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NHS treats record number of

children for mental health

problems every month

A record number of children are
Monkeypox: UK discovers 36 more cases now being treated for mental he-
alth problems on the NHS, accor-
THE UK Health Security Agen- Downing Street has said there ding to figures.
cy (UKHSA) says it has detected are no plans to hold a meeting of Latest NHS figures reveal
36 additional cases of monkeypox the Cobra emergency committee 420,000 under-18s were either un-
in England.Adding in a new case over monkeypox, or to impose any dergoing treatment or waiting to
found in Scotland on Monday, it travel bans. start in February.
brings the total number of infec- Chelsea and Westminster Hospi- This is a 54 per cent rise in the
tions in the UK to 57. The rare virus tal in London has said "around 10" number of young people seeking
- which causes a rash and a fever - staff in its sexual health clinic are help compared to the same time in
has been seen around the world self-isolating at home after coming 2020, before the pandemic struck.
in recent weeks, which is unusual. into close contact with a patient Experts say Covid has exacerba-
Health experts stress that the over- with monkeypox. Clinics have now ted mental health conditions like
all risk remains low, and that the brought in stringent Personal Pro- anxiety, depression and self-harm
disease can be contained. Northern tective Equipment requirements among children. NHS services may A survey of just over 1,000 GPs health.
Ireland's Public Health Agency and when dealing with the virus. About be overwhelmed by rising demand last month by charity stem4 found 'As these figures show, demand
Public Health Wales each said they 100 confirmed cases have been re- for help, campaigners fear. some children, even those who are continues to skyrocket, with a
have had no confirmed cases. corded globally so far. Virus restrictions and school clo- self-harming, are not considered third more children treated in Feb-
sures damaged the mental health sick enough to get treatment. ruary this year compared to Febru-
of UK children by disrupting their In February, NHS statistics re- ary 2020,' she said.
New sight loss drug made available routines and decreasing social con- vealed 37 per cent of those on wa- She added that the NHS was
to thousands on the NHS tact with friends. iting lists in 2020/21 were yet to responding to this rising demand
There are also concerns a number start treatment by the end of the by expanding mental health teams
A new sight loss drug is to be now wait up to 16 weeks betwe- of young Britons suffering from financial year. in 4,700 schools and colleges and
made available to thousands of en doses, compared with eight poor mental health are not getting NHS England’s national mental setting up 24/7 mental health cri-
people on the NHS a week after weeks for one current treatment, the help they need because they health director, Claire Murdoch, sis telephone support services for
it was approved by the medicines aflibercept. don't meet the threshold to get said the pandemic had 'inevitably' all ages, which now receive 20,000
regulator. After approval by the Medicines help from the NHS. taken a toll on the nation's mental calls a month.
Faricimab (Vabysmo) is an eye and Healthcare products Regula-
injection made by Roche which tory Agency (MHRA), faricimab
works to improve vision – or cut has been given the green light by `
vision loss – in people with wet Study claims a bowl of cranberries
age-related macular degeneration the National Institute for Health
(wet AMD) or diabetic macular and Care Excellence (Nice) for
oedema (DMO). use on the NHS. each day could improve memory
Experts say the jab can be given Nice said up to 300,000 peop-
less frequently to some patients le in England with AMD could EATING a small bowl of harden and form plaques men and women who had
than other available medicines. be eligible for it, together with cranberries every day could in arteries, reducing blood not been diagnosed with de-
Data suggests some people can 28,000 people with DMO.
help ward off dementia, re- flow to the brain. mentia at the start and end
search suggested today. Doctors recommend ea- of the study.
‘Systemic racism in maternity care healthy older adults the ded rather than consuming zour said the group who ate
Scientists tested giving ting cranberries raw or blen-
Lead author Dr David Vau-
endangering BAME women’ equivalent of 100g of the them in cranberry juice, cranberries had 'significant-
fruit each day. which is often laden in su- ly improved' memory.
SYSTEMIC racism in mater- damage, and a dearth of choice Volunteers who ate a pow- gar. They also saw better cir-
nity care means health professi- and informed consent. dered version of the fruit The paper, in Frontiers culation to important parts
onals are endangering the safety More than half of the just over which has a notoriously bit- in Nutrition, analysed blo- of the brain that support ta-
and wellbeing of hundreds of 1,000 people polled reported that ter taste were found to have od tests and MRI scans in king in knowledge, he said.
women from black and minority their worries about their own or a better memory recall after
ethnic backgrounds, according to their babies’ health were “dismis- 12 weeks.
a new study. sed, ignored, or disbelieved”. And MRI scans showed
A year-long inquiry, carried out Meanwhile healthcare pro- those eating cranberries had
by pregnancy charity Birthrights, fessionals told researchers they better blood flow to impor-
found racism is also impeding the experienced a “discriminatory tant parts of the brain.
“dignity, choice, autonomy, and culture” which involved a lack People given cranberries
equality” of women from black of representation at senior level, also had 9 per cent lower
and minority ethnic (BME) ba- as well as “prejudice, ignorance, bad cholesterol levels, ac-
ckgrounds. thoughtlessness, and racist ste- cording to the University of
BME women who presented reotyping within the workforce”. East Anglia study. The team
evidence said they were subjected The study found women, healt- wrote this 'may in part cont-
to racism and microaggressions, hcare professionals and lawyers ribute to the improvement
as well as damaging cultural as- stated serious medical conditions in brain perfusion and cog-
sumptions. Respondents also re- are often overlooked due to the nition'.
ported coercion, incidents invol- patient’s skin colour - giving the LDL 'bad' cholesterol can
ving physical and psychological examples of sepsis and jaundice.