Teenage vaccinations are the best way to protect your child from serious diseases such as HPV-related cancers, meningitis, septicaemia, diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
The North West London Acute Provider Collaborative, made up of the four acute NHS trusts in north west London, has proposed bringing together most of their routine, inpatient orthopaedic surgery - primarily hip and knee replacements - into a dedicated site completely separated from emergency care services. The trusts, in partnership with the integrated care board for North West London, have been inviting patients and the public to share their views on this proposal during the consultation period, which closed on 20 January 2023. An evaluation of the responses written by the independent research agency Verve Communications has been published and will now be used to inform next steps.
London Ambulance Service industrial action 22 February – important public information.
Hundreds of people took the opportunity to find out more about a career in health and social care at the NHS North West London’s Health and Care Career Festival. The event last weekend highlighted the breadth and variety of careers available in health and care.
Trouble swallowing, persistent indigestion or heartburn, unintentional weight loss? These are all symptoms that could indicate oesophageal cancer.