Tower Hamlets councillors and doctors have pledged to “retain the founding values” of the NHS in response to health service reforms from central government. The Tower Hamlets pledge follows the national NHS pledge; a campaign by the shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham against the Health and Social Care Bill 2012.…
Croydon has the highest rate of repeat abortions in Britain, according to a report published this week by Croydon Council. The report, based on figures from the Department of Health, reveals that 50.5% of terminations in Croydon are repeat abortions. The figure for London stands at 41.3% and nationally it…
Six vulnerable, elderly patients will have to leave their care unit this month, despite the concerns of relatives. The NHS decision to close Granville Park’s continuing healthcare unit was approved last week by Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group. Granville residents still eligible for care will be moved to Inglemere Specialist Unit…
A controversial pilot scheme for the abolition of practice boundaries at doctors’ surgeries in Hackney and Tower Hamlets will be extended for six more months, the government has announced.…
GPs in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and City have been advised not to take part in a practice boundary pilot…
Campaigners from East London will join hundreds of people expected to protest outside the Department of Health on March 17 as part of a demonstration against the controversial Health and Social Care Bill. Campaign group Keep Our NHS Public (KONP) has called for a picket of the Department of Health…
Tower Hamlets and Hackney are to be two of the six places in England to pilot the controversial NHS reform which will abolish GP practice boundaries, the Department of Health has announced. The east London boroughs will join NHS services in Westminster, Salford, Manchester and Nottingham City at the beginning…
Up to 150 mental health jobs are to be axed by next month as the government continues to implement NHS efficient savings. The cuts, which will affect areas in South London, including Lewisham and Croydon, are part of 3,230 jobs across the capital which will be terminated.…
Female life expectancy in Lewisham is still below the national average, despite the drive to improve women’s health in the borough.…
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