A new community mental health hub in Whitehaven, Cumbria, has received encouraging early feedback during its pilot. In its first five months about 3,000 people used its support, and nearly half had never contacted NHS mental health services before. Visitors describe one-to-one, non-judgmental help that has made a real difference to their lives.
Radio presenter Owain Wyn Evans has spoken about being bullied at school and how it put him off exercise, ahead of a five-day cycle challenge for Children in Need. He will ride almost 400 miles from Glasgow to Cardiff, hoping to encourage others to get active.
Trevor Brooker, 88, of Beyton near Bury St Edmunds, has passed his English Language and English Literature degree with an upper 2:1 from the Open University despite a thyroid cancer diagnosis. He also became a great-grandfather on the same day he received his results.
A Kent hospital has started offering a pill-sized camera that patients swallow to check for signs of bowel cancer, avoiding a more uncomfortable procedure. The first patient to use it at Medway Maritime Hospital described it as straightforward and pain-free, and said he could go home and carry on with his day.
