THE Mayor of Lewisham has slammed the “extraordinarily short” public consultation into Lewisham and Woolwich hospitals and called for an extension. It comes after the 30-day consultation kicked off on ...

The government’s ‘hostile environment’ for charging overseas visitors for the cost of NHS services has been blamed for causing fear among vulnerable patients, with some avoiding treatment. An ...

LEWISHAM Hospital campaigners are celebrating after the High Court quashed Jeremy Hunt’s decision to substantially cut services and close departments, saying he had been acting outside his powers. In ...

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A loving son has said he is disgusted with the way his elderly mum was treated when she was admitted into Lewisham Hospital – saying she was left with no dignity after she was kept in a “holding bay” ...

On 22 January, Lewisham University Hospital announced that its Acute Sickle Cell Unit (ASCU) will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Campaigners have been celebrating after the Court of Appeal backed them in their bid to keep Lewisham Hospital's A&E and maternity departments open. Judges ruled that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did ...