Health

An upcoming Care Quality Commission review of health and social care for people over 65 in Northamptonshire is set to criticise the ‘unsatisfactory experience’ for patients.

A major consultation into the treatment of people with mental health concerns by the police and criminal justice system has found gaps in the support available and an inconsistent approach between the organisations.

More adults are hospitalised in Northamptonshire with self-harm injuries than the national average, a new report has revealed.

There has been a 10-fold increase in the number of young people being referred by Northamptonshire schools for mental health treatment in the past four years, with more than half of referrals made concerning primary school children.

The NHS will be banning free prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ medicines such as constipation and athletes foot by the end of this month.

A county group has been selected as a finalist in the 2018 MS Society Awards.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has praised Northamptonshire County Council’s Shared Lives service following its recent outstanding Care Quality Commission rating.

A woman who worked in the pub and food industry for most of her adult life says she feels great after losing almost four stone.

Four in five people in th UK are infected with hepatitis B do not even know they have it, a study warned.

Researchers found that high nicotine in electronic cigarettes causes non-alcohol fatty liver diseases in mice.

The county’s healthcare apprentices have had their moment in the spotlight with their first ever awards ceremony.

A simple urine test could measure how much our body has aged and even how long left we have to live.

Dangerous fake toys that can cause cancer or even KILL are flooding into the UK – costing the industry a whopping £400 million last year.

Teens addicted to Snapchat, Instagram and Whatsapp are more likely to be sleep deprived, a new study found.