Hackney residents and health workers joined a national campaign outside the House of Lords on Wednesday in protest over proposed NHS reforms.

The demo, organised by the Hackney division of ‘Keep Our NHS Public’, took place while the controversial Health and Social Care Bill was being scrutinised by the chamber.

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A number of new psychiatric Liaison Services for older people will launch accross east London, the NHS anounced yesterday. (more…)

Lewisham NHS Trust has launched a new scheme for residents in the borough with learning difficulties. (more…)

Croydon University Hospital spent only an average of £1.73 per meal on food for patients last year, new figures show. (more…)

Patient satisfaction levels at many GP practices in Hackney are lower than the London average, new figures reveal. (more…)

Hackney residents over the age of 50 are being offered the chance to sign up for a free place on a 12 week healthy lifestyle training programme as part of The New Age Games 2012 initiative.

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Work has begun on a £56K revamp for the entrance of Croydon University hospital. (more…)

Over half of the children in Tower Hamlets are living in poverty, according to a report released today by the Campaign to End Child Poverty coalition.

In February 2011, Tower Hamlets was also reported to have among the highest proportion of child poverty by the Save the Children charity.

Material deprivation in the borough is becoming widespread as larger families struggle to meet their basic needs. (more…)

Whether you need medical care, have forgotten a trimming to the Christmas dinner or feel like a festive tipple at a local pub, here are a few of the services that will be operating on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. (more…)

Whether you need medical care, have forgotten a trimming to the Christmas dinner or feel like a festive tipple at a local pub, here are a few of the services that will be operating on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. (more…)