A year ago, Lord Darzi published the visionary Better Health for London report which along with the NHS’ Five Year Forward View set out aspirations for improving the health of Londoners and making the capital the healthiest city in the world. Now, one year on, the London Health Board- made up of NHS England (London), […]

Pregnant London women have the lowest participation rate in the free whooping cough vaccination programme, according to figures released by NHS England (London) recently. Dr Catherine Heffernan, Principal Advisor for Early Years, Immunisation and Vaccination Services for NHS England (London), said: “The vaccination is safe and effective, reducing the risk of whooping cough by 90% […]

Mental health and wellbeing is receiving more attention than ever before in the media and from politicians. This is in no small part thanks to the work of mental health charities such as Mind and Rethink and their successful Time to Change campaign, encouraging people to talk about their mental health with the aim of […]

NHS England (London) is successfully engaging with patients and the public according to an independent report launched today (Monday 5th October). The report – written by London Patient Voice – sets out how NHS England (London) has made good progress over the last year in engaging with patients, especially when set against a difficult operating environment undergoing […]

Black Minority and Ethnic (BME) nurses and midwifes are benefitting from a new course which started this week, ran by the NHS Leadership Academy and NHS England London. One in five NHS nursing staff are from BME backgrounds yet there is still an under representation of BME nursing and midwifery staff reaching senior executive posts. […]

Commenting on reports about evidence from Londonwide LMCs to the Health Select Committee as part of their enquiry into GP pressures, a spokesperson for NHS England (London) said: “General practice is the foundation of the NHS and we understand the pressure on GPs. We are working hard with our partners, including the RCGP, on a […]

Throughout summer, pharmacists across London have been helping children and young people to manage their asthma more effectively as part of a NHS England (London) public health campaign. Since the campaign began in late July, over 1,880 children and young people, their carers or parents have spoken with over 450 pharmacists about effective asthma management. […]

An innovative north London service which has supported close to 3,500 people with a range of vulnerabilities who are at risk of offending in getting the right health and social care support has won a prestigious Howard League for Penal Reform award last week. The North and North East London Liaison and Diversion service picked […]

Five organisations have today been announced as the new providers of diabetic eye screening across London from 1 November 2015. Eye screening is a key part of diabetes care to check for diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to sight loss if it’s not detected early and treated. Everyone aged 12 and over with […]

An innovative approach to help improve maternity care has been launched in London. Evidence shows that in the capital, maternity outcomes are worse than in some other parts of the country and many women report poor experience of care particularly around communication and consistency of caring attitudes. To tackle this, London’s Maternity Strategic Clinical Network […]