Corby BAME doctors say racism is rising

Corby BAME doctors say racism is rising Black and minority ethnic Northamptonshire GPs say they are facing an increasing level of racism while at work.

The county’s two clinical commissioning groups have vowed to tackle the issue after GPs Dr Sanjay Gadhia, Dr Joanne Watt and Dr Miten Ruparelia, who all practice in Corby, spoke out about their personal experiences and the growing occurrences at the joint CCG board meeting. Northamptonshire Telegraph

A healthy foundation for the future: the final report of the young people’s future health inquiry

A healthy foundation for the future: the final report of the young people’s future health inquiry This report summarises the work of a two-year inquiry into young people’s future health. It urges the government to overhaul policies across housing, transport and education and adopt a whole government approach to secure the future health of today’s young people. The recommendations for action include calls for a consistent approach to discounted and free public transport for students across the UK and a review of the impact the current testing regime in schools has on mental health. The Health Foundation

Policy paper: Healthy ageing: consensus statement

Policy paper: Healthy ageing: consensus statement This statement by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better sets out our shared vision for making England the best place in the world to grow old.

EU reciprocal healthcare arrangements: Brexit guidance

EU reciprocal healthcare arrangements: Brexit guidance This briefing provides an overview of some of the guidance that the UK government has published on reciprocal healthcare after Brexit. House of Commons Library

Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing

Genetic tests: Experts urge caution over home testing People should not make health decisions based on genetic tests they do at home, experts have warned.

The University of Southampton team, writing in the British Medical Journal, warn results can be unreliable.

The geneticists said the tests could be wrongly reassuring - or lead to unnecessary worry.

23andMe, one of the companies offering tests, said there were "many cases" where results had prompted further checks and preventative treatment. BBC News

See also:

• Direct-to-consumer genetic testing The BMJ
• Caution needed over commercially available genetic testing, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
• Doctors slam popular genetic tests such as 23andMe for sparking confusion and fear in patients The Daily Mail

NHS doctors too busy to care about patients, says Bodies creator

NHS doctors too busy to care about patients, says Bodies creator Jed Mercurio, a former doctor, says medical dramas ignore the cynicism that infiltrates job

The writer behind the TV hits Bodies, Bodyguard and Line of Duty has said medical dramas do not show how cynical and jaded doctors are in real life.

Jed Mercurio, a former doctor who created the cult medical series Bodies, said hospital doctors were often too busy to deeply care about their patients. The Guardian

Charity launches legal action against NHS fees for pregnant migrants

Charity launches legal action against NHS fees for pregnant migrants Maternity Action says bills of £7,000-plus deter vulnerable women from seeking care

A charity has launched a legal challenge against the policy of charging vulnerable migrant women £7,000 or more to access NHS maternity care.

Maternity care falls under “immediately necessary service” in the UK, which means it must never be refused or delayed regardless of a patient’s immigration status. The Guardian

Mental health hospital to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking

Mental health hospital to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking One of the UK's largest mental health hospitals is to hand out free e-cigarettes to those trying to quit smoking, in a deal with a vaping retailer.

The trust said it would help patients “transform” their health.

But critics last night said the deal - believed to be the first of its kind - was “extraordinary” at a time when the safety of vaping is under increasing scrutiny. The Daily Telegraph

Experts warn that parents who don't vaccinate have forgotten the devastating impact of diseases

Experts warn that parents who don't vaccinate have forgotten the devastating impact of diseases Parents have become complacent about vaccinating their children because they have forgotten the impact of devastating diseases, experts warned last night.

Many today have no idea what illnesses such as measles, polio or diphtheria could do to children because vaccination campaigns wiped them out in the UK generations ago.

Yet many of these viruses are still circulating abroad and could return amid falling uptake of childhood immunisations such as the MMR jab, doctors warn. The Daily Mail