News and reports

The NHS has announced that a new health and wellbeing service for children and young people will be launched this December across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, marking a significant expansion of local support.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow cold health alert for London. The alert is in effect from 17 November 2025 at 12:00pm to 22 November 2025 at 08:00am.

Healthwatch Westminster and Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea will be attending Think Tenacity’s ‘Making Time for Black Mental Health’ event in December which focuses on black mental health support.

November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness about the disease and increase support from health services to both patients and survivors. Find out more below.

Find out which local dental practices in the borough of Westminster are currently accepting new NHS patients in November 2025.

On Thursday 13 November, Healthwatch Westminster and Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea attended an annual conference hosted by the Community and Maternity Champions. Find out more.

Movember is a month-long movement throughout November that raises awareness of men‘s health issues, specifically mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

Flu is a virus that changes slightly every year. That’s why it’s important to get the flu vaccine annually to stay protected from the latest strains. Read further.

Resident doctors are taking industrial action from 7am on Friday 14 November to 7am on Wednesday 19 November 2025. Read more about this.

Newborn babies will now be routinely screened and treated earlier on the NHS for a rare, life-threatening metabolic disorder, which can result in the need for a liver transplant.

NHS North West London is currently exploring ways to improve local specialist services for children and young people with learning disability and mental health needs. Find out more.

New data shows written complaints in the NHS reached a new high in 2025. Read our response and why it's time to reform the NHS complaints system.