East London Hospitals Tackle Rising Violence Against Staff with New Safety Measures

East London Hospitals Tackle Rising Violence Against Staff with New Safety Measures

Imagine walking into your workplace knowing there’s a high chance you might be physically attacked, threatened, or racially abused. For healthcare workers at two hospitals in East London, this has become an... Read more »
Queen’s and King George Hospitals improve CQC ratings

Queen’s and King George Hospitals improve CQC ratings

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated urgent and emergency services at the two hospitals, as ‘requires improvement’ after October and November inspections this year. This comes after both hospitals received overall ‘inadequate’ ratings in November... Read more »
East London hospitals face ‘extremely busy’ winter

East London hospitals face ‘extremely busy’ winter

NHS North East London (NEL) warned that its hospitals are expected to be extremely busy after more than 160,000 people attended A&E between January and December in 2023. This marked a 20,000 increase... Read more »
London surgeon says he saw ‘massacre unfold’ while working in Gaza hospitals | Gaza

London surgeon says he saw ‘massacre unfold’ while working in Gaza hospitals | Gaza

A London surgeon has described witnessing a “massacre unfold” during 43 days spent under bombardment in Gaza, saying the destruction of the Palestinian health system was a military objective of the war.... Read more »
East London hospitals boss: ‘Repeated strikes untenable’

East London hospitals boss: ‘Repeated strikes untenable’

Matthew Trainer, chief executive of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), spoke out ahead of industrial action by junior and senior doctors at the trust starting tomorrow (September 19) and... Read more »
When will NHS strikes hit east London hospitals in September?

When will NHS strikes hit east London hospitals in September?

Across the NHS, junior doctors and consultants are escalating their pay dispute with the government by taking action on the same day in mid-September. September will also see thousands of NHS facilities... Read more »
Centene to sell GP clinics and hospitals in exit from UK market

Centene to sell GP clinics and hospitals in exit from UK market

Receive free Health sector updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Health sector news every morning. US health insurer Centene is selling its chain of GP... Read more »
East London hospitals’ urgent treatment centre waits ‘getting worse’

East London hospitals’ urgent treatment centre waits ‘getting worse’

NHS England has set a target of 95 per cent of patients being admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours after arriving. But at the centres at King George Hospital in Goodmayes and... 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 »
Top doctor visits east London hospitals to see work to cut wait times

Top doctor visits east London hospitals to see work to cut wait times

The country’s leading tumour treatment specialist whose research helped set up fast-track diagnostic centres has been on a fact-finding mission to see how two east London hospitals are cutting waiting lists. Consultant... Read more »