Geriatric Care

London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural centre. London is situated in south eastern England, lying astride the River Thames some 50 miles (80 km) upstream from its estuary on the North Sea. In satellite photographs the metropolis can be seen to sit compactly in a Green Belt of open land, with its principal ring highway (the M25 motorway) threaded around it at a radius of about 20 miles (30 km) from the city centre. The growth of the built-up area was halted by strict town planning controls in the mid-1950s.

Tourist Places:

Buckingham Palace

British Museum

London Eye

Tower of London

SEALIFE London Aquarium

Big Ben

Tower of London

Emirates Air Line Cable Car

Kew Gardens

Weather in May:

May continues to warm nicely in London so it is a great month to visit this historic and fascinating city. Daytime high temperatures average 15 C – 16 C (near 60 F) early in the month but will warm into the 18 C – 19 C (mid-60s F) by the end of the month. A few of the warmer days can reach or exceed 24 C (75 F). Early morning low temperatures start out around 7-8 C (mid-40s F) warming to the low 10 -11 C (50 F) by month’s end. A few of the colder morning early in the month can dip down to 3 C (upper 30s F) or below.

Transportation:

London has an extensive and developed transport network which includes both private and public services. Journeys made by public transport systems account for 37% of London's journeys while private services accounted for 36% of journeys, walking 24% and cycling 2%. London's public transport network serves as the central hub for the United Kingdom in rail, air and road transport. Public transport services are dominated by the executive agency for transport in London: Transport for London (TfL). TfL controls the majority of public transport, including the Underground, Buses, Tramlink, the Docklands Light Railway, London River Services and the London Overground. Other rail services are either franchised to train operating companies by the Department for Transport (DfT) or, like Eurostar and Heathrow Express, operated on an open-access basis. TfL also controls most major roads in London, but not minor roads. In addition, there are several independent airports serving London, including Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe.

Top Universities:

BANGOR UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE RESEARCH (IMSCAR), London, UK

KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON GLOBAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, London, UK

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES, London, UK

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER SOCIOLOGY, London, UK

UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON, London, UK