‘I’m trans and I’ve waited 3 years for lifesaving NHS treatment – I can’t wait any longer’

‘I’m trans and I’ve waited 3 years for lifesaving NHS treatment – I can’t wait any longer’

Transgender youth in London are facing a crisis with long waiting times for Gender Clinic appointments, gender dysphoria and body issues leading to a rise in mental health problems and being forced... Read more »
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London hospital slashes patient backlog but 1,000 have waited year for treatment

A South London hospital has slashed its patient backlog – but more than 1,000 have still waited a year to be treated. The 52-week backlog at St George’s Hospital in Tooting has... Read more »
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Mum, 44, with chest pains waited 18 months for heart checks – then hospital ‘lost’ her results

A South London mother claims she had to wait 18 months to be seen by in hospital after experiencing chest pain and a fast heart rate. It comes as more than 3,000... Read more »
Aretha Franklin mural in Shoreditch

Hundreds of patients waited 12 hours on a trolley at an East London A&E

More than 700 extra waited over 12 hours on a hospital trolley or multiple hour in an ambulance, a scathing report printed final month revealed. A&E efficiency at King George Hospital and... Read more »
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Hundreds of east London patients waited an hour in ambulance

More than 700 A&E patients waited an unacceptably long time to be seen by a doctor at King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital between May and November last year. In the six... Read more »