Backed by research showing patients recover faster in comfortable and familiar environments, the NBT “Hospital at Home” service has been caring for some surgical patients in their own home instead of a hospital bed.

The government announced (2 May) that some women aged between 70 and 79 across the country are being offered the opportunity for a breast screen. This is because some women did not receive an invitation for a final screen, as part of the routine national NHS Breast Screening Programme.