Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Emergency bill to strengthen coronavirus (COVID-19) response plans

Emergency bill to strengthen coronavirus (COVID-19) response plans New laws will be introduced to protect public health, increase NHS capacity, strengthen social care and support the public to take the right action at the right time. Department of Health and Social Care

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Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2020 to 2021

Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2020 to 2021 The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations. Public Health England

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3D bioprinting in medicine

3D bioprinting in medicine This POSTnote gives an overview of 3D bioprinting in medine and the associated biological, manufacturing, regulatory and ethical implications. Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)

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    Tuesday, 17 March 2020

    New guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection

    New guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection New guidance to stay at home for 14 days if someone in your household has symptoms of COVID-19 is the focus of the next stage of a public awareness campaign launched by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock today.

    The new guidance will set out that individuals will still be asked to self-isolate for 7 days from the onset of COVID-19 symptoms but any individuals in the household will now be asked to self-isolate for 14 days from that moment as well. Department of Health and Social Care

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    What do children and young people need from primary care networks?

    What do children and young people need from primary care networks? Healthy London Partnership and the Association of Young People’s Health (AYPH) have produced resources for primary care networks as they seek to address the needs of children and young people.
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    Trans mental health better if ID matches gender

    Trans mental health better if ID matches gender Trans adults have improved mental health and less suicidal thoughts when their identification documents reflect their identified gender, new research shows.

    The findings published this week in The Lancet Public Health journal are based on the results from a survey of over 20,000 American trans adults. OnMedica
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    Type 1 diabetes is two distinct conditions

    Type 1 diabetes is two distinct conditions Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes under the age of seven have a different endotype compared with those diagnosed aged 13 or above.

    This is the finding from new research published in Diabetologia - the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]. OnMedica
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    Monday, 16 March 2020

    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
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    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

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    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

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    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.
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    '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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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 
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    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

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    Friday, 13 March 2020

    Defining and refining success: innovation in the NHS

    Defining and refining success: innovation in the NHS In our new report last week on the spread of new innovations in the NHS, we identified four key themes that innovators, potential adopters and policy-makers should keep in mind to achieve scale and spread across the health service. Here co-author Rachel Hutchings focuses on the first of those – defining and refining success. Nuffield Trust
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    COVID-19: Government announces moving out of contain phase and into delay

    COVID-19: Government announces moving out of contain phase and into delay The Government has announced that we are moving out of the contain phase and into delay, in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Department of Health and Social Care

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    Inspire, attract and recruit toolkit updated

    Inspire, attract and recruit toolkit updated Our Inspire, attract and recruit toolkit has been updated for 2020, with changes made to bring it up to date with current developments and links added to new resources. NHS Employers
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    Chairing more than one trust board

    Chairing more than one trust board This report highlights the potential benefits and risks of more than one trust sharing a chair. This arrangement is becoming increasingly common for a range of different reasons, often including a trend towards greater collaboration and consolidation of trusts, a drive to improve quality and efficiency, and new partnerships with the development of system working. NHS Providers
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      Study highlights factors behind rising rates of child suicide

      Study highlights factors behind rising rates of child suicide Around eight in every 100 children aged 9–10 years in the USA report suicidal ideation – such as temporarily or regularly thinking about, considering, or planning suicide, according to a new study.

      Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 10–14-year-olds in the USA, and the number of children’s hospital admissions for suicidal thoughts or self-harm has more than doubled over the last decade, increasing from 0.67% in 2008 to 1.79% in 2015. OnMedica

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      Up to two-year wait for sleep apnoea treatment

      Up to two-year wait for sleep apnoea treatment People with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are having to wait up to two years for appropriate treatment.

      About two million people in the UK have moderate or severe symptoms related to OSA, which makes patients temporarily stop breathing while asleep.

      This can happen hundreds of times a night, leaving them exhausted, with poor memory and concentration and a significantly higher risk of accidents.

      A recent spike in diagnosis has been linked to rising levels of obesity. BBC News
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      Hike to immigration health surcharge will 'penalise' NHS workers from overseas, campaigners say

      Hike to immigration health surcharge will 'penalise' NHS workers from overseas, campaigners say Ministers have been accused of “penalising” much-needed healthcare workers from overseas and pricing people out of immigration status after the Chancellor announced a hike to NHS fees for migrants.

      Rishi Sunak announced during his Budget speech on Wednesday that the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) – paid annually by migrants living in Britain – would increase from £400 to £624 to ensure that that “what people get out, they also put in”.​ The Independent
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      Thursday, 12 March 2020

      Responding to the evidence on inequalities in health

      Responding to the evidence on inequalities in health In early January I highlighted three things related to the public’s health coming in the next three to six months. Two of those are now here: the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Longevity’s report, The health of the nation: a strategy for healthier longer lives, which covers what the government needs to do to meet its own ambition of an extra five years of healthy life for every individual by 2035 plus narrowing inequalities; and Health equity in England: the Marmot review 10 years on, an assessment of progress on health inequalities and the wider determinants of health 10 years after Fair society, healthy lives. The King's Fund
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      NHS and Google act to ensure that health information can be trusted

      NHS and Google act to ensure that health information can be trusted he NHS today unveiled new developments in its efforts to ensure people find trusted information online. It has worked with Google to ensure it provides the public in the UK with easy access to NHS information about more than 250 of the most searched for health conditions on the NHS website, through new Knowledge Panels. NHS Digital
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      Summary of Budget 2020: Key points at-a-glance

      Summary of Budget 2020: Key points at-a-glance Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his first Budget in the House of Commons, announcing the government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead.

      Here is a summary of the main points. BBC News

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      Coronavirus: UK expected to move to 'delay' phase of outbreak

      Coronavirus: UK expected to move to 'delay' phase of outbreak The government is expected to announce that it is stepping up its response to the coronavirus.

      It is anticipated the UK will switch to tactics aimed at delaying its spread, rather than containing it, when the government's emergency committee meets.

      It comes after the World Health Organization labelled the outbreak of the disease as a pandemic.

      Schools, colleges and other public facilities in the Republic of Ireland are to close until 29 March.

      Overnight, Donald Trump suspended travel to the US from 26 European countries - but not the UK or Ireland. BBC News

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      'My anti-depressant withdrawal was worse than depression'

      'My anti-depressant withdrawal was worse than depression' The mental health charity Mind says it is signposting people to street drug charities to help them withdraw from antidepressants because of the lack of alternatives available. Those affected can experience debilitating symptoms. BBC News
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      Budget Confirms EU Migrants Face New £620 Fee To Use NHS

      Budget Confirms EU Migrants Face New £620 Fee To Use NHS A family of four from the EU migrating to the UK will face a new £2,200-a-year fee to use the NHS, the Budget has confirmed.

      Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced an extra £6bn for the NHS, but buried news that the government plans to hike up the immigration health surcharge.

      The levy is added to visa applications as an annual fee for UK healthcare. Huffington Post UK
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      'Thank God I said something': the beauticians who spot domestic abuse

      'Thank God I said something': the beauticians who spot domestic abuse A Brazilian scheme is teaching salon workers to help identify at-risk women. And a similar scheme is now being trialled in the UK

      Ivone Vera, 35, sits in a small room in a beauty salon in Campo Grande, Brazil, where she spends her days waxing clients. It’s an intimate space with a bed, a table in the corner, bare walls and no windows. Within the privacy of these four walls, over the last three years she has heard countless stories of women’s abuse at the hands of their male partners.

      “What I hear in this room really affects me and sometimes I don’t know what I can do. There are times I lie awake at night, not able to go to sleep thinking about what I’ve heard,” she says. The Guardian
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      Chronic migraine sufferers to get first new drug in 20 years 

      Chronic migraine sufferers to get first new drug in 20 years Thousands of NHS patients will benefit from the first new treatment for migraines in 20 years.

      A drug that can be self-injected at home will benefit 10,000 people who have chronic migraines, drugs watchdog NICE announced.

      The medication, which is called Fremanezumab, was developed by British scientists over three decades. The Daily Mail
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      Wednesday, 11 March 2020

      What interventions improve college and university students’ mental health and wellbeing? A review of review-level evidence

      What interventions improve college and university students’ mental health and wellbeing? A review of review-level evidence This review of 23 evidence reviews published over the last 20 years, establishes what is known about effective ways to improve student mental health and wellbeing. It sets out out what works and what can be done to fill the evidence gaps. What Works Centre for Wellbeing

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        Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity

        Coronavirus : NHS to ramp up testing capacity With the number of UK coronavirus cases set to rise, NHS England says it is scaling up its capacity for testing people for the infection.

        It means 10,000 tests a day can be done - 8,000 more than the 1,500 being carried out currently.

        Confirmation of any positive test results will be accelerated, helping people take the right action to recover or quickly get treatment.

        Most of the people tested should get a result back within 24 hours. BBC News

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        Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors

        Second patient cured of HIV, say doctors A man from London has become the second person in the world to be cured of HIV, doctors say.

        Adam Castillejo is still free of the virus more than 30 months after stopping anti-retroviral therapy.

        He was not cured by the HIV drugs, however, but by a stem-cell treatment he received for a cancer he also had, the Lancet HIV journal reports. BBC News
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        Racism plagues the NHS and it's getting worse

        Racism plagues the NHS and it's getting worse At the end of last year, Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag made headlines when a patient asked if he could have a white doctor instead of him.

        In a powerful interview, Dr Shanbhag called our national health service a jewel in the crown, but one that needs to take appropriate action to stop the jewel from being tarnished.

        He’s far from alone in experiencing racism as a doctor. The problem of racism in the health service is getting worse, according to new research. Metro
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        Budget 2020: what to expect in five charts

        Budget 2020: what to expect in five charts Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget will be seen by many as an emergency statement on the coronavirus crisis

        The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, will deliver one of the most difficult budgets in recent times against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak.

        The de facto emergency statement will outline the government’s response to the unfolding economic crisis, while Sunak is also expected to offer some indications about how he plans to deliver on Boris Johnson’s promises for higher spending made before the election. The Guardian
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        Tuesday, 10 March 2020

        What role do taxes and regulation play in promoting better health?

        What role do taxes and regulation play in promoting better health? The use of regulatory and fiscal policy tools in improving public health has long generated heated debate, and is rising up the agenda once more. This briefing aims to contribute to the debate, looking at how a range of policy levers might be used effectively to reduce consumption of tobacco and alcohol, and unhealthy consumption of food and drink, and ultimately improve people’s health. The King's Fund
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          Developing a plan for tech in health and care

          Developing a plan for tech in health and care NHSX is seeking views of their Tech plan and how NHSX can best support the health and care system to deliver the NHS Long Term Plan and the Department of Health & Social Care’s technology policy (The future of healthcare), as well as the forthcoming NHS People Plan. People are invited to register to participate and share their views.
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            Menopause at work

            Menopause at work This guidance, (produced by the NHS Staff Council's Health, Safety and Wellbeing Partnership Group), includes principles that will help: organisations support the workforce; line managers support their staff; and employees look after themselves. NHS Employers
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              Many 111 calls end in unneeded emergency visits

              Many 111 calls end in unneeded emergency visits Around one in 20 calls to NHS 111 helpline result in unnecessary emergency care visits.

              Despite advice to seek alternative options, such as the family doctor, local pharmacist, or self-care, patients are still turning up at A&E, the study reveals. OnMedica

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              Coronavirus: NHS targets fake news spreading online

              Coronavirus: NHS targets fake news spreading online The decision to delay closing schools and introduce other strict measures to combat coronavirus has been defended by England's deputy chief medical officer.

              Dr Jenny Harries said experts are assessing new cases on an hourly basis to achieve a "balanced response".

              She told BBC Breakfast new measures could follow as UK cases begin to rise rapidly over the next two weeks.

              In the UK, five people with the virus have died. There were 319 confirmed cases as of 09:00 GMT on Monday. BBC News

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              Boy stuck on acute NHS ward for a year because he has no home to go to

              Boy stuck on acute NHS ward for a year because he has no home to go to Disabled 10-year-old cannot leave until Manchester council settles his homeless family

              A 10-year-old boy has been living on an acute NHS medical ward for nearly a year despite being well enough to be discharged because the local council has failed to find appropriate accommodation for his homeless family, the Guardian has learned.

              The boy, Ahmed, has developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy and scoliosis, is fed through a tube and is registered blind. He was admitted to the Royal Manchester children’s hospital on 1 March last year with breathing difficulties. Within six weeks, he had recovered enough to be discharged, but his doctors refused to let him leave as the family were homeless and “sofa surfing” in a friend’s living room. The Guardian
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              New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure

              New blood test for prostate cancer could help monitor patients without invasive procedure A new blood test for prostate cancer promises to help monitor patients without an invasive procedure, rapidly revealing whether a sufferer needs urgent treatment.

              The most common cancer among men in the UK, with 50,000 cases a year, is currently diagnosed and monitored through physical inspections. The Daily Mail

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              Monday, 9 March 2020

              Northampton General Hospital responds to visitors 'ripping santiser dispensers' from walls and stealing supplies

              Northampton General Hospital responds to visitors 'ripping santiser dispensers' from walls and stealing supplies Northampton General Hospital is asking for the public to "respect" their efforts to keep patients safe in the face of residents reportedly stealing hand sanitiser from wards. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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              Government outlines further plans to support health and social care system in fight against COVID-19

              Government outlines further plans to support health and social care system in fight against COVID-19 Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces further proposed measures to combat spread of COVID-19, as government's enhanced approach to pandemic preparation continues. Department of Health and Social Care

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              CQC case studies show how trusts have maintained their ratings

              CQC case studies show how trusts have maintained their ratings In 2017 and 2018, CQC published reports on NHS acute trusts and NHS mental health trusts.

              The reports showed how the trusts had achieved significant improvements in their ratings.

              Towards the end of 2019 we revisited four of those trusts. We found out how they had sustained the improvements or improved further. Care Quality Commission
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              Home and dry: the need for decent homes in later life

              Home and dry: the need for decent homes in later life This report, written with Care & Repair England, reveals that over two million over-55s are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing. The report into non-decent housing in England found that over 4.3 million homes in England don’t meet basic standards of decency, most commonly because of the presence of a serious hazard to their occupants’ health or safety. Centre for Ageing Better
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                Hospify becomes first NHS-approved clinical messaging app

                Hospify becomes first NHS-approved clinical messaging app Hospify has become the first clinical messaging app to be made available on the NHS Apps Library.

                The app, which provides an NHS-compliant platform for sending and receiving messages and can be used by clinicians to share patient information, is now approved for use by professionals and patient across the NHS.

                Hospify said it had taken more than a year for the app to pass through “rigorous” testing and assessment processes by various NHS organisations and regulatory bodies. Digital Health
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                Gender pay gap leaves general practice missing out on 'huge pool of talent'

                Gender pay gap leaves general practice missing out on 'huge pool of talent' General practice is missing out on a huge pool of talent because of disincentives for women to become partners that are central to the profession's yawning gender pay gap, a top BMA official has warned. GPonline
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                International Women's Day: Personalised scrub caps for women surgeons

                International Women's Day: Personalised scrub caps for women surgeons A group of female surgeons are heading up a new initiative to stop them being mistaken for non-surgical staff.

                To mark International Women's Day they have produced personalised theatre scrub caps to promote women in surgery.

                Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) in Oswestry, Shropshire, said approximately 12% of surgeons across the UK were female.

                Gillian Cribb had the idea, saying many people assumed "if you're not male, you're not an orthopaedic surgeon". BBC News
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                NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet

                NHS campaign promoting cervical smear tests fails to mention women in leaflet An NHS campaign to encourage more people to attend smear tests included leaflets which failed to specifically mention women in a section detailing who is eligible. The Daily Mail
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                Bowel cancer screening for over-50s is still not happening despite health chiefs' pledge

                Bowel cancer screening for over-50s is still not happening despite health chiefs' pledge The Department of Health and Social Care pledged to take steps to lower the screening age from 60 to 50 in 2018. By 50, an individual has double the risk of developing bowel cancer than at 40. The Daily Mail
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                Friday, 6 March 2020

                Northampton care home closure gives residents' families four weeks to find new accommodation

                Northampton care home closure gives residents' families four weeks to find new accommodation A Northampton care home is closing, leaving the families of its residents four weeks to find new placements for their loved ones.

                Argyle House nursing and residential home broke the news to family members in a letter on Tuesday (March 3), blaming a lack of funds for the closure. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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                Cardiovascular disease and population health: thinking beyond the hospital ward

                Cardiovascular disease and population health: thinking beyond the hospital ward Despite the perception of tremendous advances in modern medicine and the management of cardiovascular disease over several decades, last year the British Heart Foundation revealed that premature death rates for the condition have risen for the first time in 50 years. How can this be explained? The King's Fund
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                Achieving scale and spread: Learning for innovators and policy-makers

                Achieving scale and spread: Learning for innovators and policy-makers In recent years, a significant number of innovators have forged ways to scale and spread innovation in the NHS. However, despite some existing work in this area, less is known about how to achieve greater scale and spread beyond early adopters. The Nuffield Trust was commissioned by the NHS Innovation Accelerator to help fill this knowledge gap.
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                Feeling the strain What The Commonwealth Fund’s 2019 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK

                Feeling the strain: What The Commonwealth Fund’s 2019 international survey of general practitioners means for the UK The Commonwealth Fund surveyed 13,200 primary care physicians across 11 countries between January and June 2019. This included 1,001 general practitioners (GPs) from the UK. The Health Foundation analysed the data and reports on the findings from a UK perspective.

                In some aspects of care, the UK performs strongly and is an international leader. Almost all UK GPs surveyed use electronic medical records, and use of data to review and improve care is relatively high.

                The survey also highlights areas of major concern for the NHS. Just 6% of UK GPs report feeling ‘extremely’ or ‘very satisfied’ with their workload – the lowest of any country surveyed. Only France has lower overall GP satisfaction with practising medicine. GPs in the UK also report high stress levels, and feel that the quality of care that they and the wider NHS can provide is declining.

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                Mental health crisis services rolled out across England

                Mental health crisis services rolled out across England Mental health crisis teams will be strengthened and new alternative forms of provision such as safe havens and crisis cafes will open across the country as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

                More than £200 million of national funding has been allocated to local areas to transform urgent and emergency mental health care through a network of services over the next two years. NHS England
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                Better Births four years On: a review of progress

                Better Births four years On: a review of progress The report shows that good progress is being made over time in reducing perinatal and maternal mortality, despite an overall increase in the complexity of care. However, the picture is complex and in some areas it lacks clarity, partly as a result of data quality, and partly as a result of the time lag in the data. NHS England
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                  Shropshire baby deaths: Trust will return £1m it received for 'good care'

                  Shropshire baby deaths: Trust will return £1m it received for 'good care' An NHS trust at the centre of an inquiry into preventable baby deaths will repay money it received for providing good maternity care.

                  In 2018, Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust received almost £1m, weeks before its services were rated inadequate.

                  The BBC revealed in December the trust had qualified for the payment under the NHS's Maternity Incentive Scheme.

                  The trust said an "incorrect submission" had been made and it had ordered an independent review. BBC News

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                  Coronavirus: Older patient becomes first virus fatality in UK

                  Coronavirus: Older patient becomes first virus fatality in UK A woman with underlying health conditions has become the first person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus.

                  The Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said the patient, understood to be in her 70s, had been "in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons".

                  She was admitted and tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.

                  It comes as the number of UK people diagnosed with the virus reached 116, a rise of more than 30 in 24 hours. BBC News

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                  Boris Johnson close to breaching 100-day promise on social care talks, warn councils

                  Boris Johnson close to breaching 100-day promise on social care talks, warn councils Next week’s Budget should be used to make urgent progress on the cross-party talk on adult social care which Boris Johnson promised within 100 days of the December election, local councils have said.

                  The budget falls just 10 days short of the prime minister’s self-imposed deadline, with no sign of the talks getting under way.

                  Council bosses warned that without a new settlement for social care, local services in England face a funding gap of almost £6.5bn by 2025. The Independent

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                  Shocking rough sleeper deaths show the NHS is failing those who need it most

                  Shocking rough sleeper deaths show the NHS is failing those who need it most | Richard Vize People on the streets are dying decades early, often of treatable conditions

                  People living on the streets are dying three decades early, but NHS intransigence is undermining attempts to improve services.

                  Official statistics reveal a shocking story of early, avoidable death. In 2018 the average age of people who died while homeless in England and Wales was around 44. In other words, these 726 souls typically died more than three decades too soon, losing 22,000 years of life between them.

                  Homeless people find multiple barriers in the health service. The Guardian
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                  'Not a single country' is on course to meet targets to REVERSE spiralling obesity rates by 2025

                  'Not a single country' is on course to meet targets to REVERSE spiralling obesity rates by 2025 Countries are 'worryingly off-track', World Obesity Federation report says. There is a less than a 10 per cent chance the world will meet targets, research suggests. The UK has 'zero per cent' chance. The Daily Mail

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                  NHS test used by GPs to detect adults with autism is UNRELIABLE, academics warn 

                  NHS test used by GPs to detect adults with autism is UNRELIABLE, academics warn An autism test used by GPs to flag adults with the condition in adults is 'unreliable', academics have said.

                  The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ10) screens adults who are suspected of having the condition but do not have learning disabilities.

                  They are asked 10 questions including 'do you notice small sounds others don't?' and 'do you find it hard to read people's emotions from their face?'.

                  British psychologists examined the effectiveness of AQ10 in measuring autism using data from over 6,500 people in the general population. The Daily Mail

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