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NHS to celebrate health and care heroes as it launches parliamentary awards
The NHS has today launched its parliamentary awards to celebrate and give national recognition to staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. The awards were created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers – their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts to put patients first. Individuals and teams will be key […]
Expectant and new mums across London set to benefit by £6m extra investment in mental health care
Becoming a mum can be one of the most exciting and daunting experiences in a women’s life. The time between conceiving a baby until the baby’s first birthday, known as the perinatal period, is one often filled with joy, excitement but sometimes many unexpected challenges. More than one in ten women in London develop a mental illness […]
Doctors and patients – who are growing vegetables for Lambeth residents – welcomed The Duchess of Cornwall
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Lambeth’s GP Food Co-op Garden yesterday (7 February) to celebrate its 6th birthday and successes in supporting local patients through gardening. The group of clinicians and patients are growing food for the community at hospital sites and GP practices across the borough, to support patients with long […]
Peter Boorman receives OBE for emergency response leadership in London
Peter Boorman, NHS England (London) Lead for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR), has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. The award is in recognition of Peter’s 16-year career in EPRR, during which he led the NHS in London’s preparations and responses to some of the most difficult challenges and tragedies […]
Over 65s Urged To Take Advantage Of Record Flu Vaccination Programme
The Chief Nursing Officer for England and the London Regional Medical Director Dr Vin Diwakar urged the over 65s to take advantage of NHS England’s biggest ever flu vaccination programme. Older people across London are being offered the most effective vaccine in the world as part of the programme which is providing a record 8.5million […]
NHS England’s response to the King’s Fund report on London Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
Regional Medical Director for NHS England (London Region) Dr Vin Diwakar said: We welcome this report which will make a useful contribution to the way that London’s NHS and our partners in local councils, the Mayor and Public Health England are working together. Our partnership has achieved many of the aims that were set out […]
The NHS is open in London over the August Bank Holiday weekend
On this Bank Holiday, Londoners will have access to a range of healthcare services through extended access GP appointments or urgent treatment centres. Those with more urgent medical issues can also call NHS 111 to speak with a fully trained adviser, 24 hours a day, who can connect them to a nurse, emergency dentist or […]
70 new London nurses to join Florence Nightingale Foundation
NHS England and NHS Improvement will join forces with the Florence Nightingale Foundation to celebrate NHS70, and ensure the very best talents in nursing and midwifery are given the chance to shape the future of the service. As part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations, NHS England has committed funding for 70 London nurses to […]
Learning and outcomes from the implementation of Child Sexual Abuse services in London 2015-2018
This report details the learning during the implementation of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) services in London as part of the CSA Transformation Programme 2015-2018. The CSA Transformation Programme set out to pilot three approaches to supporting children and young people after experiencing CSA. These three models were the Children and Young People’s Haven Service (CYP […]
New local health and care partnership for London could save lives
Doctors and nurses will be able to reduce unnecessary patient tests and improve safety through better working between hospitals and GPs and social care in London. New partnerships will be introduced giving health and care staff better and faster access to vital information about the person in their care, so they can determine the right […]