Northants amongst worst in region for rates of smoking-related hospital admissions

Northants amongst worst in region for rates of smoking-related hospital admissions The number of people being admitted to hospital in Northamptonshire for smoking-related issues is the second highest in the East Midlands, new figures show.

Hospital admission figures compiled from Public Health England data show that in Northamptonshire, 1,748 out of every 100,000 (1.7 per cent) related to smoking, while the average across England is 1.5 per cent. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Northamptonshire: New children's home to cut out-of-area placements

Northamptonshire: New children's home to cut out-of-area placements A new children's home is being set up to help a troubled local authority look after more youngsters.

Northamptonshire County Council's children's services department was judged inadequate by Ofsted last month.

Now it is proposing to spend £151,000 on a property it owns in the centre of Wellingborough and use it as a home for four children with complex needs.

The aim is to reduce the number of children sent out of the county. BBC Northampton

Bikers club together to bring the party to one poorly patient at Northampton hospital

Bikers club together to bring the party to one poorly patient at Northampton hospital Over 100 classic motorbikes rode out of Northampton General Hospital's car park this weekend to help bring the party to one poorly patient.

After a year of bad health, Dave "Dudge" Durrant, from Finedon, had spent months planning a get-together with his friends and family. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

People with learning disabilities in England

People with learning disabilities in England Updates of national statistics about people with learning disabilities in England and the services and support available to them and their families. Public health England

Detailed guide: Dementia data and analysis: a guide for health professionals

Detailed guide: Dementia data and analysis: a guide for health professionals Explains how commissioners and health professionals can use data and analysis for decisions about dementia services and interventions. Public Health England

See also:

• Official Statistics: Dementia profile: August 2019 data update Public Health England

Ministers act to end NHS pensions row amid waiting list rise

Ministers act to end NHS pensions row amid waiting list rise The government has come up with new proposals for England and Wales to end the row with doctors over pensions.

Doctors had started refusing to do overtime shifts because they were being landed with bills after changes to the amount that can be accrued tax-free.

Just weeks after ruling out reviewing the rules, ministers now say they will. BBC News

See also:

• NHS pensions for senior clinicians: new changes announced to improve care Department of Health and Social Care
• The King's Fund responds to the government's proposed changes to NHS pension rules The King's Fund
• Pension rules review is to be launched by the Government in bid to end NHS doctors' staffing crisis The Daily Mail
• Tinkering won't stop doctors from being forced out of the NHS by absurd taxes on their pensions The Daily Telegraph
• 'Tax trap' pension rules to change in effort to halt NHS crisis The Guardian
• Ministers announce overhaul of pensions for top doctors and surgeons The Independent
• NHS pension rules get an overhaul OnMedica
• Operation waiting lists soar after government change to pensions Sky News

FactCheck: is Boris Johnson really giving the NHS “new money”?

FactCheck: is Boris Johnson really giving the NHS “new money”? Boris Johnson announced plans to spend £1.8bn more on the health service this weekend.

But NHS experts have cast doubt on whether the money is really new, and whether it is enough to make a difference to cash-strapped hospitals. Channel 4 News

See also:

• The excluded middle: Is the 'new money' new or not? The Health Foundation
• Johnson accused of misleading voters over money for NHS Channel 4 News
• Health minister defends £1.8bn ‘new money’ for NHS claim in Channel 4 News grilling iNews
• Health minister forced to walk back NHS 'new money' claim in excruciating interview The New European
• Has Boris Johnson found a magic money tree for the NHS? Sky News

Dementia causes one in 10 deaths in England and Wales, new figures show

Dementia causes one in 10 deaths in England and Wales, new figures show Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the cause of more than a tenth of registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures have revealed.

Last year saw the highest number of deaths for 10 years, with 541,589 deaths registered in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The Independent

Tafida Raqeeb: family to take NHS to court in effort to save daughter

Tafida Raqeeb: family to take NHS to court in effort to save daughter Parents challenge doctors who say it is in best interests of girl with brain injury to be allowed to die

The family of a seriously ill five-year-old girl are taking an NHS trust to court in an effort to force doctors to release her for what they believe would be life-saving treatment abroad.

Tafida Raqeeb, from Newham, east London, suffered a traumatic brain injury in February and is on a life support machine at Royal London hospital. Her parents want to fly her to Italy for treatment but doctors at the hospital, part of Bart’s NHS trust, say it would not be in her best interests. The Guardian

Drug overdose eclipses suicide as biggest killer of middle-aged men, ONS figures reveal

Drug overdose eclipses suicide as biggest killer of middle-aged men, ONS figures reveal Suicide is no longer the biggest killer of middle-aged men, new data has revealed, as deaths caused by drug overdoses have eclipsed them for the first time.

Suicide was previously the leading cause of death for males aged 35 to 49.

However, figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that men in this age group are now more likely to be killed by drug overdoses or accidental poisonings, amid concerns from public health experts of a looming opiate crisis. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Deaths registered in England and Wales: 2018 Office for National Statistics