Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is inviting people to join its online Talking Therapies workshop for anyone who thinks they might be going through any stage of the menopause (perimenopause, menopause or post-menopause) and experiencing low mood or anxiety. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Wednesday 15 February 2023
Join webinars by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on how to manage menopause
Join webinars by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on how to manage menopause People are being invited to join free workshops on how to help manage the symptoms of menopause.
Woman, 22, arrested after nurse assaulted at Northampton General Hospital
Woman, 22, arrested after nurse assaulted at Northampton General Hospital A 22-year-old woman has been arrested following an incident when a nurse was assaulted at Northampton General Hospital.
The incident happened on January 27, between 7.30pm and 7.50pm. A female patient assaulted a nurse by grabbing her lanyard before throwing water over another patient, Northamptonshire Police have said. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Expanding volunteer support in the allied health professions to start an NHS career
Expanding volunteer support in the allied health professions to start an NHS career Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust used volunteers to support their allied health professionals, offering a first step into an NHS career. NHS Employers
Supporting clinical leadership in virtual wards: a guide for integrated care system clinical leader
Supporting clinical leadership in virtual wards: a guide for integrated care system clinical leader This guidance supports integrated care system clinical leadership to create and develop their virtual ward service. NHS England
First toddler receives life-saving gene therapy on NHS
First toddler receives life-saving gene therapy on NHS Teddi from Northumberland with a rare and devastating genetic condition has become the first child to be treated on the NHS with a life-saving gene therapy.
The drug, called Libmeldy, is the most expensive medicine ever approved for the NHS. BBC News
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- NHS to roll out life-saving gene therapy for rare disease affecting babies NHS England
- The UK’s most expensive drug saved one sister, but it is too late for the other BBC News
- Little Teddi becomes the first child to receive revolutionary gene therapy drug on the NHS The Daily Mail
- Girl with deadly inherited condition is cured with gene therapy on NHS The Guardian
- Heartbreak as one sibling saved using miracle drug, but older sister not eligible for treatment The Independent
Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming
Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming An on-demand, non-hormonal male contraceptive pill may be a real possibility say scientists who have found a cell pathway, or switch, that stops sperm from being able to swim.
Tests in mice suggest it keeps sperm stunned for at least a few hours - long enough to stop them reaching the egg.
Many more tests are planned and needed, moving to rabbits before people. BBC News
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- On-demand male contraception via acute inhibition of soluble adenylyl cyclase (open access) Nature Communications
- ‘On demand’ male contraceptive pill stops sperm swimming The Independent
Government’s mental health review will not prevent ‘appalling’ abuse of patients, campaigners warn
Government’s mental health review will not prevent ‘appalling’ abuse of patients, campaigners warn A government review into mental health hospitals will fail to prevent the “appalling” treatment of patients, campaigners have warned.
The urgent inquiry into inpatient mental health services will focus solely on data, the government said on Tuesday.
The “rapid review”, launched following investigations by The Independent into “systemic abuse” across a group of children’s mental health hospitals, will last 12 weeks and is being led by a former national NHS mental health director Dr Geraldine Strathdee.
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- Terms of reference for rapid review into data on mental health inpatient settings Department of Health and Social Care
NHS strikes force thousands to wait 18 months for surgery as flagship target to be missed
NHS strikes force thousands to wait 18 months for surgery as flagship target to be missed Thousands of patients are being forced to wait more than 18 months for treatments such as knee and brain surgery as the health service is set to miss its flagship target because of NHS strikes.
NHS England last week claimed it was “on track” to hit the mandated target, but senior sources have warned that the impact of prolonged walkouts combined with unprecedented demand for emergency care means that this is now unlikely. The Independent
Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about
Nine viruses the World Health Organisation is concerned about Equatorial Guinea has just confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), which reports that at least nine people have already died of the Ebola-related virus.
The case is the latest reminder that, for infectious diseases experts, the job is never done. The Independent
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- WHO convenes 'urgent' meeting over outbreak of one of world's deadliest diseases The Daily Mail
- Now Marburg virus spreads to Cameroon The Daily Mail
- Bird flu 'may mutate to kill more than 50% of humans' The Daily Mail
- What is Marburg virus and how does it spread? The Independent
Weight loss jabs to be sold via high street chemists in England
Weight loss jabs to be sold via high street chemists in England Weekly weight-loss jabs that are popular with celebrities will soon be made available through high street chemists in England, despite controversy over their use.
Many people struggle to tackle obesity through diet and exercise alone as they often find they regain the weight that they lose.
However a range of drugs, initially used for people with type 2 diabetes, has shown promise in treating obesity, with trials revealing that when combined with supervised weight-loss coaching they help people lose significant amounts of weight. The Guardian
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Half of NHS trusts missed key 2-week cancer diagnosis target last year
Half of NHS trusts missed key 2-week cancer diagnosis target last year Half of NHS hospital trusts missed a crucial two-week cancer diagnosis target every month last year, new figures reveal.
The health service says 93 per cent of patients should have an appointment with a specialist within a fortnight of an urgent GP referral.
But analysis of official data by the House of Commons library shows this was missed by 63 out of 132 trusts in England (48 per cent) every month in 2022. The Daily Mail
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