Boys returning to secondary school in Year 8 will be offered the human papillomavirus (HPV) injections for the first time, 11 years after the vaccination scheme was introduced for girls.
Bed blocking caused mental health patients to spend more than 2,000 extra days stuck in hospital at the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust last year.
The number of people being admitted to hospital in Northamptonshire for smoking-related issues is the second highest in the East Midlands, new figures show.
The worst areas for the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections across the UK have been revealed, with chlamydia and gonorrhoea the most commonly diagnosed.
A Northamptonshire doctor has welcomed the launch of a new role that will support patients to link up with community and healthcare services as he says GPs are ‘just about on their knees’.
Northamptonshire’s MPs have told the county’s health and council bosses that they need to come up with a radical plan to combine health and adult social care if they are going to attract more funds from government.
Northamptonshire’s adult social care service has overspent by £6m just three months into the new financial year and council leaders and health chiefs are meeting with MPs today to call for more funds.
