Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across north central London as of September, new figures show.
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Dozens of new HIV diagnoses were recorded in Islington last year, new figures show – as cases fell across England.
Ministers should not use the capital’s improvements in air quality as “headroom” to justify a third runway at Heathrow Airport, the London Assembly has been...
London should pave the way for a UK-wide rollout of air quality filters in primary schools, Sir Sadiq Khan has suggested after announcing them for 200 schools...
The soaring cost of living and childcare, gentrification, and a dearth of social housing has led to families being priced out of the capital, the London...
Ministers are facing fresh calls to agree on a formal definition of harmful gambling so the Mayor of London can impose a ban on betting adverts on public...
More people claiming Universal Credit for health or disability reasons in Islington are unable to work, new figures show.
London’s cluttered pavements are preventing more people from regularly walking in the city, the London Assembly has been told.
Dozens of teenage pregnancies were recorded in Islington in 2022, recent figures show.
Year 6 children in Islington South and Finsbury have healthier teeth than the average across England, recent estimates show.
An average of 29 tuberculosis cases were notified in Islington in each of the past three years, new figures suggest.
More than 1,000 elective operations were cancelled at the last minute by University College London Hospitals Trust last year, recent figures show.
Almost 10,000 people in north central London had a dementia diagnosis through the NHS as of July, recent figures show.
The fertility rate rose slightly in Islington last year, new figures show.
More than two in five GP appointments recorded in north central London in June took place over the phone or online, recent figures show.
Thousands of incidents of violence and abuse against London Ambulance staff were recorded last year, figures show.
More than two in five cancer patients at University College London Hospitals Trust said they received enough support from their GP during their treatment, new...
More people in north central London visited hospital for problems with their vision in 2023-24, recent figures show.
The rate of early deaths in Islington is in line with the average across England, a new study shows.
Slightly more live births were recorded in Islington last year, new figures show – as the number rose across England for the first time since 2021.
More than a quarter of births recorded at University College London Hospitals Trust in March were emergency C-sections, new figures show.
More than a third of children in Islington will be overweight or obese in 2035, new research suggests.
Nearly half of pupils in Islington are eligible for free school meals, recent figures show.
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