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Lockdown has made people smoke more, say East End 'quit' campaigners

Campaign to stop smoking for 28 days... if you can

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The annual drive was launched outside Whitechapel Idea Store by public health director Dr Somen Banerjee and Mayor John Biggs.
The Royal London Hospital, run by Barts Health NHS Trust. Picture: Mike Brooke

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Fewer than 100 Covid patients at Barts Health hospitals, figures reveal

Daniel Gayne

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Champion! A friendly day of sport after 18 months in lockdown

Living Games event at Mile End put on after lockdowns

Mike Brooke

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Representatives from partners involved in the new Goodman’s Fields Medical Practice at the official opening event

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'A much-needed community hub': New health centre opens in Aldgate

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Morgan Stanley staff in dragon boat racing to raise funds for cancer charity

Canary Wharf bankers help cancer charity raise £1.4m

Mike Brooke

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Newham University Hospital

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Covid-19 cases monthly fall at Barts Trust hospitals

Daniel Gayne

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Covid-19 in Havering

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New Covid vaccine centres to open across east London

Daniel Gayne

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The first drug found to help save the lives of coronavirus patients was trialled at Barts Health. Pi

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Barts Trust helps with app to improve care for disabled patients

Daniel Gayne

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Youngsters kitted out for sport 

Mile End stadium plea for unneeded sports kit

Mike Brooke

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Nurse prepares a vaccine

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Covid booster jab to be offered to more than 30 million people

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Covid social distancing sign in Norwich.

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More restrictions set to be scrapped in Boris Johnson's winter Covid plan

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Rajesh Jain, critical care lead at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Nearly 90pc of ICU Covid patients in north east London not fully vaccinated

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Newham University Hospital

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Covid deaths hit 1,900 at Barts Trust's hospitals

Daniel Gayne

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Led by service users, for service users: how mental health services can...

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The NHS is trying to promote use of its app among Somali, Romanian, and Bengali speakers

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Campaign to promote NHS app among non-English speaking communities

Daniel Gayne

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Entrance to Royal London Hospital... well away from the isolated Covid unit on 15th floor

Coronavirus

More than 140 Covid patients at Barts Health hospitals, latest figures show

Daniel Gayne

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Dolly Goddard and the giant collage at Stepney's Rosewood House

Lockdown memories create Stepney care home artwork

Mike Brooke

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A collaborative social prescribing service between the council, NHS and voluntary sector has been re

Mental Health

Mental health referral rates rise across east London

Daniel Gayne

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crowds at london stadium

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Second Covid jab call for people who got first vaccine at Stratford event

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Filming to increase awareness of addiction overdose crisis

Drug overdose film made by Whitechapel's 'recovery' community

Mike Brooke

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200,000 Covid milestone

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Covid jabs top 200,000 in the East End

Mike Brooke

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Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, medical director at the British Heart Foundation

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Heart care waiting list could double in north-east London, says charity

Daniel Gayne

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Toynbee Hall Report on building stronger community networks to improve mental wellbeing

Coronavirus

Toynbee Hall report highlights Covid social inequality impact

Mike Brooke

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A&E at Whipps Cross Hospital

Coronavirus

More than 100 patients with Covid-19 at Barts Trust hospitals

Daniel Gayne

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74-year-old Hackney fundraiser and daredevil Elaine Manna is doing a wing walk for an Islington eye charity. 

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Fearless 74-year-old takes on wing walk for Moorfields Eye Charity

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Roll up for your Pfizer jab... Langdon Park last day Monday, August 2, up to 6pm

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Tower Hamlets stages Covid jab festival

Mike Brooke

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Rooms with hazardous clinical equipment were left unlocked, inspectors found

Health

Inspection raises concerns about 'radiation exposure risk' at hospital

Mike Brooke

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Embargoed to 0001 Sunday July 04 File photo dated 25/03/21 of a nurse preparing a Covid-19 vaccine.

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Covid stats show cases rising across east London boroughs

Chantelle Billson

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Jacqui Smith appointed to oversee two NHS trusts

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Former Home Secretary appointed to chair two east London NHS trusts

Cash Boyle

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Vaccinations are a reason for celebration

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Covid cases continue to go up across east London

Chantelle Billson

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