Health

Banbury MP Victoria Prentis visited Restore’s town support centre ahead of World Mental Health Day on Wednesday (October 9).

An award-winning cancer screening programme in Oxfordshire will soon roll out bowel scope screening at the Horton General Hospital.

A Horton doctor who takes working holidays to help give people in India medical treatment is trying to raise £6,000 to buy them an ambulance.

Banbury United Football Club fans are being urged to show unhealthy lifestyles the red card by getting themselves checked at the next home game.

A supported living service which looks after nine adults with learning disabilities in Banbury was praised by the health watchdog after a recent inspection.

The ambulance service which covers north Oxfordshire has partnered up with the London service to improve patient’s care and save money.

Oxfordshire health chiefs have been told to reinstate maternity and make the 
Horton a centre of excellence.

A Banbury man is hoping to raise £1,500 by running three half marathons in three weeks for children’s hospice Helen and Douglas House.

The town’s hospital campaign group, Keep the Horton General has offered full support to the Horton HOSC’s bid to discover people’s experiences of the new maternity system.

North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis believes her behaviour has changed for the better after going a month without using social media.

Hospital bosses have restored the Horton General Hospital’s top-performing trauma unit.

Staffing levels at a Banbury care home have been cited in a report that reduces its status from ‘good’ in 2016 to ‘requires improvement’.

A heavy metal fan is about to unleash a new look as he prepares to sacrifice his carefully-cultivated long hair and beard for a good cause.

A major public meeting is to be held to ensure all voices are heard in the debate on the future of maternity services at the Horton.