Health

A Thame man has helped raise awareness of mental health in the area during a nationwide campaign.

Hospital admissions for conditions directly caused by alcohol abuse are rising in Oxfordshire, new Public Health England figures show.

Mental health issues will be under the spotlight at an event in Thame this week.

South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two ambulance trusts in England currently meeting all of its response targets, the latest figures show.

A £14m project to help children in hospital and their families is about to get underway.

A man facing terminal cancer is appealing for people to support a new campaign which will continue his charity work.

A fitness ‘MOT’ day is being held once again in Thame for people aged over 60.

Thame’s MP was truly in the pink at the launch of a cancer campaign.

The organisation which runs a number of health services in Oxfordshire was praised by inspectors but concerns remained over safety in some of its operations.

A dental team from Thame are preparing to carry out life-saving work in Africa.

A fitness check day and information fair is being planned in Thame following the success of a previous event.

As temperatures reached the exotic heights of 31C across the country this week, sunbathers could be in for more than a tan as horse flies appear to be terrorising the nation.

Brits may have been basking in the tropical sunshine over the past few weeks, but the downside to the balmy weather is that painful bites by bloodsucking insects have soared.

A female healthcare worker is under arrest on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six babies after an investigation of a neo-natal unit.