NHS aims to prevent 16,500 hospital stays for headaches

Health service spends £150m a year treating migraines and £250m on headaches

NHS England has announced plans aimed at preventing up to 16,500 emergency hospital admissions for headaches and migraines each year.

Greater use of headache diaries, where patients record their symptoms, and faster access to specialist advice for family doctors are among the measures intended to reduce the pressure on frontline services.

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