Well-being cafe inspired by Kettering man who killed himself

Well-being cafe inspired by Kettering man who killed himself A mother whose son took his own life five years ago said a mental health cafe named after him aims to fulfil his ambition "to make his name".

Johnny's Happy Place on Rockingham Road, Kettering, was founded after the death of Johnny Mackay in October 2014.

Johnny's mother Denise Mackay said: "He used to say to me 'Mummy one day I'm going to rock the world, I'm going to make my name'.

"He didn't, but we are trying to do that." BBC Northampton

These are the 10 worst GP practices in Northampton ranked for patient satisfaction

These are the 10 worst GP practices in Northampton ranked for patient satisfaction The majority of patients surveyed at all the practices in Northampton were happy with their GPs - but these ones had the lowest scores. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

National roll-out of electronic prescription service

National roll-out of electronic prescription service The service will help GPs and pharmacists prescribe and dispense medicines faster and more securely and make it easier for patients to pick up repeat prescriptions. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• NHS e-prescriptions roll-out aims for £300m savings by 2021 Computer Weekly
• NHS will scrap paper prescriptions next month in bid to save £300m over two years The Daily Mail
• NHS to scrap paper prescriptions under plan to save £300m The Guardian

Cancer research: Scientists seek clues to how disease 'is born'

Cancer research: Scientists seek clues to how disease 'is born' British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges.

They plan to "give birth" to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like "on day one".

It is just one of the research priorities of the new International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection. BBC News

See also:

• British and US scientists in £55m bid to detect cancers before tumours even appear The Daily Mail
• £55m Anglo-US research alliance to boost early cancer detection rates The Guardian

Air pollution is now a ‘health emergency’, head of NHS England warns

Air pollution is now a ‘health emergency’, head of NHS England warns The head of NHS England has warned of a “health emergency” as new figures revealed hundreds more children and adults are suffering cardiac arrests, strokes or severe asthma attacks because of days of high air pollution.

Stunted lung growth in children and links between pollution and lung cancer was also found by researchers who looked at nine cities across England. The Independent

See also:

• Higher air pollution days trigger cardiac arrests and hospitalisations King's College London
• Personalising The Health Impacts Of Air Pollution: Interim Statistics Summary For A Selection Of Statements King's College London
• Air pollution 'triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes' BBC News
• NHS boss declares air pollution 'health emergency' The Daily Mail
• NHS boss announces air pollution 'emergency' as major study shows our dirty air is killing us The Daily Telegraph
• Scores more heart attacks and strokes on high pollution days, figures show The Guardian
• Two North Northants councils say what they are going to do about climate change Northamptonshire Telegraph

NHS hospital fined £135,000 after a 350 per cent rise in breaches of ban on mixed sex wards

NHS hospital fined £135,000 after a 350 per cent rise in breaches of ban on mixed sex wards An NHS hospital has been fined £135,000 after a 350 per cent increase in breaches of rules banning mixed sex wards.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded 809 breaches of mixed-sex accommodation rules in the 12 months ending in August - up from 177 the previous year.

The NHS says trusts are expected to have a “zero-tolerance” approach towards placing men and women on the same wards, which it says is essential for ensuring safety, privacy and dignity for patients. The Daily Telegraph

Google gets green light to access FIVE YEARS' worth of sensitive patient data from NHS

Google gets green light to access FIVE YEARS' worth of sensitive patient data from NHS Google has been given the go-ahead to access five years' worth of sensitive NHS patient data.

In a deal signed last month, the internet giant was handed hospital records of tens of thousands of patients up and down England.

New documents show the data will include medical history, diagnoses, treatment dates and ethnic origin.

The news has raised concerns about the privacy of the data, which could now be harvested and commercialised. The Daily Mail