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Polio: Symptoms, vaccines and what you need to know

A sample of the polio vaccine

André Langlois

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Almost a million children aged one to nine in London are to be offered a polio vaccine.

Vladimir Coufal and Lukasz Fabianski met staff at Queen's Hospital

West Ham United

Hammers stars surprise hospital patients and staff

Michael Cox

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A sample of the polio vaccine

Health Care

Young children in east London to be offered polio booster jabs

Michael Cox

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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay, arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Dow

NHS

Health secretary on new Whipps Cross Hospital and NHS staff retention

Michael Cox

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Barking Adult College, Ripple Road

Mother queries inaction over NHS referral prior to daughter's death

Ben Lynch

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Queen's Hospital

London Live News

Covid patient numbers begin to fall after sharp rise throughout July

Andrew Brookes

File photo dated 20/10/20 of staff on a hospital ward. NHS trusts are struggling to improve performa

Health Care

Extension of east London hospitals among proposals in new consultation

Ben Lynch

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A woman passing a mural of a frontline worker in Dublin

Coronavirus

Impacts of long Covid for north east Londoners laid bare in new report

Ben Lynch

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People found to be at high risk will be offered a free CT scan of the lungs for further investigation

NHS

Free lung checks on offer in programme to improve early cancer diagnosis

Andrew Brookes

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned the Government to urgently tackle the spread of monkeypox

London Live News

Sadiq Khan ‘deeply concerned’ as 71% of UK monkeypox cases seen in London

Emma Bartholomew

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NELFT's headquarters in Rainham

NHS | Special Report

Coroner to report mental health trust to watchdog over 'safety' concerns

Charles Thomson

Queen's Hospital in Romford

Queen's Hospital

Endometriosis team dedicates awareness week to reduce surgery waits

Andrew Brookes

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan talks with paramedic staff during the opening of the London Ambulance Ser

London Ambulance Service launches 'most ambitious recruitment drive'

Joe Talora, local democracy reporter

Staff at work in the Mile End Early Diagnosis Centre

NHS

Hospital trusts praised over cancer performance results

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A nurse checks on a patient suffering with Covid-19 on the critical care unit at the Royal Papworth

London Live News

Is the surge in Covid cases impacting east London hospital admissions?

Andrew Brookes

BHRUT said it has been able to cut one of its waiting lists due to "super clinics"

Queen's Hospital

BHRUT cuts two-year wait list to almost zero after previous admin error

Ben Lynch

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Queen's Hospital

London Live News

Latest data shows Covid admissions rising again at east London hospitals

Andrew Brookes

The Royal London Hospital, run by Barts Health NHS Trust. Picture: Mike Brooke

London Live News

How many Covid patients are in hospital in east London this week?

Andrew Brookes

A sample of the polio vaccine

London Live News

Polio outbreak detected in north and east London sewage

Emma Bartholomew

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Clinical lead for North East London CCG, Dr Anju Gupta

NHS

'Fairer' fertility policy proposed for north-east London

Michael Cox

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Outside the main entrance of Queen's Hospital in Romford.

London Live News

Is the number of Covid patients rising again at east London hospitals?

Andrew Brookes

BHRUT said it has been able to cut one of its waiting lists due to "super clinics"

Queen's Hospital

BHRUT cuts waiting list numbers thanks to 'super clinics'

Ben Lynch

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A woman passing a mural of a frontline worker in Dublin

London Live News

Covid bulletin: June admissions steady at east London hospitals

Andrew Brookes

MM24 smoking

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Should the legal smoking age rise year on year?

Owen Sennitt

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Staff on Iris ward at King George Hospital with scones

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Hospital patients and staff celebrate Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Michael Cox

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King George Hospital in Goodmayes. Picture: Ken Mears

London Live News

Covid: Weekly admissions halve as patient counts drop to July 2021 levels

Andrew Brookes

Passengers wearing face masks on the Jubilee line

Transport for London

Maskless passengers on London trains and buses fined 4,000 times

André Langlois

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BHRUT's new chief executive Matthew Trainer at Queens Hospital in Romford. Picture by Ellie Hoskins

NHS

Trust cuts waiting list backlog created by computer error

Michael Cox

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Queen's Hospital

London Live News

How many Covid patients are there in east London hospitals this week?

Andrew Brookes

Labour raised concerns about a rise in nutrition-related diseases, which they say the cost-of-living crisis will only worsen

Cost of Living

'Dickensian': Nutrition-related diseases to rise due to crisis, says Labour

Joe Talora Local Democracy Reporter