Body image: How we think and feel about our bodies

Body image: How we think and feel about our bodies The report sets out the individual, family and cultural influences that are coming together to mean that we often have a gnawing and debilitating sense of dissatisfaction with our own bodies. We also identify the heightened risks of mental health problems that too often accompany poor body image. Mental Health Foundation

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• Body image concerns 'making people suicidal' BBC News

Heart and circulatory disease deaths in under 75s see first sustained rise in 50 years

Heart and circulatory disease deaths in under 75s see first sustained rise in 50 years The number of people dying from heart and circulatory diseases before they reach their 75th birthday is on the rise for the first time in 50 years, according to our analysis of the latest national health statistics.

The figures show an upward trend in deaths since 2014, with 42,384 people dying from conditions including heart attack and stroke in the UK before the age of 75 in 2017, compared to 41,042 three years earlier. British Heart Foundation

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• Heart deaths up for first time in 50 years BBC News
• British Heart Foundation report shows cardiovascular disease deaths rise for first time in 50 years The Daily Mail
• Heart disease deaths in under 75's going up for the first time in 50 years The Daily Telegraph
• UK heart disease fatalities on the rise for first time in 50 years The Guardian
• Heart disease deaths rise for first time in 50 years among under-75s The Independent

New funding for rough sleepers living with mental illness and substance misuse

New funding for rough sleepers living with mental illness and substance misuse Adults who are sleeping rough and living with mental illness and substance misuse will benefit from £1.9 million funding to improve their access to vital healthcare. Department of Health and Social Care

Mental health cut-off: Why sling me out of CAMHS at 18?

Mental health cut-off: Why sling me out of CAMHS at 18? Kirsty was being treated by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) up until the age of 18.

She's one of 25,000 young people in England that make the move to adult mental health services every year.

But many young people struggle to make a smooth transition and can end up going months or even years without the treatment they need.

NHS England says it plans to address the issue by extending young people's mental health care until the age of 25. BBC News

Rising levels of knife crime are having a negative effect on NHS - iNews

Rising levels of knife crime are having a negative effect on NHS Rising levels of knife crime are having a “ripple effect” across the health service, leading to cancelled operations and strains on the ambulance service, a leading surgeon said.

Figures published last month showed police in England and Wales recorded 40,829 offences involving knives or sharp objects in 2018, the highest number since comparable data started in 2010/11. iNews

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• Knife crime cripples hospitals: Top NHS surgeon warns epidemic is having a ‘ripple effect’ across the service with longer ambulance waits, operations being cancelled and police on wards The Daily Mail

Leading US drug companies conspired to inflate prices of common medicines by up to 1,000%, prosecutors say

Leading US drug companies conspired to inflate prices of common medicines by up to 1,000%, prosecutors say Leading drug companies including Teva, Pfizer, Novartis and Mylan conspired to inflate the prices of generic drugs by as much as 1,000 per cent, according to a far-reaching lawsuit filed on Friday by 44 states. The Independent

Investigation into learning disabilities services run by major NHS contractor after police brought in over ‘abuse’ of patients

Investigation into learning disabilities services run by major NHS contractor after police brought in over ‘abuse’ of patients An investigation has begun into a major care provider after police were called in over alleged psychological and physical abuse of patients with learning disabilities at one of its homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said inspectors would be reviewing these and similar services run by the NHS contractor Cygnet Health Care across the country – and appealed for anyone with concerns to come forward. The Independent

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• Second care home for vulnerable people run by US multinational under criminal investigation as staff member charged with assault The Independent

Hundreds of foreign doctors mull leaving UK over 'crippling' fees

Hundreds of foreign doctors mull leaving UK over 'crippling' fees High cost of visas and other charges is worsening NHS staffing crisis, warn medics

Hundreds of overseas doctors are considering quitting the NHS in protest at being charged thousands of pounds a year for visas and healthcare in order to work in the UK.

Medics from around the world are considering taking their skills abroad, angered by high charges and fees. Immigration rules mean they must pay thousands of pounds a year for a working visa and £400 a year for them and each member of their family to use the NHS. The Guardian

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• NHS staff shortage: How many doctors and nurses come from abroad? BBC News
• Case study: 'My heart is here in the NHS. But I can only take so much' The Guardian

Plan to end the tax trap on NHS senior doctors’ pensions

Plan to end the tax trap on NHS senior doctors’ pensions Medics have been refusing extra work for fear of being hit by charges for exceeding retirement contributions

Ministers are planning a major shake-up of NHS pensions designed to stop an exodus of senior doctors retiring early because current tax rules mean they can end up working for free, especially if they take on extra duties.

Philip Hammond, the chancellor, and Matt Hancock, the health and social care secretary, are studying plans which would end what NHS bosses and doctors’ leaders say is a “ludicrous” pensions tax trap that is exacerbating the health service’s already severe staff shortage. The Guardian

NHS hospital first to be fined for false imprisonment after refusing to allow vulnerable woman to go home

NHS hospital first to be fined for false imprisonment after refusing to allow vulnerable woman to go home An NHS hospital has become the first to be fined for false imprisonment of a patient after refusing to allow a vulnerable woman to go home with her family.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust kept the pensioner against her wishes for four months before sending her “to die” in an inadequately briefed nursing home. The Daily Telegraph

British people breathe equivalent of one cigarette a day because of air pollution, doctors warn

British people breathe equivalent of one cigarette a day because of air pollution, doctors warn British people are breathing in the equivalent of one cigarette a day because of air pollution, a leading doctor has warned.

The Government is now being begged by two royal medical colleges to do more to tackle the public health crisis, which is shortening thousands of people's lives.

The Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said politicians are not taking air pollution seriously enough. The Daily Mail