Farringdon based Silva Wellness has been named as a regional finalist in the UK StartUp Awards 2026 in the Innovative StartUp of the Year category, shortlisted...
Tag - health
London is becoming an unsuitable place to raise children, Sir Sadiq Khan has been told.
Londoners are being trapped in a “two-tier system” of accessing weight loss drugs due to a slow NHS rollout of obesity treatment in the capital, a City Hall...
Transport for London (TfL) must install lifesaving bleed control kits in all major bus stations and on selected bus routes in areas of serious violence, the...
February marks Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month, with four London NHS Cancer Alliances launching a major pan-London awareness campaign in partnership with...
London’s uniquely high population “churn”, rates of deprivation and cultural diversity have led to low rates of breast cancer screening in the capital, health...
Shocking statistics, obtained by Medical Negligence Assist via freedom of information requests, uncovered the extent of taxpayers' spending since the turn of...
An Islington pensioner who claims he is forced to pump out sewage water from his flat “daily” is now facing a court battle after being served a ‘no fault’...
More hospital admissions for stress and anxiety were recorded in north central London in 2023-24, new figures show.
The sorry state of London’s hygiene poverty crisis has been laid bare, with almost a third of residents aged 16-55 struggling to live their life normally...
More than half of children in Islington were not meeting the expected levels of physical activity last year, new figures show.
Hundreds of people in Islington spent their final months living in poverty last year, new analysis suggests.
London’s firefighters are uniquely exposed to cancer-causing contaminants due to flame retardants being used in buildings and electric vehicle fires, City Hall...
City Hall and the NHS have joined forces with viral social media star ‘Bus Aunty’ to encourage black and ethnic minority (BAME) Londoners to come forward as...
Three-quarters of the babies in Islington were breastfed at least some of the time last year, new figures suggest.
One in nine adults in Islington were still smoking cigarettes over the past few years, new figures suggest.
One in 10 Islington children in the first year of primary school was obese last year, new figures show.
Islington council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against its mother’s wishes.
Charity’s new album of much-loved country songs strikes a chord against isolation
Sexual and reproductive health services in London had fewer appointments to discuss contraception options last year, new figures show.
More formal complaints were made against NHS services in north central London last year, new figures show – as complaints reached a record number across...
Dozens of people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across north central London as of September, new figures show.
Dozens of new HIV diagnoses were recorded in Islington last year, new figures show – as cases fell across England.
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