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Fears that ‘superhospital’ merger will threaten patient services

17.11.09
Two major London hospitals are holding merger talks to create a superhospital, it has been revealed... more

Budget cuts force NHS to abandon new polyclinic after spending £3 million

09.10.09
NHS abandons building projects in the face of budget cuts, the Evening Standard has learned... more

NHS launches 'recession helpline' for callers to get money stress off their chests

26.08.09
NHS sets up a 'stress-busting' phone line for people worried about money during the credit crunch... more

‘Not enough distribution points to give out Tamiflu’

24.07.09
Thousands of swine flu patients will be left without medication as there are not enough Tamiflu distribution centres in the capital... more

Glaxo charges £6 for £1 swine flu vaccine

22.07.09
Drug company producing most of Britain’s swine flu vaccine accused of profiteering from the pandemic as it hikes prices with 600% mark-up... more

Gun and car crash victims face long ambulance ride to new trauma units

20.07.09
Four 'super' accident and emergency units designed to treat gun crime and car crash victims in London are to be given the green light... more

Hundreds of patients get liposuction on NHS

19.06.09
Hundreds of patients have had free liposuction at NHS hospitals across London, figures reveal... more

Hospital services at risk as millions cut from budgets

13.05.09
Tens of millions of pounds are being cut from London hospital budgets in the first sign of sweeping reductions in public spending... more

Major hospital loses its A&E as Johnson downgrades services

08.05.09
A London hospital will lose its A&E department after a decision that could lead to further cuts in health services... more

Hospital saved by 'people power'

09.03.09
An important commuter-belt hospital is to survive after 10 years of uncertainty over its future... more

Services cut as hospitals merge with £200m debts

02.03.09
Three of London's most debt-ridden hospital trusts are to merge in a last effort to avoid financial collapse... more

Schizophrenia patients to be treated at home as hospital beds are axed

17.02.09
London's top psychiatric hospital is getting rid of beds to cut costs, it was revealed... more

Overcrowded maternity units forced to turn mothers away

09.02.09
Pregnant women are regularly being turned away from overcrowded London maternity wards, it has emerged ... more

‘Climate of fear stops hospital bosses from improving the NHS’

06.02.09
Hospital patients face poor treatment for years because of a “climate of fear” that is stopping bosses improving the health service, insiders claim... more

Crumbling hospitals are breeding ground for superbugs

29.12.08
London's hospitals are crumbling under a billion-pound repair backlog, it emerged... more

Top London hospital turns away patients in A&E beds crisis

12.12.08
A leading hospital in south London was forced to turn away sick patients and ambulances from accident and emergency after it ran out of beds... more

Polyclinics 'will drain money from hospitals'

28.11.08
London hospitals face massive cash cuts as a result of sweeping changes to the health service, the Standard can reveal... more

Patients shun the worst hospitals

18.11.08
Patients in London are refusing to be treated in the worst hospitals, figures reveal... more

£45 hospital parking charge deters heart patient from therapy

05.11.08
Patients are cancelling vital appointments because of "exorbitant" hospital parking charges... more

NHS branded a repeat offender over loss of staff data in the post

16.09.08
The NHS was criticised after the personal details of 18,000 workers in London were lost in the post... more

London NHS care is postcode lottery

08.09.08
Patients in London face a postcode lottery on how much health bosses spend on urgent care, a report reveals... more

NHS trusts 'wasting £50m on consultants'

29.08.08
Campaigners say up to £50million a year is being wasted on "pen pushers" after the scale of NHS cash which is being spent on expensive management consultants was revealed... more

IT blunders at NHS cause dangerous delays

11.08.08
Patients have missed operations and urgent consultations because of a botched NHS computer system, documents reveal... more

NHS trust 'making fast buck in parking fines'

05.08.08
Health service bosses have been accused of "exploitation" after visitors and staff were forced to pay thousands of pounds in parking fines... more

No charges over C.diff outbreak that killed 90

30.07.08
Hospital bosses will not be charged over Britain's worst superbug outbreak which led to the deaths of 90 patients... more

3,200 patients a day miss hospital appointments

25.06.08
Patients missed more than 1.1 million appointments at London hospitals in the past year, figures show... more

£150,000 for NHS spin team

16.06.08
The organisation that will bring polyclinics to the capital plans to spend up to £150,000 on a team of press officers... more

Polyclinics could ruin Labour at the polls, say health campaigners

10.06.08
The introduction of polyclinics could see Labour cruising into electoral "oblivion" in London, campaigners warn... more

Hospital trust fails to meet 'deep clean' target on bugs

31.03.08
A hospital trust slammed for poor hygiene has failed to meet the Government's "deep clean" target... more

Only 3,500 give views on massive NHS shake-up

11.03.08
Only 3,500 Londoners have responded to a £1 million government consultation on NHS reforms... more

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