Booze is sending us to early grave

Booze is sending us to early grave: Two of the county’s health experts have called for a change in Northamptonshire’s drinking culture following a new report which illustrates the county’s booze woes. Evening Telegraph

Midwife’s own baby delivered by boss

Midwife’s own baby delivered by boss: A home-birth midwife can tell expectant women exactly how good the care from Northampton General Hospital is after choosing her boss to deliver her own baby. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Yosemite virus warning to Britons

Yosemite virus warning to Britons: About 100 British tourists who visited a US park at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak are being contacted by the UK's Health Protection Agency. BBC News

Do cuts mean 'dial 999 and wait'?

Do cuts mean 'dial 999 and wait'?: Are cutbacks hitting the front line? BBC News

DH finds £99,000 for ITK fund

DH finds £99,000 for ITK fund: The Department of Health has launched an Information Sharing Challenge Fund to support information sharing projects that can be replicated across the NHS through the interoperability toolkit. E-Health Insider

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Ambulance stations may close in East Midlands

Ambulance stations may close in East Midlands:
East Midlands Ambulance Service is planning to close stations across its area under plans designed to improve emergency response times.
The trust is embarking on a three-month public consultation next month on its proposed move at a time that it has seen 5% more calls year on year. The plan includes closing 66 existing ambulance stations and replacing them with 13 hubs where specialist teams will prepare ambulanc... Healthcare Today

BMA's new leader: 'There's no evidence that a part-privatised NHS runs better'

BMA's new leader: 'There's no evidence that a part-privatised NHS runs better':

Dr Mark Porter is preparing to clash with the government on two fronts: doctors' pensions and the future direction of the NHS.

Woman killed herself after husband left her alone on NHS advice

Woman killed herself after husband left her alone on NHS advice: An NHS mental health trust has apologised and paid damages to a man whose suicidal wife killed herself after he followed its advice to give her more responsibility by leaving her at home alone. The Daily Telegraph

When the loving care stops

When the loving care stops: As some disabled youngsters live their dreams at the Paralympics, others face spending their days in homes for the elderly, reports Cherrill Hicks The Daily Telegraph

New rules governing organ transplants to be drawn up amid fear of organ sales on social networking websites

New rules governing organ transplants to be drawn up amid fear of organ sales on social networking websites:
New rules governing organ transplants are being drawn up amid concern about money changing hands illegally as patients make direct pleas to potential donors on social networking sites. The Independent

Health warning over army of NHS 'temps'

Health warning over army of NHS 'temps': NHS trusts are increasingly employing key clinical staff on "zero-hours" contracts which threaten to turn parts of the reformed service into an army of "temps". The Independent

Whooping cough cases continue to increase

Whooping cough cases continue to increase: 1,047 cases of whooping cough in England and Wales were reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in July 2012, bringing the total number of cases so far this year to 3,523*, according to figures published today. Health Protection Agency