Voluntary groups in Lancashire are at crisis point because the NHS is referring too many people for help
I'm Alistair Clarke with news that voluntary groups in Lancashire are at crisis point because the NHS is referring too many people for help. Many local charities offer community support known as social prescribing as an alternative to medicating problems. However groups are not funded to provide the help and are being overwhelmed by demand.
NHS Scotland spends £30 million on locum
A freedom of information request has shown that the NHS in Scotland spent nearly £30 million on locum psychiatrists in a year
Health secretary to close hormone loopholes
Health Secretary has pledged to close any loopholes which could see online providers prescribe hormones to gender-questioning children
U-turn on mental health support
NHS England has U-turned on funding cuts in mental health support
Unpaid carers in Northern Ireland left behind
Unpaid carers in Northern Ireland are being left behind as a new employment law comes into force in the rest of the UK.
Key service under council control in Bath
Key services providing support to people with social care needs and learning disabilities have been brought under the direct council control.
Children let down by a lack of research and "remarkably weak" evidence
Landmark reviews says children have been let down by a lack of research and "remarkably weak" evidence on medical interventions in gender care
Nursing home placed into special measures
The Care Quality Commission places nursing home into special measures after inspectors were called in to investigate claims residents' safety, care and dignity were being compromised
Tobacco style warnings for sunbeds
Skin Cancer UK is calling on the Government to make tobacco style warning signs mandatory in tanning salons
Rebrand for Welsh Ambulance Service
The Welsh Ambulance Service has rebranded after being awarded University Trust status
Usdaw welcomes new rights for carers
Retail union Usdaw has welcomed a new law that gives people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave
Unpaid carers being forced to repay huge sums
It’s claimed tens of thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to repay huge sums and threatened with criminal prosecution
Hepatitis C rapid testing technology
Thousands of people unknowingly living with hepatitis C are to be identified, diagnosed and cured
Sexual harassment in the NHS
New research suggests there are widespread incidents of sexual harassment in the NHS
Good news for those with type 1 diabetes
Tens of thousands of adults and children living with the disease across England could receive an artificial pancreas
MMR catch-up campaign update
MMR catch-up campaign has brought about tens of thousands of jabs delivered in the first three months of the year.
UK trial for cutting duration of MRI scans
Cutting the duration of MRI scans for suspected prostate cancer patients by a third would make the scans cheaper and more accessible.
Social care charity increases wages by 10%
A social care charity based in North West England is raising wages for its 1,800 social care workers by 10%
Two new trials for dementia diagnosis
Two UK research teams are launching major clinical trials to identify a blood test for diagnosing dementia.
