More than 350 ambulance handover delays at KGH A&E

More than 350 ambulance handover delays at KGH A&E An ambulance had to wait more than half an hour to hand over a patient at Kettering General Hospital on more than 350 occasions in January. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Sick paramedics face 28-day overtime ban

Sick paramedics face 28-day overtime ban Some ambulance shifts in Northamptonshire are not being fully covered because some medics who have been off sick are stopped from doing overtime, a paramedic has claimed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

MPs set to vote on car smoking ban

MPs set to vote on car smoking ban MPs are set to vote later on whether smoking in cars with children present should be banned. BBC News

See also:

• Smoking ban in cars carrying children expected to be passed The Guardian

Women 'fare worse after strokes'

Women 'fare worse after strokes' Women have a poorer quality of life after a stroke than men, especially if they are older, a study has found. BBC News

Offenders with learning disabilities not getting help they need, say inspectors

Offenders with learning disabilities not getting help they need, say inspectors The report makes recommendations for greater partnership working between the justice and health system in order to support the assessment and treatment of offenders with learning disabilities. HMIC

Inaccurate reporting of cat bite dangers

Inaccurate reporting of cat bite dangers “Why even a tiny cat bite could leave you in hospital: Cats’ teeth ‘inject bacteria deep into the joints and tissue’, doctors warn”. The Daily Mail inaccurately claims that one in three people bitten by cats need to go into hospital, and that two-thirds of those people need surgery.

Planned registration fee hike angers nurses

Planned registration fee hike angers nurses Nurses asked to ‘bail out’ NMC, say nurse leaders. OnMedica

STI infection rates among gay men reach 'crisis' levels

STI infection rates among gay men reach 'crisis' levels

A growing epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) linked to a rise in unprotected sex and club drug use represents “a crisis for gay men”, a leading expert has said. The Independent

Workers off sick for a month to receive health assessments

Workers off sick for a month to receive health assessments The Department for Work and Pensions says employees off work for more than a month will be offered health assessments to cut Britain's annual £9bn sick pay bill. The Daily Telegraph