Health

A peaceful march to show support for seriously-ill toddler Alfie Evans and his family is being organised in Banbury tomorrow (Friday, April 27).

Campaigners in Banbury have voiced feares about the formation of what they see as a ‘secret’ planning group for health bosses and councillors.

A dog has died of Alabama Rot recently, Hook Norton Vets confirmed today (Wednesday, April 25), the first case the practice has seen.

There was a glimmer of hope a Banbury doctors surgery could stay open after a public meeting about its possible closure yesterday evening (Monday, April 23).

Another case of the Alabama Rot disease has been reported in Warwickshire.

An ‘important’ GP surgery in Banbury is under threat as a consultation has been launched into its possible closure.

A 70-year-old heart attack victim who was put in a taxi to Banbury from a hospital in Oxford said he could have died when he then got lost in the Horton’s corridors.

Prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ remedies such as paracetamol and cold treatments have been cut after NHS officials voted in favour of money-saving plans.

Oxfordshire health bosses have agreed a plan to retain A&E and the children’s ward at the Horton after a meeting in Banbury.

Autism support group Parents Talking Asperger’s (PTA) is on an awareness raising mission this Saturday.

Hospital inspectors have published a list of criticisms after an unannounced visit to the John Radcliffe Hospital’s maternity unit.

A Banbury restaurant owner has been fined nearly £20,000 after Cherwell District Council’s Environmental Health team found they had breached hygiene regulations.

Four in five people in th UK are infected with hepatitis B do not even know they have it, a study warned.

Keep the Horton General Campaign Group (KTHG) has urged caution over any expectations that the IRP report means an automatic return of obstetrics to Banbury.

The long-awaited initial assessment on the removal of consultant-led maternity from the Horton to Oxford has posed as many questions as it has offered opinions.

Researchers found that high nicotine in electronic cigarettes causes non-alcohol fatty liver diseases in mice.

A new document released by Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group at 4pm today, Thursday, looks set to calm many of the fears about the Horton’s future.

A Banbury couple whose two-year-old daughter died of a brain tumour were ‘blown away’ as their bake sale raised more than £1,300 for charity.

Non-urgent operations for adults have been postponed again at the John Radcliffe Hospital until next week – but surgeries at the Horton General are not affected.