On 23 May 2014 NHS England launched their next phase of engagement on proposals to improve specialist cancer and cardiovascular services in north and east London and west Essex. The proposals, if implemented, could help save more than 1,000 lives by creating high volume centres of excellence for the delivery of specialist services for five […]

Procuring, Commissioning and Providing Services in the Community to Meet the Needs of the Future. To support commissioners and providers of Community Services across London, a conference is planned for Monday 14 July in central London: This conference is seen as an opportunity to draw together the different partners to facilitate learning and action planning […]

As fans are gearing up for England’s first World Cup match this weekend, the NHS in London is urging people to ensure they don’t end up in the capital’s busy A&Es because they have had too much to drink. Alcohol is a factor in up to 40% of A&E cases at the weekend[1] and, with […]

Spurs claim an ‘overwhelming response’ to the Get to know cancer campaign Tottenham Hotspur has today announced that it will be supporting NHS England’s (London) ‘Get to know cancer’ campaign next season, following what the Club has called an ‘overwhelming response’ this year. The campaign, which is designed to boost early detection of cancer through better […]

Lowering the age of referrals, speedier access to tests, and more community programmes to help people spot the early signs of cancer are among a raft of new measures – unveiled by London’s health leaders today – to tackle the capital’s biggest cause of premature death. More than 13,600 people die of cancer[1] every year in […]

More London hospitals are delivering high quality acute emergency care across all seven days of the week Eight in 10 of the capital’s hospitals deliver 1:1 midwife care for all women in established labour NHS England London has today published new data on the progress of hospitals in meeting standards for acute emergency and maternity […]

The second of the London Health and Care Leaders Forum took place on Tuesday 11 March 2014 and was hosted by McKinsey and supported by the London Leading for Health Partnership. Following on from a very successful first meeting in October 2013, the Forum brought together the leadership community from across health and care in […]

The developer of an app which lets young people across London find the health services they need at the tap of a screen – from mental health services in Barking, to drug and alcohol advice in Hounslow, to sexual health screening in Lambeth – has won an award for her work. Since its launch in […]

In May 2013, NHS England set out plans to strengthen performance in urgent and emergency care to help hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments meet demand and tackle waiting time pressures, including during the busy winter months. As part of this, NHS England brought together healthcare leaders from different parts of the local NHS to […]

NHS Leaders have today launched a five year plan to transform cancer services to meet the soaring numbers of Londoners surviving cancer. Whilst cancer is still the biggest cause of premature death, the number of people living with and beyond cancer[1]  is set to rise to 400,000 by 2030. Every hour three more Londoners[2] are diagnosed […]