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Women in the capital have lowest rate for cancer tests

22.02.11
The proportion of women screened for breast cancer in London is the lowest in the country, according to new figures ... more

More than fifth of London primary school leavers obese

15.12.10
More than one in five children leaving primary schools in the capital are obese, a report reveals... more

Nearly one in three London births is by Caesarean

18.11.10
Women face huge variations in maternity care depending on the hospital where they give birth, figures reveal... more

Obesity crisis puts hospitals under pressure

28.10.10
Thousands more people are needing hospital treatment each year because they are obese... more

Hundreds of GPs earning £60,000 more than the PM

15.09.10
Hundreds of doctors are on salaries of more than £200,000 a year, official figures show... more

Rise in prescriptions for alcohol addiction

26.05.10
Record numbers of drinkers are being prescribed pills to help them beat alcohol addiction... more

Cancer cases found by breast screening double in 10 years

20.01.10
Cancer cases detected by breast screening have nearly doubled in a decade... more

Fifth of children too fat when they start school

10.12.09
More than one in five children in England are overweight or obese when they start school... more

More patients seen by nurses at GP surgeries

02.09.09
More than one third of patients at GP surgeries are seen by nurses rather than doctors, new figures show... more

£74m quitting campaign goes up in smoke

20.08.09
NHS is spending more than ever on helping smokers quit - but the number of people giving up has dropped... more

'Burden on NHS' as surgery for obesity rises by 50% in a year

11.08.09
The number of people having surgery on the NHS for obesity has rocketed, new figures show... more

Top dentists earning more than £300,000 a year

04.08.09
Dentists earn an average of £89,062 in England and Wales, figures show. The data, for dentists in 2007/08, was released by the NHS Information Centre ... 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

More women seek mental health help

24.03.09
A growing number of women are seeking help for mental health problems, new data shows... more

Hospitals see 40% drop in stab victims in six months

13.03.09
The number of stabbing victims being admitted to London hospitals has dropped by 40 per cent in six months... more

One in four offenders caught with knife gets a caution

12.03.09
A quarter of knife offenders are still being let off with a caution despite government promises that they would face "severe" punishments, figures reveal... more

Hundreds of teenagers taken to hospital with stab wounds

26.02.09
The scale of London's epidemic of youth violence has been revealed... more

Surgery for the obese on NHS goes up by 40 per cent

25.02.09
The number of obese people who underwent surgery to help them slim on the NHS increased by 40 per cent last year, new figures show... more

More suffer from depression and anxiety

27.01.09
More women than ever are suffering from depression and anxiety, figures reveal... more

One in three children is too fat by the age of 11

11.12.08
Nearly a third of children are officially overweight or obese by the time they reach secondary school, figures reveal... more

Dentists' salaries soar as waiting lists grow

16.09.08
Salaries for dentists have soared despite long waiting lists for patients, it emerged... more

Dentists pull out more teeth under 'botched' contract

21.08.08
Dentists are becoming more likely to remove their patients' teeth than fit fillings or crowns, figures reveal... more

Children are turning their backs on drink and cigarettes

17.07.08
Schoolchildren are turning their backs on alcohol, new figures reveal... more

NHS wastes millions on smokers who fail to quit

22.04.08
The NHS faces accusations that it wasted millions of pounds trying to help smokers to quit... more


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