UK plans to reward people for walking 30 minutes a day
Walking for just 30 minutes a day could soon come with a reward. NHS England is developing a new initiative
London’s NHS midwife numbers reach record high after major recruitment drive
The number of midwives working in London hospitals has reached a record high after maternity services added almost 600 staff
NHS breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening: London in last place
Londoners have the lowest participation in all three national cancer screening programmes, recent data from NHS Digital and NHS England
London sees largest decline in NHS nurse vacancies across England
NHS nurse vacancies in London have been steadily declining across England since 2023 – with community and mental health nurses
More than a third of NHS doctors are non-British
More than a third of doctors in the NHS are non-British – recent NHS data has shown – which is
London dermatology patients face delays as all NHS trusts miss targets
London patients requiring dermatology care are facing long waiting times with all NHS hospital trusts in London failing to meet
‘I couldn’t leave the house’ – OCD cases in under 25s have tripled over last 10 years
Reports of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affecting under 25s in England have tripled in 10 years, NHS England data shows.
Richmond’s 15 loneliness benches and NHS GP link workers are on the same streets — research shows why connecting them matters
Loneliness kills an estimated 100 people every hour worldwide, the WHO found in 2025. In Richmond, two programmes are fighting
Happy to Chat bench founder: Richmond GPs could direct lonely patients to park benches
The founder of the Happy to Chat bench initiative has suggested that NHS GP surgeries could “adopt a bench nearby”
First patient to receive robot heart operation thanks NHS team for allowing him to move on with his life
A 66-year-old has received the first robot heart operation at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, now one of only three
Where the fun doesn’t stop: Mapping gambling machines across London’s pubs
The florescent lights from fruit machines can be blinding and distracting at the best of times, but for someone who