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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

Doctors: We aren't qualified to write out 'fit notes' for patients

12.10.09
London GPs have hit out at moves to make them write 'fit notes' rather than sick notes for patients... more

Parents told cancer jab is safe after girl dies within hours

29.09.09
Latest: Doctors warn parents not to panic after a girl died within hours of being given the new cervical cancer vaccine at her 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

Safety checks on swine flu jab after its launch

04.08.09
Team of experts will be established to track side-effects from the swine flu jab amid fears over its potential risks... more

‘Most patients will only need to take paracetamol’

24.07.09
Most swine flu patients do not need Tamiflu and should just take paracetamol instead, a leading doctor said today... more

Swine flu victim Chloe’s death a ‘one in million event’ say GPs

22.07.09
Death of six-year-old girl with swine flu was a 'one in a million' event, doctors said... more

Swine flu helplines are flooded with panicked callers

14.07.09
Health chiefs call for calm as more than 50,000 patients overwhelm NHS Direct with calls about swine flu... more

GPs call for calm as thousands seek swine flu advice

13.07.09
GP surgeries were today told to prepare for a "swine flu panic" as thousands seek advice after the death of the first otherwise healthy patient... more

GPs will be fined for lengthy waiting times

30.06.09
Doctors' surgeries risk losing millions of pounds from today if patients complain about waiting times... more

Doctors must follow wishes of terminally-ill patients

06.03.09
Doctors who ignore the dying wishes of terminally ill patients could face being struck off... more

GPs told to isolate flu patients as fears grow of a pandemic

07.01.09
Doctors were told to set up waiting rooms to separate patients with flu from those not infected... more

NHS staff told to show sick more compassion

30.12.08
Doctors and nurses in the NHS were accused by health experts of not showing enough compassion towards patients... more

Capital poorly served by GPs who work out of office hours

12.08.08
London's GP surgeries are lagging behind the rest of the country in becoming more commuter friendly, figures reveal... more

NHS boss signals death of 'crappy' GP practices

27.06.08
London's health chief has declared war on single-handed GP practices, saying there is no future for doctors who run "crappy end-of-terrace" practices... more

Million protest as surgeries make way for the polyclinics

12.06.08
More than a million NHS patients are protesting against plans to merge GP surgeries to create huge "polyclinics"... more

Seven out of 10 London doctors don't work outside office hours

03.03.08
Seven out of 10 GPs in London fail to offer "commuter-friendly" appointments, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

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