The drive to vaccinate children in London against polio and ensure they are up to date with key immunisations is gearing up for a second phase, which seeks to ensure as many children as possible are protected against serious illness. From today, parents and carers of children aged one to 11 who are not up […]

  NHS staff across London have reduced waits of more than 18 months for surgical procedures and other routine treatment by 78% since March 2022, as part of the elective recovery plan to address the longest waiting times for patients.   Despite significant pressures on the NHS, the hard work of staff in the capital has seen […]

People in London will receive quicker, more convenient access to NHS care from their high street pharmacy, thanks to improved access to primary care. For the first time, patients who need prescription medication will be able to get it directly from a pharmacy, without a GP appointment, for seven common conditions including earache, sore throat […]

NHS London announces the appointment of Mike Bell as new Chair of South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) starting from May 1. Mike Bell is currently the Chair of Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust in south east London and will continue in this post while he also takes on his new role. Helen Pettersen, […]

NHS in London prioritises life critical care as strike action disrupts services from this evening The NHS in London will prioritise urgent and emergency care again this bank holiday weekend and is urging Londoners to use services wisely as industrial action enters its sixth month. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced strike action […]

Ahead of the bank holiday on 1 May, Jane Clegg, Chief Nurse for the NHS in London, is encouraging Londoners to keep their health front of mind by ordering repeat prescriptions early and stocking up on any medication for existing health conditions.    Over the long weekend some GP surgeries and pharmacies may be closed, or […]

NHS England – London is planning a new Children’s Cancer Principal Treatment Centre (PTC) covering the current PTC catchment area of south London, Kent, Medway, most of Surrey, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove. To make sure that everyone who wants to can share their view on the new centre, NHS England – London will soon […]

The George Cross medal, awarded to the NHS in England last year by the late Queen, is set to tour the nation from July starting with a six-month stint at the iconic Science Museum in South Kensington.  With the NHS turning 75 on 5 July 2023, the UK’s highest civilian gallantry medal will be on […]

Emergency, urgent and critical care will be prioritised by the NHS this week as strike action by junior doctors across the capital risks major disruption of services, with thousands of patients facing postponements to routine care. Industrial action by junior doctors who are part of the BMA and the HCSA is set to begin on […]

The largest vaccination programme in history is continuing to expand with the offer of a targeted spring booster for those at highest risk of Covid infection, including over 75s, those with a weakened immune system and older adult care home residents.  Following latest guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), an additional […]