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London’s GPs, nurses and pharmacists have started to vaccinate everyone at high risk of getting or spreading flu this winter, in order to keep people well this winter. One of London’s top nurses, Martin Machray is encouraging everyone who is eligible for the NHS vaccination to get theirs this autumn – highlighting that the flu […]

The Mental Health Compact for London sets out cross-agency working to ensure high quality care for people in mental health crisis. It sets out working between London’s mental health and acute trusts, Local Authorities, CCGs, NHS England and NHS Improvement, London Ambulance Service and Police services. We intend to establish a common understanding of what […]

Youth workers will be introduced to five additional A&E departments for the first time to work with young people caught up in violent crime. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced record investment to increase the number of youth workers in hospitals across the city and help steer young people away from violence. […]

The NHS in London has announced Cedi Frederick as Chair at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. Cedi Frederick will be replacing Dr Peter Carter, who has been the Trust’s interim Chair since February 2019. Cedi Frederick has been a non-executive director at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust since April 2017, and […]

We have a shared ambition to make London the world’s healthiest global city, and the best global city in which to receive health and care services. We know we need to work together across public services and wider society, both to make the most of opportunities for good health and to tackle issues that cause […]

By Garrett Emmerson Chief Executive of the London Ambulance Service Leading the busiest ambulance service in the country is a challenge and a privilege. London is a world-class, vibrant city where anything can – and does – happen. My ambulance crews attend around 1.2 million incidents each year. We also handle millions of 999 and […]

Sunday 22 September 2019 is Car Free Day in London and the NHS is encouraging staff, and patients, who are able to, to join in the celebrations happening all over traffic-free streets in the city. Air pollution is one of the biggest health emergencies of our generation and 3 out of 4 Londoners are worried […]

Hundreds of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) in London will be able to access expert care, support and treatment earlier thanks to a new network of NHS ‘one stop shop’ clinics being launched today. More than 1,300 women over 18 across the country are expected to benefit from the highly specialised FGM support being […]

Gillian Norton will continue as Chairman of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and become a Chairman in Common for both organisations The NHS in London is pleased to announce that Gillian Norton OBE DL will become Chairman of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 October 2019. This appointment will […]

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day (10th September), the NHS in London is encouraging everyone to talk more and share how they feel. Although talking isn’t always easy, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is leading the way in Channel 5 TV tonight at 9pm in ‘Suicidal: In Our Own Words’. The powerful […]