Resident doctors have announced strikes from 07:00 Friday 14 November to 07:00 Wednesday 19 November. During this time services will be very busy. Please help the NHS help you by calling NHS 111 or visiting NHS 111 Online for advice. Hospital services will be affected: If it’s not an emergency, please stay away from your local …
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New CEO for London North West Hospital Trust
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH), which runs Ealing, Central Middlesex and Northwick Park hospitals, will report to a new CEO from next April. Professor Tim Orchard, currently leads Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and has been appointed as the first group CEO of the new North West London Acute Provider Group. The …
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NHS 111 Patient Advisory Group
Received this from NWL NHS … Are you passionate about health and want to make a difference? If you’re a resident of North West London and have the NHS 111 service, we need your insight! Join the NHS 111 Patient Advisory Group, managed by the London Ambulance Service and the NW London Integrated Care Board, …
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UPDATE: Same Day GP Care
IMPORTANT UPDATE on the previously communicated Same Day Care proposals from NWL NHS … I have been informed by our Practice Manager that the proposals for Same Day GP Care have been postponed for (at least) a year, pending further discussion and consultation. However I propose that we still discuss this at our Open Meeting …
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Same Day GP Care
I’ve received the following from NW London NHS. Please read it, and the copy of my email to BPV members which contains further links. We are delighted to share an important update on our efforts to improve healthcare services in North West London. Our latest initiative focuses on Improving Same-Day Access to Primary Care, a …
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On Joined-up NHS Data
Open letter from NHS medical leaders to patients and the public
“We are General Practice” Campaign
NHS North West London has a campaign to explain how general practice is changing and why you may see a different clinical expert in future – depending on your need. General Practices are busier than ever, so it is important we use the whole team to support patients and provide the right care at the …
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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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