Botox clinics set to screen customers for mental health problems
Clinics providing cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers will introduce extra checks to screen customers for mental health problems, it has been announced.
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Record 2.2 million NHS patients checked for cancer
A record 2.2 million people were checked for cancer by the NHS in England last year, with the health service crediting increased awareness to celebrities such as Stephen Fry.
Thousands of mental health patients to receive job-hunting support
Thousands more people with mental health problems are to receive support finding a job, it has been announced.
Hundreds of people with learning disabilities ‘trapped in hospitals’
Hundreds of children and adults with learning disabilities remain “trapped” in hospitals far from home after an NHS target was missed, a charity has said.
NHS rolls out digital portal for care home vacancies to cut delays
A digital portal which helps NHS hospitals find care home places for patients is to be rolled out across England in a bid to cut unnecessary delays.
A&E waiting times worst on record
The NHS has recorded its worst year on record for A&E waiting times, figures show.
NHS names hospital trusts trialling new A&E targets
Fourteen NHS hospital trusts are set to trial new targets which could lead to changes in the way A&E performance is measured.
New mothers can now access mental health support where they live – NHS England
New and expectant mothers across the country are now able to access specialist mental health care closer to home, NHS England has said.
Antidepressant prescriptions in England hit 70m
The number of antidepressant prescriptions dispensed in England exceeded 70 million last year, figures show.
Third of hospitals hit capacity over winter, figures show
Almost a third of NHS hospitals in England hit maximum capacity at least once this winter, figures show.
Free tampons to be offered to all hospital patients, NHS leaders announce
Free tampons and other sanitary products will be offered to every hospital patient who needs them in England, health leaders have announced.
NHS England chief in warning over anti-vaccine messages on social media
The head of NHS England has warned “vaccination deniers” are gaining traction on social media as part of a “fake news” movement.
Four-hour hospital A&E target ‘to be scrapped within year’
The four-hour A&E target in hospitals is reportedly set to be scrapped within a year.
Diabulimia patients to be given NHS social media therapy
NHS patients with a rare eating disorder will be offered therapy to combat the damaging effects of social media.
Lung cancer scans to be offered in trucks in supermarket car parks
Trucks in supermarket car parks will offer lung cancer checks under a new scheme to be rolled out across England.
NHS promises up to £46m to expand treatment for diabetics
The NHS will invest up to £46 million to help tens of thousands of people living with diabetes to receive life-changing treatment.
DrDoctor to be trialled at more hospitals in hope of saving NHS millions
A digital tool to help patients reschedule medical appointments will be trialled in more hospitals across the country.
NHS Tayside pays for patients to get treatment 500 miles away
Patients in Tayside are facing journeys of up to 500 miles for specialist treatment including sex changes, the Tele can reveal.