A new approach to cancer care across the capital is being introduced to ensure patients get the lifesaving treatments they need during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cancer services across London are now being coordinated by a specialist ‘Cancer Hub’ led by The Royal Marsden and University College London Hospitals. The Hub will ensure NHS hospitals continue […]
Two reports are today published by NHS Improvement that document historic care failings in the Cardiac Surgery Unit at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between 2013 and 2018 and set out action taken to improve and ensure safe care. They are being considered at the public board meeting at the trust today. The […]
The NHS and three voluntary sector organisations are boosting their partnership to support people in London this winter. This follows the success of last year’s collaboration which directly supported over 8,000 patients across the country. Whilst the NHS and voluntary sector maintain a close partnership all year round, this is increased during the winter months […]
The NHS in London has appointed the region’s first chief midwife to lead improvements in care for women and families during the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. NHS England and Improvement announced today that Kate Brintworth would be the first to take on the new role in London. With over 120, 000 babies born […]
The NHS in London and Public Health England (PHE) are extremely well prepared for outbreaks of new infectious diseases. The NHS has put in place measures to ensure the safety of all patients and NHS staff while also ensuring services are available to the public as normal. The risk to the general public is moderate. […]
London is already the world-leading city for HIV diagnosis and treatment, with 95 per cent of people with HIV diagnosed, 98 per cent of whom are on treatment and 97 per cent of those with the HIV virus suppressed. This week London is launching a new collaboration with partnership projects to the value of £1 […]
The fleet is an expansion of a mental health car service launched in south-east London in November 2018 and will help alleviate pressure traditionally faced by the NHS in the final winter months. The original service is estimated to have helped around 2,000 people suffering with mental health issues in the past year, with initial […]
The government-funded campaign includes public health advice on how people can protect themselves from infection. The campaign advises the public to: • always carry tissues and use them to catch coughs and sneezes, and bin the tissue • wash hands with soap and water, or use sanitiser gel, to kill germs The Coronavirus public information […]
Expert urgent community response teams will begin to be rolled-out by the NHS in south east London, starting from April 2020, to help support older people to stay in their own homes and avoid hospital admissions under a new scheme outlined today. As part of a £14 million national NHS programme, south east London has […]
Sir David Sloman, NHS London’s Regional Director, has today announced the names of the senior health and care chairs appointed to lead London’s five emerging Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). The five chairs will take on responsibility for the future of London’s health and care systems which serve the 9 million people who live in our […]