All London articles – Page 196
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Is Cap'n Dobson set to jump ship to HMS London? BY MICHAEL WHITE
Another turbulent seven days culminating in those weekend reports that, yes, hospital waiting lists are still growing, by 1,000 a week if figures compiled by Lib Dem health spokesman Simon Hughes are to be believed. It is proving just as hard to slow down and reverse the Atlantic liner as ...
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London mental health wards turn away patients
A quarter of acute psychiatric wards in London are unable to admit severely disturbed patients, even though extra beds have been made available, according to a survey published this week.
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London's turning
Bart's may be 'saved', but the capital's health services are revealed to be still in a state of dangerous disarray.
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LONDON'S 24-HOUR HELPLINE IS OLD NEWS IN OLDHAM
You stated that a London health authority is using pounds195,000 of winter pressures money to launch what might be the first 24-hour nurse- led helpline to direct patients from casualty wards (News, page 6, 15 January).
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Shadow over Bart's as London review prepares to report findings to Dobson
Health secretary Frank Dobson has taken charge of the outcome of the London review, now expected to be published in the next couple of weeks.
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THE WHITE ELEPHANT: SYMBOL OF THE CHAOS IN LONDON'S HEALTH SERVICES
Your report about the closure of St Bartholomew’s (News, page 5, 27 November) hints at a large hospital at Whitechapel under the private finance initiative. But this 1,000-plus bed project would be utterly blind to the health needs of east London and its development.