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Second wave of swine flu leaves 24 in London fighting for life

30.10.09
More than 20 people with swine flu are dangerously ill as doctors warn that a second wave is hitting London... more

Swine flu jab confusion will mean delays, warn doctors

28.10.09
Swine flu vaccination programme was in chaos today with doctors unable to tell thousands of patients when they will be immunised... more

Postal strike threat to swine flu vaccines for most vulnerable

21.10.09
Planned swine flu immunisation programme could be jeopardised by the postal strike, the Chief Medical Officer warns... more

Doctors and nurses given swine flu jabs

21.10.09
Doctors and nurses in London hospitals will be vaccinated against swine flu from today... more

Swine flu ‘to be winter virus for years’

16.10.09
Swine flu could replace the seasonal variety as the main winter virus for years, a London expert said... more

NHS staff ‘not trained to spot child abuse’

15.10.09
London health trusts are failing to train staff to spot signs of child abuse, warns an official report... more

Swine flu figures double every fortnight

15.10.09
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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

Labour pledge for single-sex wards delayed by £27m deficit

29.09.09
London patients are still being treated on mixed-sex NHS wards despite a government pledge to abolish them... 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

Keeping fit is a stroll in the park

22.07.09
Doctors' surgeries across the capital are to offer guided walks around local parks to encourage patients to keep fit... more

EXCLUSIVE: Swine flu mother has baby then dies

17.07.09
Pregnant woman seriously ill with swine flu gave birth to her baby before dying, the Standard can reveal... more

Tower Hamlets is worst-hit area with 400 new cases every day

17.07.09
New figures reveal the extent of London’s swine flu epidemic. Eight of the 10 worst-hit areas in the country are in the capital, with some areas seeing levels three times higher than epidemic ratings... more

Swine flu claims 12 lives in four days

16.07.09
Swine flu UK death toll rises to 29 on the day that Cherie Blair is reported to have caught the virus... more

London on the verge of swine flu epidemic as two more die

09.07.09
Swine flu in London is approaching epidemic levels, new figures reveal... more

LATEST: Child aged nine with swine flu is latest to die

06.07.09
A nine-year-old has become the second London patient to die in a matter of days after contracting swine flu... more

First Londoner dies of swine flu

03.07.09
Teenager becomes the first person to die of swine flu in London and the fourth in the country... more

Tuberculosis cases still rising in London, warn health chiefs

25.06.09
Health bosses admit they are failing to stem the spread of tuberculosis in the capital... more

Plea not to panic as swine flu is officially declared pandemic

11.06.09
The World Health Organization has declared the first global flu pandemic for 40 years... more

Measles nearly killed my sons - father of three adult victims tells parents to give children MMR

28.05.09
Three adult brothers were left fighting for their lives after being struck down with measles as the disease increasingly threatens Londoners... more

The midwife mothers back on call to beat birth crisis

14.05.09
Health chiefs are recruiting an army of former midwives back into the profession to solve London’s maternity crisis... 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

59 consulting rooms, a gym and a café in the new super-surgery

29.04.09
This is the first glimpse inside London's flagship polyclinic - one of seven new super-surgeries... more

Fears for London NHS as four bosses quit in three months

22.04.09
Hospitals in London are being damaged by the NHS’s inability to retain key managers, resulting in a staff “merry-go-round”, it is claimed... more

Get as fit as the athletes, walk up escalators escalator

24.03.09
A campaign to get Londoners fit before the 2012 Olympics has been launched... more

£30m Olympic legacy fund for ‘local’ sports

05.03.09
Up to £30 million will be available for grassroots sports in London to help the 2012 Olympics deliver a legacy... more

New computer delay costs NHS trust £500,000

17.02.09
The next London hospital in line to install the problem-hit NHS computer system has had its start date postponed for a second time... more

Twelve hospitals to miss foundation trust deadline

16.02.09
Half of London's hospitals will miss a deadline that would allow them to become more financially independent, health bosses have revealed... 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

‘Crony’ row over fees for relatives’ firms

05.02.09
A senior manager who has quit the NHS in London was engulfed in a cronyism row, the Standard can reveal... more

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