On 14 March 2024, NHS leaders for London and the South East chose Evelina London Children’s Hospital as the future location of very specialist cancer services for children living in south London and much of south east England. This followed a rigorous, clinically-led process, including a public consultation. It means very specialist children’s cancer services […]

Thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour and a half. The data for London shows that nearly two-thirds of people in the capital think you should […]

Almost all services back on track after cyber attack hit south east London The final stages of recovery following the cyber attack on pathology services provider Synnovis in June are almost complete, which means nearly all services are now up and running. As a result of the attack, the last few months have seen 10,152 […]

NHS doctors across London urge those eligible to get their Covid-19 and flu vaccinations and help reduce the impact of winter viruses on the capital From today (3 October), people at risk across London will start receiving their winter vaccinations, providing vital protection from developing serious illnesses and ending up in hospital during busy winter months. […]

London parents urged to get their children vaccinated Parents in London are being urged to get their children vaccinated as new figures show only 73.1% of children in the capital had received both doses of the MMR jab by the age of five and just 86.2% had all three doses of the 6-in-1 vaccine by […]

Thousands of people take up the offer of the RSV vaccine amid NHS calls for more to come forward Pregnant women are again being urged to get vaccinated against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to prevent babies and young children being admitted to hospital this winter. Across London maternity services, more than 1,400 women have had […]

NHS England London has released the latest data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against pathology services provider Synnovis on 3 June. The data for the sixteenth week after the attack (16-22 September) shows that across the two most affected trusts, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St […]

NHS England London has released the latest data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against pathology services provider Synnovis on 3 June. The data for the fifteenth week after the attack (9-15 September) shows that across the two most affected trusts, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St […]

Update on cyber incident: clinical impact in south east London – Friday 13 September 2024 NHS England London has released the latest data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against pathology services provider Synnovis on 3 June. The data for the fourteenth week after the attack (2 – 8 September) shows […]

NHS England London has released the latest data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against pathology services provider Synnovis on Monday 3 June. The data for the thirteenth week after the attack (26 August to 1 September), shows that across the two most affected trusts, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust […]