Posts Tagged ‘NHS’
Council nursery worker could be sacked amid infant son’s cancer treatment
New River Green worker Edwina Fleming accuses management of trying to push her out over absences taken while caring for three-year-old undergoing treatment
Read MoreWhittington maternity unit saved in win for campaigners
Archway hospital spared the axe by NHS bosses following consultation on closure due to falling birth rates
Read MoreTwo GP surgeries in Islington earmarked for ‘change of ownership’
AT Medics Ltd, which runs the surgeries, insists proposals will not ‘change how we deliver primary care’
Read MoreHousing bosses to streamline correspondence with GPs in time-saving trial
Town Hall will only contact doctors if information is needed – in bid to cut out unnecessary paperwork
Read More‘We need housing as a right’: Jeremy Corbyn hits out at UK’s ‘profit and greed crisis’ at rally to celebrate his 40 years as an MP
Hundreds came out to mark the now-independent MP’s parliamentary anniversary
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 MoreAround 38,000 Islington residents at risk of depression caused by the pandemic, council report finds
Health scrutiny probe finds that fears of contracting the virus and worries about health and jobs have affected many people
Read MoreNHS chiefs defend role in US takeover of GP practices as campaigners condemn ‘lack of transparency’
Local health bosses claim ‘no ill intent’ with two local surgeries set to come under control of American insurance giant
Read MoreWhittington Hospital ICU staff and patients share Coronavirus testimonies in new TV documentary
‘2020: The Story of Us’ – Doctors and patients in the Intensive Care Unit talk about how Covid-19 has affected them
Read More‘Outrage growing’ over privatisation of Islington GP surgeries
Councillor slams ‘lack of public scrutiny’ as US insurance giant takes over two local practices
Read MoreUniversity College London Hospitals warn of ‘significant financial challenges’
The six-hospital NHS trust warns of a £14m deficit ahead of the coming year in a report for Islington Council
Read More‘Rooms off the back of a lorry’: Modular replacement for Waterlow Building approved
Councillors question ‘sustainability’ of temporary structure
Read MoreCouncil urged to tackle GP crisis by advertising ‘attractions’ of Islington
Scrutiny commission recommends medics and council planners work together to guarantee more GP surgeries in new developments
Read MoreBrexit uncertainty casts shadow over £400m Moorfields Eye Hospital relocation
Councillors give careful scrutiny to decision to move to St Pancras site
Read MoreCouncillors slam NHS ‘democratic deficit’ as information sought in vain over asset sales
‘We have a response from you and I’m still none the wiser,’ says committee chair
Read More‘It’s a fog’: NHS Trust faces plea for more beds from mental health campaigners
Proposals include potential redevelopment of St Pancras Hospital with two new community hubs
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