Health

Child cruelty and neglect figures have increased sixfold over the last five years in Northamptonshire, the NSPCC has revealed.

A consultation is set to be held over the future of an ‘at home’ dementia service run by Northamptonshire County Council.

A new batch of flu jabs are on offer across the county after those at risk faced a delay of up to six weeks.

Local construction business Mick George Ltd has announced a special ‘collection’ scheme that will see the ‘environmental’ specialists visit education providers throughout the counties of Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire to remove Bunsen burner gauze mats.

Healthwatch Northamptonshire had plenty of reasons to celebrate at a national event.

More than 140 beds are laying empty each week at private care homes being paid for by Northamptonshire County Council because the patients the authority is referring do not qualify under the contract.

A new computer system is expected to help prevent patients from spending ‘too long’ in local hospital beds.