Babylon is ‘fully committed’ to London NHS GP offering despite financial woes

Babylon is ‘fully committed’ to London NHS GP offering despite financial woes

Online GP provider Babylon has said it has no plans to pull out of providing care to its 100,000 NHS patients in London, despite wider financial woes. Last month, The Telegraph alleged... Read more »
East London NHS hospital trust has the worst waits in England

East London NHS hospital trust has the worst waits in England

An NHS hospital trust in east London has the worst waiting times for patients in A&E in England, it has emerged. More than 31 per cent of people waited in excess of... Read more »
NHS nurse from Whipps Cross hospital made MBE

NHS nurse from Whipps Cross hospital made MBE

A prime NHS nurse from a Waltham Forest Hospital has been recognised within the 2023 New 12 months Honours checklist forward of the well being service’s seventy fifth birthday. Zebina Ratansi, director... Read more »
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

It is onerous to recall a winter when the NHS was not in disaster. The seasonal rise in respiratory infections appears to take hospital managers abruptly yearly. This 12 months, nevertheless, the... Read more »
NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person 

NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person 

NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person over candidates from ethnic minorities NHS bosses are forcing interviewers to explain why they hired a white person... Read more »
Ambulance strike: NHS trust issues advice to east Londoners

Ambulance strike: NHS trust issues advice to east Londoners

An NHS trust which runs hospitals in east London has warned people who do not need emergency care that they face “extremely long” waits if they attend its A&Es during strike action.... Read more »
Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial

Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial

People suffering from severe alcohol use disorders will be offered ketamine in a new NHS and university-led medical trial. Alcoholics will be offered ketamine to help them stay off the booze for... Read more »
Havering and Redbridge face ongoing NHS GP shortage

Havering and Redbridge face ongoing NHS GP shortage

Redbridge and Havering continue to struggle with an NHS GP shortage compared with the rest of London, though there are signs of improvement.  As of October, the two boroughs had an average of... Read more »
Shadow health secretary claims government not negotiating with nurses to make them ‘scapegoat’ for wider NHS failings – live | Politics

Shadow health secretary claims government not negotiating with nurses to make them ‘scapegoat’ for wider NHS failings – live | Politics

Streeting claims ministers not stopping health strikes because they expect ‘patients to suffer this winter’ anyway MPs are currently debating a Labour motion on the NHS workforce. Wes Streeting, the shadow health... Read more »
Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Ambulance workers across England are likely to strike before Christmas, says ​UNISON today (Tuesday), as it announces the results of its month-long NHS strike ballot.  Thousands of 999 call handlers, ambulance technicians, paramedics and their colleagues... Read more »