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New rehab clinic targets addicts of 'club drugs'

27.09.11
A new NHS clinic dedicated to treating those addicted to so-called club drugs has opened in London... more

Clot-busting drug helps stroke mother speak again

26.07.11
A young mother left partly paralysed by a stroke was saved from permanent brain damage and can talk again thanks to a new clot-busting drug... more

Top London hospital to cut 360 posts after fall in funding

03.05.11
One of the country's leading hospitals is cutting 360 jobs, after a major drop in funding for treating NHS patients... more

Hospitals spend £15million on interpreters

15.04.11
EXCLUSIVE: Hospitals in London have spent at least £15million on interpreters, the Standard reveals ... more

Britain's youngest alcoholic: Child, 3, receives treatment for alcoholism

14.03.11
Three-year-old child has been treated for alcoholism by staff at an NHS hospital ... more

Schizophrenic patients 'put at risk in postcode lottery'

09.02.11
Patients needing treatment for schizophrenia in London are potentially at risk due to a postcode lottery with wide variations in NHS services, it was claimed... more

£300,000 for family of patient poisoned to death in drugs trial

05.01.11
Family of a graphic designer who died in a drugs trial blunder have called for an investigation into the doctor who treated him... more

£300m revolutionary cancer treatment for London children

22.11.10
Thousands of children with life-threatening cancers could soon benefit from a revolutionary treatment at a London hospital... more

Ambulance drivers to picket Camden over parking fines

17.08.10
Ambulance drivers plan to picket Camden town hall over parking fines of thousands of pounds while they were helping frail patients... more

170 doctors sign gagging orders to get pay-offs

02.08.10
Doctors treating mentally ill patients have been asked to sign gagging orders preventing them revealing hospital secrets, it has emerged... more

Barts trust could be split in deal to share burden of £1bn rebuild

27.05.10
Secret plan is being drawn up to rescue Barts and the Royal London from its unaffordable £1billion rebuild deal... more

Air ban threatens lives of cancer patients awaiting donor cells

20.04.10
Two cancer patients awaiting treatment at London hospitals could die unless flight restrictions are lifted today, doctors warn... more

Budget cuts to mental health services could be putting lives at risk

14.04.10
Millions of pounds being cut from London’s mental health services could put patients and staff at risk, campaigners warn ... more

Hospitals deny using assessment units to meet A&E targets

23.12.09
Hospitals in London deny using assessment units as dumping grounds for patients transferred out of A&E... more

Heath chief sacked for not improving hospitals

27.11.09
A health chief has been sacked for failing to improve standards at the two hospitals under his control... more

Repairs at 4-year-old hospital

10.11.09
Flagship hospital built using private funds is being repaired four years after it opened, it has emerged... more

Family’s grief as alcoholic son dies after being denied a transplant

20.07.09
Young alcoholic who began binge-drinking at 13 dies in hospital after being denied a life-saving liver transplant... more

Gene boost to cut stillbirths

14.04.09
London scientists are close a breakthrough gene therapy for a condition which causes 1,000 miscarriages and stillbirths each year... more

After a life inside hospital, it’s hometime for Tommy

09.04.09
A nine-month-old baby who has been in hospital nearly his whole life is finally going home... more

After a life inside hospital, it's hometime for Tommy

09.04.09
A nine-month-old baby who has been in hospital nearly his whole life is finally going home... more

The hospital baby without a home to go to for Christmas

23.12.08
A baby who has been in hospital almost since birth is unable to go home because council bosses cannot rehouse his family... more

Siamese twins born in London

26.11.08
Britain's youngest mother of Siamese twins has given birth at a London hospital... more

Protesters win fight to scrap polyclinic

20.11.08
Plans to set up a polyclinic in a hospital have been scrapped after protests... more

Protesters win fight to scrap polyclinic

20.11.08
Plans to set up a polyclinic in a London hospital have been scrapped after protests... more

Tycoon helps set up £110m US-style cancer care centre

13.11.08
Thousands of patients are set to benefit from Britain's first American-style cancer centre... more

Ovary swap 'limited to few'

10.11.08
Hundreds of thousands of sterile women will not benefit from the latest fertility breakthrough, a health expert warned... more

Deaths probe at top hospital

25.09.08
A top London teaching hospital is being investigated over the deaths of three patients following surgery... more

London surgeons create first cyber heart

18.09.08
London doctors have unveiled the world's first "cyber" heart, which they believe will revolutionise cardiac care... more

Keyboard helps fight superbugs

16.06.08
Health chiefs are spending £1 million on the latest weapon against superbugs - "infection-resistant" computer keyboards... more

Drink admissions soar after 24-hour licensing

02.04.08
The number of drunken patients treated at some London A&E departments has doubled since 24-hour drinking was introduced... more


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