Robotic dispensing technology is transforming pharmacy services across London, freeing staff from administrative tasks and enabling them to deliver faster, more efficient patient care. New productivity data published today shows how the NHS is harnessing innovation to improve frontline services, with pharmacies across the capital leading the way in adopting automated dispensing systems. These robots […]

Londoners are being urged to respond to their cancer screening invitations today, as the government launches its landmark National Cancer Plan with an ambitious goal to save 320,000 more lives. Screening is one of the simplest and most effective ways to catch cancer early, when treatment is most successful. Yet too many Londoners are missing […]

New NHS data shows more than 62,000 fewer people are waiting for treatment in London hospitals, with numbers falling in November despite a winter surge in demand. Marking a major step forward in tackling elective backlogs, the number of cases waiting more than the 18-week standard dropped below 456 thousand in November, compared with over […]

The NHS in London reveals flu hospital admissions are down 24% on this time last year, while two million people have stepped up for their jab to protect both themselves and hospital pressures this winter. New NHS data shows an average of 387 beds across London have been occupied by flu patients each day since Christmas*, a 14% reduction since […]

Staff across the NHS in London have been recognised in this year’s New Year Honours for their outstanding contributions to healthcare.  From hospital chief executives to diagnostic imaging specialists, oral surgeons to charity leaders, the honours reflect the breadth of talent working to improve the health of Londoners. Recipients have been recognised for services spanning […]

London’s hospitals are facing their toughest winter pressures yet as rising flu cases coincide with several days of industrial action.  Last week (beginning 8 December), an average of 451 general and acute hospital beds across London were occupied by flu patients each day, an 18% rise on the previous week.  Record numbers of patients in hospital mean frontline services remain under enormous pressure as […]

Londoners are being urged to get their flu jab and continue accessing NHS services as usual, despite thousands of resident doctors walking out on strike from today (17/12).  The industrial action, which began at 7am on Wednesday 17 December and runs until 7am on Monday 22 December. This comes at a challenging time for the health service, […]

London hospitals are treating nearly a 50% increase in the number of patients with flu compared to this time last week as the NHS deals with unprecedented levels of the virus. An average of 380 patients per day were in hospital beds with flu last week – the highest ever recorded for this time of […]

The capital’s NHS services are bracing for an unprecedented flu wave this winter, with three times as many Londoners hospitalised by the virus compared to the same time last year. Every day, an average of 259 patients took up a London hospital bed last week (beginning 24th November) because of flu – triple the daily average […]

It marks one year since St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub opened in Havering, North East London (NEL), bringing hospital services into the heart of the community. The neighbourhood health hub offers patients a “one-stop-shop” where they can access multiple services in one visit, without needing to travel to hospital.     The hub’s services are provided […]