Posts Tagged ‘nhs’
Whooping cough on the rise in Hackney – with parents urged to get their children vaccinated
The bacterial infection can require hospitalisation in acute cases
Read MoreWhittington Hospital urges health watchdog to reconsider ‘requires improvement’ rating for its maternity service
The maternity unit was rated ‘good’ in four out of five areas, so bosses have asked for clarification
Read More‘No way around it’: Demand for care following a hospital stay means ‘significant number’ are being put up outside Hackney
Around 400 people are currently being cared for away from the borough, the council’s head of adult health revealed
Read MoreHomerton Hospital opens ‘superb’ new pathology lab following controversial NHS merger
The essential services facility will concentrate on emergency and specialist cases
Read MoreKeep NHS land for NHS use, say campaigners over St Leonard’s Hospital sell-off fears
Council should call on the government for more funding for buildings upkeep, according to Hackney Keep Our NHS Public
Read MoreNHS campaigners urge council to fight for beloved hospital in Hoxton – before it is ‘forever lost’
Activists ask Town Hall to lobby government for cash to ensure St Leonard’s is kept for patients
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award
The local NHS trust’s director of people said the hospital is ‘immensely proud’
Read More‘We can stop this’: Hackney Wick residents condemn GP surgery’s plan to build temporary extension on their local green
Trowbridge Surgery says its building is ‘not fit for purpose’, but neighbours are rallying to protect Wick Green
Read MorePoliovirus detected in sewage from north-east London – with UK health bosses urging people to get vaccinated
Health Security Agency triggers national incident after finding two samples of the same virus at Beckton treatment works
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s new chief executive vows to ‘maintain its reputation for excellence’
Louise Ashley once worked in the Homerton’s children’s wards as a nurse, and rejoins having turned around the fortunes of Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Read MoreSaved for next time: Covid documents to be archived for ‘future generations’
The plans and operational paperwork will be kept available, should future public health officials need to learn lessons from the two-year crisis
Read More‘My life is on hold’: Women waiting for fertility treatment at Homerton Hospital speak out over delays
Hospital apologises for distress caused by ‘extraordinary and unforeseen operational challenges’
Read MoreLocal health watchdog calls for ‘better parity’ in dental care – with NHS patients struggling to get non-urgent treatment amid pandemic backlog
Seven surgeries are accepting new NHS patients for non-urgent care – half the number taking on private patients
Read MoreHundreds of frontline workers at Homerton Hospital at risk of losing their jobs as deadline for mandatory vaccines approaches
Close to 350 staff have still not had their first jab as hospital bosses continue persuasion efforts
Read MoreHomerton Hospital boss says number of Covid patients may be ‘plateauing’ – but staff pressures still ‘tight’
Tracey Fletcher said medics were ‘expecting a pretty dire weekend’ but actually cases ‘seemed to level out’
Read MoreCovid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s chief executive to move on next spring after nine years at the helm
Tracey Fletcher is set to take up a similar role at East Kent’s NHS Trust
Read MoreHomerton Hospital staff donate to Hackney Foodbank as a ‘thank you’ to the community for its support during the pandemic
Hospital workers ask for on-site donation points to be made permanent after collecting 55kg of food and essentials for those in need
Read MoreNHS launches local campaign in three languages to promote its app among minority groups
Video shot in Somali, Romanian and Bengali is designed to improve access to health information
Read MoreCoroner calls for changes to warning alarms on oxygen machines after confusion ‘hastened’ death of Covid patient in Hackney
Chimezie Daniels, 60, died in January after his oxygen supply was cut off for at least 20 minutes
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