Hundreds of patients in Nene repeatedly admitted to A&E in final months

Hundreds of patients in Nene repeatedly admitted to A&E in final months Hundreds of patients a year in Nene are repeatedly admitted to A&E in the last few months of their life, new figures reveal. Daventry Express

Another Northamptonshire coronavirus case confirmed

Another Northamptonshire coronavirus case confirmed A ninth case of coronavirus in Northamptonshire has been confirmed by health officials today (Sunday). Daventry Express

See also:

• British coronavirus cruise couple back in UK BBC Northampton
• Northampton General Hospital restricts visiting times to once a day Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton General Hospital launches handwashing competition for children and schools Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• KGH restrict visiting times amid coronavirus pandemic Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Another Northamptonshire coronavirus case confirmed Northamptonshire Telegraph

Health Secretary Matt Hancock's Sunday Telegraph Op-Ed

Health Secretary Matt Hancock's Sunday Telegraph Op-Ed Health Secretary Matt Hancock outlines the steps taken over recent days in the fight against COVID-19. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Press release: Next stage of expanded coronavirus (COVID-19) public information campaign launches Department of Health and Social Care
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response (with links to all COVID-19 related government information) Department of Health and Social Care
• Coronavirus: Downing Street to give daily update on fight against outbreak BBC News
• PM urges industry to help make NHS ventilators BBC News
• Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health BBC News
• Coronavirus: GPs prepare for NHS's 'biggest crisis' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Isolation for over-70s 'a big ask' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Why we touch our faces and how to stop it BBC News
• Coronavirus: Scientists say UK virus strategy is 'risking lives' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Europe now epicentre of the pandemic, says WHO BBC News
• Coronavirus: Do face masks actually work? BBC News
• 99% of frontline staff say NHS can't cope with coronavirus Channel 4 News
• New York and Los Angeles close restaurants to curb coronavirus outbreak The Daily Telegraph
• Police issue fraud advice to protect public from coronavirus scams The Daily Telegraph
• NHS considers cancelling non-emergency surgery to free up resources for coronavirus response The Daily Telegraph
• Private beds to be used for coronavirus sufferers as NHS feels strain The Daily Telegraph
• GPs limit face-to-face contact with patients as LMCs warn routine appointments will stop GPonline
• UK coronavirus crisis 'to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised' The Guardian
• Fake news about Covid-19 can be as dangerous as the virus The Guardian
• UK medical schools urged to fast-track final-year students to help fight coronavirus The Guardian
• Coronavirus: UK manufacturers urged to consider switching to making ventilators The Guardian
• NHS and private hospitals join forces to fight coronavirus crisis The Guardian
• We can’t be squeamish about death. We need to confront our worst fears The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to hold daily press conferences on outbreak after accusations government is ‘complacent and behind’ The Independent
• Coronavirus: UK outbreak ‘could see nearly 8m hospitalised and last until spring 2021’, report warns The Independent
• Coronavirus: Healthcare workers urge public not to rip hand sanitiser off hospital walls The Independent
• Coronavirus: 60% of UK population need to become infected so country can build 'herd immunity', government's chief scientist says The Independent
• Seven people in the Midlands have died from coronavirus over the weekend ITV News

Health Education England to invest up to £10m in clinical placements across England

Health Education England to invest up to £10m in clinical placements across England Investment plans to support new undergraduate nurses have been unveiled by Mark Radford, chief nurse at Health Education England, to boost nursing workforce numbers.

'I was sectioned - now I'm working for change'

'I was sectioned - now I'm working for change' A teenager who felt punished after being discharged from a mental health unit has said she is "excited" to work with an NHS trust to improve systems.

Sasha Campbell, 18, was sectioned after several attempts on her own life and spent time in psychiatric units.

She has become involved in recruitment at the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, and will be helping with staff training at her former unit. BBC News

Autism: How to talk to a child about their autism

Autism: How to talk to a child about their autism Isaac is autistic, but in his mum Eliza's words, that is not all that he is.

The language they use around autism influences how people see Isaac.

She says finding the right words has helped her support him. BBC News

North Devon Healthcare NHS Trust: 20 deaths or serious harm cases in maternity

North Devon Healthcare NHS Trust: 20 deaths or serious harm cases in maternity At least 20 maternity deaths or serious harm cases have been linked to a Devon hospital since 2008, according to NHS reports obtained by the BBC.

A 2017 review - never released - raised "serious questions" about maternity care at North Devon District Hospital.

The BBC spent two years trying to obtain the report and won access to it at a tribunal earlier this year. BBC News

Pregnant Spanish woman says NHS put her health at risk with ‘threatening’ action

Pregnant Spanish woman says NHS put her health at risk with ‘threatening’ action A pregnant Spanish woman was told by the NHS her data would be shared with the Home Office if she didn’t prove she had the right to be in Britain – despite being an EU citizen who had lived in the UK for years.

The 34-year-old, who chose to remain anonymous, said she feared the “threatening” action would lead to delays in care for her or her baby. The Independent

FGM survivors recount horror of practice: 'I was sobbing, it was brutal'

FGM survivors recount horror of practice: 'I was sobbing, it was brutal' Warnings come as report finds official data on global prevalence of FGM ‘woefully’ underestimates nature and scale. The Independent 

HIV prevention drug PrEP 'to be made available on the NHS this year'

HIV prevention drug PrEP 'to be made available on the NHS this year' A drug which prevents HIV infection is to be made available on the NHS this year, it is reported.

The Sunday Times reported that PrEP - or pre-exposure prophylaxis - will be made "routinely available" to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching HIV from April. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• HIV drug PrEP to be available across England Department of Health and Social Care
• PrEP: Preventative HIV drug available in England from April BBC News
• Preventative HIV drug ready for NHS ‘from April’ The Independent