New scheme launches which will alert GPs to high pollution in order to protect patients
GP practices in London will be alerted to episodes of high air pollution to help them protect patients against the dangers of poor-quality air, under a scheme launched this month. Emails about air quality alerts will be sent to GPs and emergency departments across...
North Central London celebrates another win at the HSJ Awards
Finchley Memorial Hospital’s Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) have won an award at the HSJ Partnership Awards. They took the Bronze for ‘Healthcare Infrastructure Project of the Year.’ Finchley is one of two NHS Community Diagnostic Centres in North Central London...
Whooping cough cases rising
Whooping cough (pertussis) cases are rising and babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk. Whooping cough is a serious infection that causes long bouts of coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe.
Pharmacy opening hours for Easter 2024
During the Easter Bank Holiday, from Friday 29 March – Monday 1 April, your local pharmacy may be closed or have different opening hours.
Start Well: Public consultation on proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and children’s surgical services now closed
The NHS public consultation around proposed changes to maternity, neonatal, and children’s surgical services in North Central London closed on Sunday 17 March 2024.
New state-of-the-art mental health inpatient building ready for service users
The completion of Highgate East, a brand-new NHS mental health inpatient building on the Camden, Haringey and Islington border was marked on Friday 1 March.
Improvements to the way we provide NHS eye surgery in north central London
A new hub for planned eye surgery means 3,000 more procedures can be carried out every year. This will reduce waiting times for some patients who need sight-saving operations.
Discover an exciting career in the NHS this Careers Week
The NHS has careers available if you’re interested in becoming a doctor, nurse, midwife or physiotherapist, which you will have heard of. NHS North Central London Integrated Care System needs people in all sorts of jobs, whether you work the frontline on a ward or...
Staying healthy during Ramadan
In 2024, Ramadan is currently expected to take place between the evening of Sunday 10 March, and end on the evening of Monday 8 April, followed by the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr. The exact dates may vary depending on the sighting of the crescent moon, which marks the...