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Nursing Awards for staff who “go the extra mile”

Nursing Awards for staff who “go the extra mile”

Croydon Health Services have celebrated the contribution made by the…

Initiative to tackle violence against females

Initiative to tackle violence against females

Tower Hamlets has launched a new initiative this week to deal with the issue of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in the borough. The launch took place at a conference on Wednesday May 15 in the Osmani Centre in Whitechapel. The event was set up to offer an opportunity for…

Beddington Lane approved: campaign against continues

Beddington Lane approved: campaign against continues

Planning permission for the Beddington Lane South London Incinerator has been granted following months of deliberation and protest. After a vote on April 24 resulted in a tie, the incinerator was granted the go-ahead at a re-vote at the Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday May 15. The Sutton Council Development Control…

Challenging the stigma of mental illness

Challenging the stigma of mental illness

The Tower Hamlets branch of  Mind, the mental health charity, and the Muslim community…

Student wins prize for surgical training programme

Student wins prize for surgical training programme

A student at London Metropolitan University has been awarded the London Met Student Business…

Public anger over Croydon hospital plans

Public anger over Croydon hospital plans

Proposals to change NHS services in South London are one step closer to a public consultation after a vote by Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group. One of the proposals would see Croydon University Hospital downgraded to a “local hospital”, meaning replacement of its accident and emergency unit with an urgent care…

Hackney has highest level of measles in London

Hackney has highest level of measles in London

Figures published by Public Health England (PHE) reveal that Hackney has the highest level of measles in London. This comes as a national catch-up programme is launched to encourage MMR vaccinations as cases of measles continue to rise across the country. The PHE statistics claim that there have been twenty-eight…

Beddington Lane Incinerator decision results in a tied vote

Beddington Lane Incinerator decision results in a tied vote

At a meeting held at Sutton Civic Centre on Wednesday evening 24 April, councillors were unable to reach a decision on  whether or not to approve the go-ahead for a waste incinerator on Beddington Lane. The vote resulted in an equal tie. Sutton’s council plan to build an incinerator within…

Spirits high as Save Lewisham Hospital campaign goes national and legal [Audio]

Spirits high as Save Lewisham Hospital campaign goes national and legal [Audio]

At a meeting at Goldsmiths College on Thursday April 26 , speakers from the health professions and the local community restated their commitment to protect Lewisham Hospital services from being downgraded. Contributions at the meeting were made from invited guests and members of the public. Speakers sought to make connections…

Demo planned in Croydon against waste incinerator

Demo planned in Croydon against waste incinerator

A demonstration is expected in Croydon against the building of a waste incinerator at Beddington Lane on Wednesday evening 24 April. Campaigners plan to congregate outside the Sutton Civic Centre where the council is making the final decision on whether to go ahead with the project. Waste incineration is championed…

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