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Active Luton given £13m to continue improving wellbeing
More than £13m has been given to a town’s trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents. The money from Luton Rising, the Luton Borough Council company that owns London Luton Airport, has been given to Active Luton to secure investment in leisure and library services until 2030. The council…
GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases
This is not the first time a Labour government has tried to set a target for immediate access. In 2000, a 48-hour target was set, but by the 2005 election campaign it was causing controversy, with patients complaining that they could not book an appointment in advance because so many were being held back for…
Judge blocks Kennedys changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
Medical groups who brought the suit, meanwhile, lauded the decision, including the American Medical Association, the largest US professional organization for doctors, which called it “an important step toward protecting the health of Americans, particularly children”.
Updated flu vaccine ready as NHS regroups from busiest summer ever
Everyone is at risk of catching flu. It does not matter how fit and healthy you are, or your age. Dr Doyle said: “Flu can really knock you for six, and for some children and pregnant women it can mean becoming seriously ill or ending up in hospital.” The vaccine cannot give you flu. Instead,…
Cancer patients warned for years about hospital water infections
Paul O’Hare,BBC Scotlandand Lisa Summers,Scotland health and social care correspondent John Cuddihy says the bacterial infection had a ‘devastating’ impact on daughter Molly The father of a woman whose death is being investigated by prosecutors said a health board was “warned for years” about issues with a major hospital’s water system that it has now…
Vaginal mesh: Im in constant pain – woman harmed by mesh urges action on redress scheme
Kath Sansom, founder of Sling The Mesh, who will be handing in the letter at Downing Street with MP Sharon Hodgson and others, said pelvic mesh had “stolen women’s health, irreversibly ruined their quality of life, their independence, and their future”.
