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On the August bank holiday weekend (24 to 26 August 2019), Londoners will have access to a range of healthcare services through extended access GP appointments and urgent treatment centres. Those with urgent medical issues can call NHS 111 to speak to a fully trained adviser, 24 hours a day. Advisors can connect callers to […]

Patients in two areas of London are set to benefit from significant improvements to their local NHS services, thanks to a Government capital cash boost. The announcement, made by the Prime Minister today, pledged almost £30m in additional funding for London – funding much needed for additional intensive care beds and a brand new health […]

The contracts to provide GP services at a number of practices in London are due to end between January and April 2020, so new contracts need to be put in place. As part of the process which will lead to the new contracts, patients of those practices were asked for their views via a patient […]

The NHS and MPs have joined forces to celebrate some of the biggest achievements in health and social care from across the country, honouring individuals and teams in the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards supported by FUJIFILM. We are proud to have two London based projects scooping awards at the ceremony which took place at the […]

South East London is leading the way in bringing together health and care services, breaking down the traditional barriers between organisations which provide different types of care to patients. The aim is to help the area’s 1.9 million residents to receive seamless care between the NHS and social care services they receive, enabling them to […]

The biggest reform to General Practice in a generation brings new services for patients across the capital Shake up will see physiotherapists, pharmacists, paramedics and other professionals working with London’s GP surgeries to provide better out of hospital care  A major transformation in the way London’s family doctors work launches today (Monday 1 July 2019). […]

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)  is an imaging technique that uses light waves to capture a 3D image of the back of the eye, down to the cellular level. It takes only 20 seconds and is a painless, quick and a much more accurate way of identifying and monitoring those with diabetic eye disease at the […]

With the four-day weekend fast approaching, one of the capital’s top doctors, Dr Vin Diwakar, is reminding Londoners that there are a number of ways to get medical care if they become unwell this Easter. As the first Bank Holiday of the year, Accident and Emergency departments and ambulance services are expected to be busier […]

The NHS Time for Care programme has seen GP practices free up precious time for patients across London in the last year. The programme has seen surgeries across the capital adopt new ways of working, like letting patients book appointments sooner, reducing paperwork and offering faster access to different specialist health professionals. Patients of Chiswick […]

Nearly 4,000 people in London have now completed the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme and have achieved a combined weight loss of over 10,000kg [22046 pounds or 1575 stone]. New figures show that the 17,000 people who attended most of the healthy living sessions lost an average of 3.4kg, over one kilogram more than originally predicted and a total of […]