People with mental health worries are being urged to seek help. Although mental health services have been running throughout the pandemic there was a marked dip in referrals despite evidence that coronavirus is making problems more common. Now a new NHS campaign will encourage anyone suffering from anxiety, depression or other issues to come forward […]

Health leaders are urging Londoners to come forward to get the help they need from the NHS, as new surgical hubs are launched across the city. Twenty-nine types of operations – including cataract removal, hysterectomies, and hip and knee replacements – will be delivered from fast-track surgical hubs at multiple locations across London, substantially boosting […]

How people access parts of emergency care in London is changing  People who need urgent, but not life-threatening, care are being asked to contact NHS 111 before going to A&E. This will reduce waiting times and support social distancing in waiting rooms  111 First will mean from 1 December all Londoners can have an appointment booked for them at a nearby A&E if it’s […]

Google searches for ‘ambulance jobs’ shoot up by 70 per cent as prime time TV viewers are gripped by the real-life emergencies paramedics and 999 call handlers are responding to, with the latest episode of Ambulance airing tonight.  As the weekly BBC documentary series ‘Ambulance’, was broadcast last Wednesday (23 September), and viewers watched London […]

More than 135,000 Londoners, including the Mayor of London, have now completed suicide prevention training and are helping to play their part in saving lives. The impressive number far surpasses the original goal to train 100,000 people within twelve months set in September 2019 to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, when the citywide Zero Suicide […]

Marie Gabriel CBE, Chair of the North East London Integrated Care System and the NHS Race and Health Observatory, has today been confirmed as the Chair of London’s People Board. The London People Board has been established to implement priorities for the current and future NHS workforce. It aims to make the NHS in London […]

This August Bank Holiday, Londoners should follow government advice on coronavirus. This includes remembering to wash your hands regularly, wearing a face covering where required, and making space between yourself and those not in your household or support bubble. For more information on government advice, visit gov.uk/coronavirus. If you need medical help this weekend, please […]

The NHS in London has issued a rallying call to those receiving their A-Level results tomorrow (Thursday 13th August) to join the thousands of their peers who have already applied to study nursing in London this year. NHS staff including nurses have pulled out all the stops to treat London’s COVID-19 patients across all areas […]

All transplant centres in London have now resumed kidney transplants from living donors. The NHS in London has been working in partnership with independent hospitals in the capital to make it safe for patients to undergo kidney transplant operations. During the peak of the pandemic, transplant patients were particularly vulnerable to contracting coronavirus because medication […]

The NHS in London is urging parents in London to take young children for immunisation appointments to prevent outbreaks of serious diseases and reduce pressure on the health service. Data from GP practices across the capital points to a 25% drop in the numbers of children having received vital immunisations compared to this time last […]