with major trauma injuries, their families, local communities and the staff who care for them, with a £4m investment in the capital’s four major trauma centres. This will improve the NHS’s day-to-day resilience and its ability to step up support in the event of a major incident in […]

Today, recommendations for the future of maternity and neonatal services in North Central London were agreed at a formal meeting of North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) and NHS England London region Specialised Commissioning, as co-commissioners. The decision comes after a rigourous process, including a public consultation and extensive work with clinicians to […]

Twelve community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are open across London with a further two opening this year, providing a range of diagnostic tests that allows patients to receive life-saving checks closer to their homes. Nearly two million tests have been carried out in the last four years, a figure that is growing exponentially as more centres become fully operational across […]

Board members of North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) along with colleagues from NHS England London region will meet on Tuesday 25 March 2025 to consider recommendations for the future of local maternity and neonatal services. This decision follows a thorough and robust review of maternity, neonatal, and children’s services known as the Start Well Programme.  A detailed […]

The latest figures on the number of people in London hospitals with norovirus show cases have increased by nearly 90% in the last two weeks. Around 100 more beds are taken up by people with the illness, which causes sickness and diarrhoea, compared with the same time period last year. The increase comes as the […]

Over 100 frontline NHS staff were joined by senior NHS leaders in London last week (20th Feb 2025) to share what they want to see in the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS. It was one of a series of regional events where frontline NHS staff across the whole of the NHS workforce, […]