[ad_1] Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NIBBCHealth minister Mike Nesbitt said he was determined to get the plan out ahead of last years plan, which was published in November.The health minister has defended his department's timeline for initiating a plan to deal with winter pressures on the health service. Mike Nesbitt said a plan has been developed but has not yet been finalised and will be published on Thursday.It comes in response
[ad_1] Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent andMatt PreceyBBC East InvestigationsFamily photoColin Flatt, who his partner described as having been a "strong, capable man" never recovered after falling over a hospital balcony on to a glass tableAn ex-footballer with dementia who died after falling from a height had been "chemically coshed, deprived of his liberty, abused and bruised... stripped of his dignity" while in NHS care, his family said.Colin Flatt,
[ad_1] The Melodies for Mums classes in south London started in 2017 and now take on more than 400 women a yearSpecially designed singing classes are clinically effective at treating mums with postnatal depression, a major three-year study has found. The authors say they could also be cost effective for the NHS at a time when mental health services are under pressure.At a children's centre in a housing estate in
[ad_1] James MelleySenior Social Affairs ProducerFamily photoMaria Morris's family says they still have questions about what led to her deathA mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances.Maria Morris, 44, was found unresponsive at Bethlem Hospital in south London on 21 September 2021 with four socks down her throat, and a large unexplained bruise on her back.She died hours
[ad_1] Sophie HutchinsonBBC health correspondent andStuart Woodwardat the Lampard InquiryBBCOxevision uses infrared sensors and cameras to monitor patients while they are in their bedroomsThe public inquiry into the deaths of at least 2,000 people under the care of mental health services heard "grave concerns" about the use of a digital patient monitoring system.The technology, called Oxevision, was used by half of England's mental health trusts and uses infrared sensors and
[ad_1] Michelle RobertsDigital health editorGetty ImagesFormer prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would "save countless lives".Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not to recommend routine screening.Not everyone thinks extending screening a good idea though.Prostate cancers can behave very differently,
[ad_1] Jonathan GeddesGlasgow and west reporter andHayley JarvisBBCCameron McGerr believes CPR should be taught in all schoolsCameron McGerr should have been with his parents to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary last month. Instead, Lynne and Kevin McGerr's 16-year-old son stood in front of MSPs in the Scottish Parliament and revealed he had lost both to heart conditions. He believes he might have been able to help at least one of
[ad_1] BBCKelly Pardy's eight-week nature prescription included snorkelling and rock-poolingKelly Pardy was born with juvenile macular degeneration - a visual impairment that affects her central vision.The impact of the condition became particularly challenging when she became unemployed for a period of time. However, a referral to a "blue" social prescribing scheme in 2023 run by the Ocean Conservation Trust helped her through this difficult time.The eight-week nature prescription included snorkelling,
[ad_1] Jen SmithSouth West health correspondentBBCCandi Hulley had to learn how to speak and eat again during her recovery for mouth cancerA woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for the warning signs.Candi Hulley, 52, from Bude, Cornwall, said a chance check-up at her dentist had led to her diagnosis.The Mouth Cancer Foundation charity said
[ad_1] Eating several kiwi fruit a day can help relieve constipation and is a better starting point than worrying about a high-fibre diet, according to new guidance on the condition.The advice says drinking water high in minerals is better for constipation than tap water, and magnesium oxide supplements are good for improving symptoms.Researchers from King's College London, who looked at all evidence to date on what works and what doesn't,
