NHS leaders in London are encouraging those who are eligible to get their free NHS flu vaccine as there are hundreds of people in the capital still in hospital with flu, as levels of flu circulating remain high. With hospital admission rates for flu currently matching the highest rates in the years just before the […]

The capital’s NHS has now virtually eliminated two-year waits for patients, as staff continue to contend with high demand for emergency care. Teams working in A&E treated 416,190 people in December 2022, up almost 18% since the same time last year (352,167). 999 call centres also saw increased pressure with 13,750 more calls answered in […]

Thousands more people started vital treatment for cancer in the capital over the last year compared to before the pandemic, according to latest figures. Over 39,000 people in London received treatment for cancer over the last year (Nov 2021 – Oct 2022) – up by more than 2,700 on the same period pre-pandemic. More people […]

Following a surge in serious cases of flu among under-fives in the capital, parents are being urged by the NHS in London to make sure their children are vaccinated if they are eligible for the flu vaccine. Across England, hospitalisations in young children are over 44% higher than the last pre-pandemic year (2019/20), with around […]

The NHS in London is reminding people they can get assessed and directed to the care they need by using NHS 111 online without leaving the comfort of their homes. After entering answers about any specific health needs online, the service makes an assessment and directs users to the best place for their care – this can […]

Ahead of the Christmas and New Year bank holiday weekends, Londoners are urged to prepare for their healthcare needs early and to take precautions to stay healthy while enjoying the holidays.   With some GPs and pharmacies closed or working reduced hours, it is important for people to order or collect any repeat prescriptions in advance.  […]

The NHS in London is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services this winter, as part of extensive winter plans already underway. Mental health professionals will work within ambulance control centres and accompany paramedics on emergency call outs, to treat people of all ages […]

Hundreds of Londoners are receiving vital protection against Covid-19 and flu this winter at new pop-up vaccination services being stood up across the capital. Scores of pop-up vaccination sites have been mobilised in the capital in recent weeks, as the NHS in London steps up efforts to get more eligible Londoners vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

The NHS in London has continued to reduce long wait times for planned treatment and see even more patients for diagnostics tests and potentially lifesaving cancer checks, as staff contend with the start of a busy winter. Latest figures show tens of thousands more people received the diagnostic tests and checks they needed in October […]

Two years since the NHS delivered the world’s first Covid jab, kickstarting the most successful vaccination programme ever, health leaders are calling for people who are eligible to get their booster dose ahead of Christmas. The NHS in London has delivered more than 19m Covid vaccines since the largest and fastest vaccination programme in NHS […]