‘Carers must Pray for a mild winter’
Quarter of households predicted to turn off heating
By Brian Milligan Business reporter, BBC News
Rising fuel bills may force a quarter of homes to turn off their heating at some point next winter, a price comparison site claims.
Uswitch says that last winter, an estimated 20% of people it surveyed had regularly turned off their heating.
And it predicts that with fuel tariffs expected to rise, the number will be higher this year.
Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent
Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent
Children in need of mental health care in West Kent have been waiting up to 16 months for treatment.
The delay was revealed in a survey of GPs carried out by MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark, which also raised concerns about inappropriate referrals.
New arthritis drug given green light
New arthritis drug given green light
Hundreds of thousands of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sufferers could benefit from a new treatment after the drugs spending watchdog changed its mind about prescribing it on the NHS.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent 6:30AM BST 13 May 2011
Those with moderate to severe RA will now be able to get Simponi, the brand name of the drug golimumab, in some situations where similar treatments have not worked.
