Largest mental health facility for young people in Europe opens its doors in Northampton

Largest mental health facility for young people in Europe opens its doors in Northampton One of the world's largest adolescent mental health facilities has opened its doors in Northampton, supporting 110 young people with complex conditions. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Northampton woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease aged just 36

Northampton woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease aged just 36 It is a condition associated with the elderly. But Carla Brammall has become one of the UK's youngest Alzheimer's patients - after being diagnosed with a rare mutation of the disease aged 36. The Daily Mail

Research and analysis: Sexually transmitted infections: East Midlands 2015 data

Research and analysis: Sexually transmitted infections: East Midlands 2015 data This report provides a summary of the 2015 data for STIs in the East of England area, along with charts, tables and map. It also explains the data sources used. Public Health England

News story: Children given sports prostheses to help them get active

News story: Children given sports prostheses to help them get active Children across England are being given specialised sports prostheses from the NHS to help them run, swim and play sport, and even become the next Paralympians.

This follows the creation of a £1.5 million fund by the Department of Health, announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt during last summer’s Paralympic Games in Rio.

The money has been split between funding for NHS limb centres to fund requests for prostheses and investment in a Child Prostheses Research Collaboration, bringing the latest technology into the NHS. It will also help more children to benefit from sports prostheses that are tailored to their needs and the sports they want to play. Department of Health

No one should have no one: working to end loneliness amongst older people

No one should have no one: working to end loneliness amongst older people This report warns that loneliness leads to an increased demand on health services, partly because isolated people are more likely to develop health conditions, such as heart problems, depression and dementia. The report also outlines the early findings of a pilot programme that takes a community-based approach to tackling loneliness. Age UK

NHS rejects claims of 'humanitarian crisis' in England's hospitals

NHS rejects claims of 'humanitarian crisis' in England's hospitals Theresa May has rejected claims from the Red Cross that there is a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS.

The prime minister acknowledged there were "huge pressures" on the health service and said No 10 had provided the funding requested.

Mrs May told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that funding was "now at record levels for the NHS".

Labour has called on the PM to appear at the Commons on Monday to discuss the "crisis" in social care and hospitals. BBC News

See also:

• NHS England rejects claims of a 'humanitarian crisis' BBC News
• 'Winter from hell' has arrived - doctor's NHS crisis warning BBC News
• Hospital 'in meltdown' as two patients found dead in over-crowded corridors - one who waited 35 HOURS for a bed The Daily Mail
• Woman dies after 35 hours on hospital trolley amid warnings of NHS 'meltdown  The Daily Telegraph
• 'Humanitarian crisis' in NHS warns British Red Cross as A&Es are overwhelmed by demand The Daily Telegraph
• Theresa May denies 'humanitarian crisis' in Britain's NHS The Guardian
• NHS faces 'humanitarian crisis' as demand rises, British Red Cross warns The Guardian
• Theresa May cannot ignore NHS crisis or brush off critics The Guardian
• 'The worst conditions in memory': NHS doctors describe their week in A&E The Guardian
• Three patients die at Worcestershire hospital amid NHS winter crisis The Guardian
• I'm a junior doctor in the NHS, and I'm terrified for this winter The Guardian
• 'It was manic': patients describe meltdown at Worcestershire hospital The Guardian
• Doctors accuse Theresa May of being ‘in denial’ over NHS hospital crisis The Independent

NHS director Peter Lewis jailed over corrupt hospital contract

NHS director Peter Lewis jailed over corrupt hospital contract An NHS director and a software supplier are jailed over a corrupt hospital IT contract. BBC News

Revealed: How dangerous fake health news conquered Facebook

Revealed: How dangerous fake health news conquered Facebook The widespread circulation of fake health news on social networks is misleading and potentially dangerous, health officials have warned.

Misinformation published by conspiracy sites about serious health conditions is often shared more widely than evidence-based reports from reputable news organisations, according to analysis by The Independent. Of the 20 most-shared articles on Facebook in 2016 with the word “cancer” in the headline, more than half purport claims discredited by doctors and health authorities or – in the case of the year’s top story – directly by the source cited in the article. The Independent