Patient has wrong side of thyroid removed during surgery at Homerton Hospital
Error is one of a number of serious incidents reported by the hospital in its latest quality review
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Coronavirus: Homerton staff go ‘extra mile’ to stay with dying patients in their final moments
Staff stayed with dying covid patients at the Homerton Hospital in Hackney when the pandemic meant visitors were not able to be with them at their last moments, a senior doctor said. Dr Isabella Harrod said a review of the 379 people who died due to covid at the hospital between April 2020 and Mar
Plans for crumbling St Leonard’s Hospital could involve parts of Grade-II listed building being sold for housing
Controversial Whipps Cross sell-off being looked at as a ‘template’
Medics to prioritise 17,000 unvaccinated and vulnerable people in City and Hackney
Health workers concerned about the number of people not coming forward for a second dose
‘Missing cohort’: Health inequality playing out through long Covid cases, data suggests
A number of ethnicities are underrepresented in long Covid statistics
New health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton Hospital’s independence
Councillors say any change in governance would be met with an ‘awful lot of resistance’
Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Targeted testing announced in Dalston and Shoreditch after Indian variant discovered
Residents over the age of 16 in the affected areas asked to take PCR test even if they are symptom-free
Contentious pathology lab merger should make ‘no difference’ to patients, says Homerton Hospital
Local health watchdog remains concerned that reorganisation ‘may result in poorer service’
Town Hall set to merge wellbeing services for everyone under the age of 25
Move ‘could deliver efficiency savings alongside improvements’, according to council report
Covid vaccines are safe – Hackney’s public health boss reassures residents
Dr Sandra Husbands encourages residents to get the vaccine when offered it
Local students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Remote medical services could ‘disenfranchise’ patients, councillors warn
Members of health scrutiny committee fear older people, disabled people and those with no internet access may be ‘forgotten about’
Captain Tom cash to help fund wellbeing programme for Homerton Hospital staff
The efforts of the late NHS hero will see relaxation rooms and snack trolleys become permanent fixtures
Local health watchdog to form ‘People’s Plan’ for St Leonard’s Hospital
Healthwatch Hackney wants residents and staff involved in site’s future, which has been up in the air since the 1980s
VIDEO: Campaigner and former Hackney councillor urges people to get the Covid vaccine
Read on for details of an online event giving local Black communities a chance to ask health and community leaders about the vaccine