Bodies of people with mental illness ‘biologically older than their actual age’ The bodies of people with mental illness could be biologically older than their actual age, according to a new study.
The new research suggests people with a lifetime history of conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety disorders have signals in their blood that indicate they are older than their years. The Independent
Wellingborough NHS chefs serve up silver medal win at top cook-off Two local NHS chefs rose to the occasion during a high-profile cooking competition, wowing the judges and winning a silver medal.
Kerrey Healey and Natasha Day from Cafe Vie at Wellingborough’s Isebrook Hospital – part of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) – were competing in the NHS 4 Nations Chef Challenge, part of the world famous International Salon Culinaire, in London. Northamptonshire Telegraph
NHS pay: new seeds of division? A revised pay offer for 1 million NHS staff which the unions are recommending to their members is a major step forward. The government, NHS leaders, staff and patients all want industrial action to end so that the NHS can focus on the huge task of recovering services following the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether this offer is enough to persuade staff to accept only time will tell. The Health Foundation
British Social Attitudes: Survey reveals record level of dissatisfaction with social care services Only one in seven of the British public are satisfied with social care services, according to analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey by the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund.
The analysis from the two health and care think tanks reveals that just 14% of the 3,362 people questioned said they were very or quite satisfied with social care. Of these, only 2% were very satisfied. On the other hand, dissatisfaction rose significantly to 57% of respondents (up from 50% in the previous year) and reached its highest level recorded.
