Health

Hundreds of dementia patients in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs, which increase risk of stroke and can accelerate the symptoms of the disease, it has been revealed.

The number of alcohol-related cancers diagnosed has risen in Peterborough, new data reveals.

Residents are being asked to nominate their hospital heroes to recognise outstanding doctors, nurses, volunteers and other staff.

Peterborough City Hospital has installed a major new computer system to store more detailed information about patients.

Thousands of young people are struggling with mental health problems in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, new data shows.

Patients in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire want to be listened to by health professionals – especially those with long-term conditions who are often experts in their own health.

North West Cambridgshire MP Shailesh Varahas hit out at the decision to suspend IVF treatment in Peterborough.

The suspension of NHS-funded routine IVF treatment in Cambridgeshire has been extended indefinitely.

Dozens of healthcare appointments were required by pregnant FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) victims in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough last year, figures reveal.

Peterborough’s ambulance service does not have enough staff to keep patients safe according to the regulator which has said it ‘requires improvement’.

A former carer who has helped hundreds of people become Dementia Friends has received an award for her volunteering contributions.

Staff from the Haematology/Oncology Ward and the Robert Horrell Macmillan Centre at Peterborough City Hospital are celebrating after being awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM).

Only two NHS dental practices in Peterborough are currently registering patients.

Spaces for vulnerable children were slashed at Peterborough’s children’s homes last year, figures show – one of the biggest cuts in England.

A Peterborough GP service has been rated ‘inadequate’ for the third time in a year after inspectors found out-of-date medicines and other safety concerns.

There were protests in Peterborough yesterday in opposition to proposed cuts to health services. Campaigners called on the Government to start funding Peterborough and Cambridgeshire properly, as its Clinical Commission Group (CCG) ended funding for a number of projects due to funding pressures.

A Peterborough mum has told how her baby son nearly died after he caught chicken pox from his big brother - and it caused a flesh-eating disease to feed on his lungs.

A doctor who pretended to examine patients at Peterborough City Hospital, before lying about her actions, has been struck off.