Northwick Park Hospital has been awarded money by the government to build a new 32-bed unit. Further details inthe hospital’s press release at https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk/news/hospital-to-build-new-unit-8670 and a BBC report at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66249118.
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Shingles Vaccination
Eligibility for Shingles vaccination is being extended. From 1 September the shingles vaccination is being made available to around 900,000 more patients in England. Essentially anyone over 50 who is immunosuppressed, and everyone over 65 (who have not already been vaccinated) becomes eligible. There’s an NHS press release at https://rb.gy/o2xxc and more detailed information at …
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High Levels of Abuse of Doctors
There was an article in the Guardian this past week reporting on a survey conducted by the Medical Protection Society. The survey questioned almost 1000 doctors and found 56% of them had either directly experienced or witnessed abuse by patients (or their relatives). This included physical abuse (which is probably at least common assault) and …
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Primary Care Complaints
From 1 July the process for making a complaint about NHS primary care services is changing … [Click for a larger view]
Pressures on A&E
Received this from NW London NHS re current pressures on A&E. Some of you will already be aware, but our A&Es are under particular pressure at the moment. We are seeing a significant increase in health issues related to the hot weather and the very high pollen count in the area. We have published some …
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Community Musculoskeletal Services
Another from NW London NHS … Do you use community Musculoskeletal (MSK) services? This includes podiatry, lower limb, foot and ankle services; orthopaedic and spinal services; rheumatology services; MSK pain management services and MSK physiotherapy services. If you do, we want to hear from you. MSK conditions are to do with your joints, bones and …
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Tackling Major Conditions
The government is seeking views and ideas on how to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage the 6 major groups of health conditions that most affect the population in England. These are: cancers cardiovascular disease, including stroke and diabetes chronic respiratory diseases dementia mental ill health musculoskeletal disorders The views and ideas gathered will inform the …
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Know Your Blood Pressure
The following received from NW London NHS… High blood pressure has no symptoms, but can lead to serious health problems such as heart attack or stroke if it’s ignored. Everyone over 40 should know their blood pressure. If it’s been more than five years since your last check, contact your GP, visit a community pharmacy …
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Help Improve the NHS111 Service
We’ve received from NWL NHS. Some here may be interested in this. Are you a NWL resident? Have you used the NHS 111 service? We are looking for creative, perceptive people with a passion for health and wellbeing who would like to help shape the NHS 111 service in North West London. The NWL 111 …
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Rise in UK measles cases
A “very concerning” rise in the number of people catching measles in the UK has been reported by health officials. BBC News report at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65481976.