Junior doctors’ strike in January could disrupt appointments

Junior doctors’ strike in January could disrupt appointments

Junior doctors at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust are due to strike from 7am on Wednesday, January 3 until 7am on Tuesday, January 9. The strike will impact Barnet Hospital, Chase... Read more »
Junior doctors strike: 2,000 added to east London hospitals wait list

Junior doctors strike: 2,000 added to east London hospitals wait list

Almost 2,000 appointments at east London hospitals have had to be moved amidst the junior doctors strike, set to be the longest period of industrial action in NHS history. Junior doctors in Havering... Read more »
Latest doctors’ strike impacting ‘very busy’ NHS services across East London

Latest doctors’ strike impacting ‘very busy’ NHS services across East London

Significant impact expected as junior doctors in the NHS walkout for a third time this year, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter A junior doctors picket line today outside The Royal London... Read more »
Hot temperatures add to record breaking day for London emergency departments ahead of junior doctors strike

Hot temperatures add to record breaking day for London emergency departments ahead of junior doctors strike

E mergency departments across south west London are facing record-breaking demand amid sizzling temperatures as a junior doctors’ strike threatens to cripple services even further. More visits were made to St George’s,... Read more »
‘I’m a mental health worker for doctors – money worry is causing them burnout’

‘I’m a mental health worker for doctors – money worry is causing them burnout’

With inflation at a 40-year high, the price of everything from energy bills and car fuel, to food and housing has surged this year. Now i is finding out how people across... Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision as doctors are ‘concerned for her health,’ palace says

Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision as doctors are ‘concerned for her health,’ palace says

LONDON — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was placed under medical supervision, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as her family traveled to Scotland to be by her side after doctors became concerned for the 96-year-old... Read more »
South East London doctors urging people to get lung cancer checks – Southwark News

South East London doctors urging people to get lung cancer checks – Southwark News

South East London NHS doctors are urging people with long-standing persistent coughs to visit their GP in a bid to tackle lung cancer.  The ‘Help Us Help You’ campaign is being launched... Read more »
COVID and social media pressures driving surge in mental health problems, say doctors | UK News

COVID and social media pressures driving surge in mental health problems, say doctors | UK News

A combination of the pandemic and social media pressures is driving a surge in mental health problems, including eating disorders, among young people. One NHS trust in west London said referrals to... Read more »
UK weather: stay out of the sun, doctors warn, as Britain braces for its hottest day | UK weather

UK weather: stay out of the sun, doctors warn, as Britain braces for its hottest day | UK weather

Health warnings have been issued about this week’s heatwave, which is expected to bring the hottest day of the year, with prolonged temperatures higher than in the Greek islands, and intensify pressure... Read more »
‘Doctors told us to say goodbye to our baby when he was just days old after he was born blue and floppy’

‘Doctors told us to say goodbye to our baby when he was just days old after he was born blue and floppy’

A baby boy from North London is now a “smiley and cheeky” six-month-old, despite doctors saying he would never be able to smile, swallow or breathe on his own. Mum Nia Butrimas... Read more »