Mental health: Players' union PFA says 'more and more' players seeking help

Mental health: Players' union PFA says 'more and more' players seeking help The number of players seeking help for mental health problems is increasing as awareness of the issue grows, says the Professional Footballers' Association. BBC Sport

NHS annual budget rises under Tories are fraction of past increases – IFS

NHS annual budget rises under Tories are fraction of past increases – IFS early funding rises of 1.3% between 2009-10 and 2015-16 are less than one-third of levels health service has had over 60 years

The annual increases in the NHS budget since 2009 have been less than one-third of the average yearly funding rise the health service has had over the past 60 years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Public spending on health across the UK went up by 1.3% a year between 2009-10, Labour’s last year in power, and 2015-16, the first year of David Cameron’s majority Conservative government. The Guardian

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KGH dementia garden appeal tops £10,000

KGH dementia garden appeal tops £10,000 A Kettering General Hospital Appeal to develop a dementia garden at the hospital has topped £10,000 after only two months. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Give overweight patients a year of weight-loss classes, say researchers

Give overweight patients a year of weight-loss classes, say researchers Tens of thousands of cases of obesity-related diseases could be prevented if the standard three-month course of weight-loss classes were extended, says study

Overweight or obese patients should be offered 12 months of weight-loss classes rather than the standard three months, according to research showing that the move could prevent tens of thousands of cases of obesity-related diseases over the next 25 years.

The study found that those given a year-long pass to weight-loss classes lost more weight and were better able to keep it off than those on three-month programmes or those going it alone with self-help guides. The Guardian

Occupational therapy could save NHS and social care – but don't call us OTs | Julia Scott

Occupational therapy could save NHS and social care – but don't call us OTs | Julia Scott Occupational therapists slash hospital admissions and delayed transfers of care – clinicians and politicians need to recognise and value our work. BBC News - Health

Increase in cases of men suffering from eating disorders

Increase in cases of men suffering from eating disorders Simon, one of an increasing number of men suffering from anorexia, explains why he is frightened of eating. BBC News - Health