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EPSOM: Tubby teen gets TV diet treatment
10:09am Friday 9th January 2009
An overweight teen from Epsom took part on a TV show to get cured from his “embarrassing” condition.
Have your say »LEYTONSTONE: Fourth ward closed at Whipps Cross as norovirus continues to spread
8:18am Friday 9th January 2009
A fourth ward has been closed at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London as fears mount over the continuing outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.
LEYTONSTONE: Norovirus outbreak closes three wards at Whipps Cross
11:48am Wednesday 7th January 2009
An outbreak of the norovirus, or winter vomiting bug, has forced Whipps Cross Hospital to close three of its wards to new patients.
Independent review into plans for Lewisham, Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley
10:45am Tuesday 6th January 2009
An independent review has been launched to examine the effects of health shake-ups across four south-east London boroughs.
ORPINGTON: New life for Jamie following transplant
12:13pm Monday 5th January 2009
Following a three year appeal started in the News Shopper, a 10-year-old boy with a rare blood condition has had a successful bone marrow transplant to cure him.
WALTHAM FOREST: Borough is an "alcohol blackspot"
2:20pm Friday 2nd January 2009
Waltham Forest is one of eleven London boroughs to receive a slice of a £1.5million fund aimed at reducing alcohol-related crime and disorder.
SUTTON: Claims staff shortages closed St Helier Hospital wards
10:09am Friday 19th December 2008
A shortage of staff forced nurses to abandon plans to open two wards at St Helier Hospital last week despite full wards and an surge in patients from other boroughs, staff have claimed.
BARNET: Hospital blunder cripples pensioner
11:19am Thursday 18th December 2008
A Barnet pensioner has won £180,000 compensation from the NHS after he was dropped in a hospital, shattering his thigh bone and crippling him for life.
London's trusts aiming to wipe out debts
11:16am Wednesday 17th December 2008
Primary care trusts throughout the capital are being asked to stump up money to wipe out the debts of London’s cash-strapped health trusts. LINDA PIPER reports.
BRENT: PCT hopes to hit government targets
11:15am Tuesday 16th December 2008
A Brent health trust is on course to hit all its government targets next year, according to a report.
EALING: Event aimed at helping families of addicts
10:32am Tuesday 16th December 2008
An event is being held today (December 16) in the borough's town hall to enable people to get help with drink and drug problems.
Pill to be sold over counter
11:16am Monday 15th December 2008
A pilot scheme allowing pharmacists to give women the contraceptive pill without a prescription will start next year.
ENFIELD: Chase Farm judicial review will go ahead
10:37am Monday 15th December 2008
A judge has ruled that plans to cut services at Chase Farm Hospital should be probed at the High Court.
BROMLEY: Trust backs hospital bail-out plan
12:41pm Friday 12th December 2008
Bromley Primary Care Trust (PCT) has agreed to help bail out debt-ridden trusts, including that of Farnborough’s Princess Royal University Hospital.
KINGSTON: Could Surbiton Hospital be saved?
12:25pm Friday 12th December 2008
The future of Surbiton Hospital could be secure after consultants said there was a strong case for developing it into a health centre potentially with new, larger GP facilities, the Surrey Comet has learnt.
BARNET: Measles epidemic warning
9:29am Thursday 11th December 2008
Barnet could face a measles epidemic if parents do not vaccinate their children, one of the borough’s top medical experts has warned.
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