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Oct 17, 2024 | 
msn.com | Alastair Fee
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Alastair Fee
Medical staff must give up their personal time to run the extra clinics [BBC]Doctors and nurses have been asked to give up their free time to help reduce long hospital waiting lists ahead of winter. Extra clinics are being held at University Hospital Southampton's Urology Centre on weekends. High patient numbers, staffing challenges and post-Covid recovery have caused a backlog of more than 500 patients, according to the service.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Alastair Fee
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Alastair Fee
Alastair Fee - Health Correspondent, BBC SouthAugust 20, 2024 at 2:14 AM·3 min readA University of Oxford professor has described living with an uncontrollable urge to pull out her hair. Prof Clare McKay has lived with trichotillomania for 40 years. The 52-year-old said she had been too ashamed to speak about her experiences before but now wants to raise awareness and help others with the condition.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Alastair Fee
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Alastair Fee
Alastair Fee - Health Correspondent, BBC SouthAugust 7, 2024 at 5:58 AM·2 min readA GP surgery on the Isle of Wight has been saved from closure following a campaign by patients. People in Wootton Bridge were previously told their surgery would move to Newport - two bus rides away. Residents said the move would leave vulnerable people unable to attend appointments. But Solent NHS Trust has now said it will take over the management of the surgery, which is run by a private company, from September.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Marcus White |Alastair Fee
A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in the UK to undergo surgery using a pioneering robot-assisted device. Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for a kidney condition at Southampton Children's Hospital. The NHS centre is leading a UK trial of the use of the Versius Surgical Robotic System on children, following successful operations involving adult patients.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Marcus White |Alastair Fee
Marcus White & Alastair Fee - BBC NewsAugust 1, 2024 at 1:18 AM·2 min readA seven-year-old boy has become the first child in the UK to undergo surgery using a pioneering robot-assisted device. Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for a kidney condition at Southampton Children's Hospital. The NHS centre is leading a UK trial of the use of the Versius Surgical Robotic System on children, following successful operations involving adult patients.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alastair Fee
Mental health rucksacks help school studentsBy Alastair Fee, BBC South Health Correspondent • Curtis Lancaster, BBC NewsBBCThe scheme, led by the University of Reading, targets pupils who are transitioning to secondary educationRucksacks have been given to school children aged between 10 and 12 to help them with their mental health. The scheme is led by the University of Reading that worked with young people, teachers, parents and mental health experts to create the wellbeing products.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Alastair Fee
'We're moving out of city because of air pollution'By Alastair Fee, BBC South health correspondent • Stephen Stafford, BBC NewsBBCKelly Inch and her daughter Lou have lived in Portsmouth for 13 yearsA mum has described wanting to "get out" of coastal city because of the impact of air pollution on her family. Portsmouth is one of the most densely populated outside London and has experienced levels of nitrogen dioxide higher than the legal limit.
