Threatened refuges handed reprieve

Threatened refuges handed reprieve The planned closure of refuges that protect domestic abuse victims in Northamptonshire is halted until operators can find other funds. BBC Northamptonshire

Police helicopters searching for missing Northampton General Hospital patient

Police helicopters searching for missing Northampton General Hospital patient Officers from Northamptonshire Police are searching for a 64-year-old man who has gone missing from Northampton General Hospital. Graham Lane was last seen at about 1pm at the hospital. He is slim, white, about 5ft 7in with a pale complexion. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Budget 2014 - the headlines

Budget 2014 - the headlines  There were a number of announcements in the budget with a NHS or workforce angle. Read our summary for more details. NHS Employers

FAQs on the NHS pay award 2014/15 and 2015/16 published

FAQs on the NHS pay award 2014/15 and 2015/16 published Following the Government’s announcement last week on the NHS pay award for the next two years, we have now published a set of frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) to help explain more of the detail. NHS Employers

Lung cancer rates up among UK women

Lung cancer rates up among UK women Lung cancer rates among women in the UK have increased by 73% since 1975 while declining by 47% in men, new figures have revealed. BBC News

NHS complaints system 'too complex'

NHS complaints system 'too complex' Healthwatch England says more than 70 organisations are involved in the process for dealing with complaints about the NHS and social care. BBC News

Health and wellbeing peer challenges

Health and wellbeing peer challenges This publication contains a number of case studies outlining how peer challenge is playing a strong role supporting and improving public health. Local Government Association

Kelsey admits care.data use unclear

Kelsey admits care.data use unclear NHS England delayed the care.data programme because it could not give guarantees on how the data would be used, NHS England's director of patients and information has said. E-Health Insider

NHS hospitals suffer annual loss for first time in eight years

NHS hospitals suffer annual loss for first time in eight years Combined deficit of £456.8m reported by 26 of 102 trusts, renewing fears about long-term financing of the NHS.

NHS hospitals will end the financial year in the red for the first time in eight years, according to official figures, with 26 loss-making trusts reporting a combined deficit of £456.8m.

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS trust has run up the largest deficit: £39.8m. The figures published on Thursday will renew fears that the NHS's finances have been deteriorating sharply in recent months, especially as a result of many trusts having to hire extra staff, notably nurses, in order to ensure safe and high-quality care in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire scandal.

Dutch idea of health checks via the web show NHS a cost-cutting future

Dutch idea of health checks via the web show NHS a cost-cutting future

Imagine if your doctor was as easy to contact as your Facebook friends - and you could Skype them whenever you liked to talk about your health concerns. The Independent

Outgoing NHS boss Sir David Nicholson wants to work with press regulator to stop health service being undermined by ‘sensational’ newspaper...

Outgoing NHS boss Sir David Nicholson wants to work with press regulator to stop health service being undermined by ‘sensational’ newspaper...

The outgoing boss of the NHS in England has revealed he plans to spend the next stage of his career defending the health service from newspapers which “hate the NHS”. The Independent

Disabled people in care facilities 'deprived of liberty', says judge

Disabled people in care facilities 'deprived of liberty', says judge 'A gilded cage is still a cage', according to judge who says disabled people have the same human right to physical liberty as the rest of the human race. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Disabled in care ‘denied human rights,’ Supreme Court rules The Independent

Dementia is 'the new normal' charity says

Dementia is 'the new normal' charity says Society needs to treat dementia as "the new normal" and involve Alzheimer's sufferers far more closely in local communities, charities have said. The Daily Telegraph