Warnings over Covid-19 vaccine scam
Health chiefs have warned con men are scamming money from gullible residents desperate to be vaccinated.
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Coronavirus
Concerns raised over queues for Covid-19 vaccine
By Julia Gregory, local democracy reporter
Health bosses had to rethink queuing at a vaccine centre in north Kensington after people turned up early or without an appointment leading to a bottleneck.
Sports coach gives up time to feed needy people of South London
Ronald Grant, of Trefoil Road, Wandsworth, who grew up in care in the borough, realised he didn’t have the support networks around him at the beginning of lockdown, so he decided to turn his attention to help those who needed it most.
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More than 500 people have died with coronavirus at St George’s Hospital
A total of 507 patients have now died after testing positive for Covid-19 at St George’s since March 2020.
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Croydon nurse tells of shock at catching Covid for second time
Kim Evans, from Addiscombe, works in elderly care at a South London district hospital.
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Mayor calls for London’s vaccine programme to speed up as it’s revealed just one in 10 have been administered in the capital
Sadiq Khan will today meet vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi to discuss the situation and request that London receives enough vaccines to reflect “the level of need in our city”.
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King’s College Hospital charity urges public to help support stressed medics
The King’s College Hospital Charity is urging the community to get behind its Support Our Staff appeal to keep hospital staff going through the latest surge of Covid-19, and to be able to provide the best possible care to patients.
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Greenwich council slams Education Secretary over decision to send kids back to school
Council said Gavin Williamson claimed he didn’t know about new variant of coronavirus when making decision – despite Matt Hancock announcing it in Commons earlier that day
Read MoreCroydon hospital nearing patient numbers it saw during first peak
Staff at the hospital are bracing themselves for the possibility of Covid-19 patients exceeding the 282 peak seen in April 2020.
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Croydon hotel takes in coronavirus patients to ease pressure on NHS
Best Western Plus London Croydon Aparthotel in Thornton Heath has been accommodating patients from King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill.
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Non-symptomatic coronavirus testing centres set-up in Lambeth
Lambeth council’s community testing scheme is supporting workers who have no Covid-19 symptoms, but have to travel for work, by offering rapid testing to stop the spread of the virus.
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Sign up to help vaccinate people of Westminster
The council-run Westminster Employment Service is working to recruit people to the two temporary mass vaccination centres in Westminster – Lord’s Cricket Ground and the South Westminster Centre for Health in Pimlico.
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Lambeth Council takes legal action against businesses breaching Covid-19 rules
By Grainne Cuffe, local democracy reporter
A host of businesses in Lambeth face thousands of pounds’ worth of fines if they continue to breach Covid-19 rules.
“I thought I was going to close my eyes and die” – grandmother tells of harrowing coronavirus ordeal
Sheila Holliman was taken to Croydon University Hospital in October after she began feeling breathless.
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Muslim charity helping hundreds of residents survive during lockdown
The Al Khair Foundation has been working tirelessly delivering food packs and ingredients to prepare hot meals for those unable to feed themselves.
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Harlequins offer The Stoop as a coronavirus vaccination centre
The Harlequins rugby team announced on Friday that their newly re-branded Chris Robshaw Bar will host vaccinations seven-days-a-week outside of match days.
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St George’s Hospital under “enormous pressure” as number of coronavirus patients continues to grow
St George’s Hospital in Tooting is under “enormous pressure,” with more than 330 coronavirus patients currently being treated on the site.
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Borough Market is first outdoor venue in the UK to make it compulsory to wear a face mask
Borough Market has become the first outdoor venue to legally enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks. Using by-laws dating back to 1829, the open-air market today made face masks compulsory for all customers and traders.
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Social worker’s book gives tips on giving evidence in court
Michael Watson, a Croydon-based social worker has written a book about how to prepare for giving evidence in a family court to help others who have to go through the process.
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