Nearly 84,000 Londoners now have a reduced chance of developing Type 2 diabetes thanks to the world leading NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), which launched in 2016. Prevention is a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan, which set out a major expansion of the Diabetes Prevention Programme. With almost 750,000 people at […]

The roll-out of the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in history continues with people aged 75 and over, and those who are immunosuppressed being advised to book their COVID-19 spring booster, while children aged 5-11 are being encouraged to have their first dose. As a diverse and multinational city, the NHS in London is […]

More than 50,000 nurses and health visitors work across the capital, providing cradle-to-grave care to Londoners. Jane Clegg, chief nurse for the NHS in London, has taken the opportunity to pay tribute to nursing staff across the region: “I would like to wish all of my nursing colleagues across the capital a very happy International […]

Top doctor for the NHS in London, Dr Jane Fryer, is encouraging patients in the capital to prepare for their health in advance of the bank holiday. Ensuring medication and repeat prescriptions are ordered and collected early can be essential, while some GP and pharmacies will be closed or working reduced hours over the long […]

Monthly performance data, published today, show despite ongoing pressures, hardworking teams across London’s NHS continue to recover routine care. While continuing to work through Covid-19 backlogs, the number of patients waiting 52 weeks has reduced by 38% since this time last year. From Super Saturdays, to high intensity theatre lists where surgeons focus on one […]

The NHS in London’s top doctor, Dr Jane Fryer, is urging patients to order and collect any repeat prescriptions or medication early, ahead of the Easter bank holiday, when some GP practices and pharmacies will be closed or working reduced hours. Dr Jane Fryer, Acting Medical Director for the NHS in London, said: “As you […]

Parents and carers of 5 to 11 years olds in London will be able to book a Covid-19 vaccine for their children today (2 April), as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in NHS history expands again. Appointments are available at sites across the capital from Monday with more coming online throughout the week. […]

London NHS doctor Farzana Hussain is today stressing that having a life-saving covid vaccine during Ramadan does not break the daylight hours fast with the NHS spring booster campaign now underway. Farzana Hussain, a senior GP in East London and 2019 GP of the year, is among the many doctors across the capital urging Londoners […]

Every year, tens of thousands of staff and colleagues working in the NHS in London are confronted with violence and aggression from patients and members of the public simply for going to work. Now, the abuse is at a dangerous level with many of our once hailed heroes fearing for their safety. We, leaders of […]

On world poetry day, NHS London have partnered up with Transport for London (TfL) to launch a poetry competition for young Londoners, aged 12-15, to reflect on how their lives have changed since vaccinations were rolled out in the capital over a year ago. The competition seeks to give young Londoners the opportunity to talk […]