DOCTORS are withholding funding from Kettering General Hospital’s accident and emergency department because it is failing to treat patients quickly enough. Evening Telegraph
Monday, 6 February 2012
Feeding support funding set to end - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
Feeding support funding set to end - Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph:
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph Funding for the Mum to Mum Peer Supporters group, which has helped 5858 people during the past year, will end in April and is not being renewed by NHS Northamptonshire. The group has 60 volunteers trained to help new mums feed their babies. |
Northampton General Hospital treating more patients with alcohol problems - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton General Hospital treating more patients with alcohol problems - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:
Northampton General Hospital treating more patients with alcohol problems Northampton Chronicle & Echo By Rebekah Smith THE number of inpatients admitted to Northampton General Hospital with alcohol-related health problems has increased by more than 50 per cent in the last five years. Figures released by the Northampton hospital show that more than 5600 ... |
PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund'
PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund': Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund. BBC News - Health
Hospital patients more at risk at weekends
Hospital patients more at risk at weekends: Patients admitted on a Sunday at 16% higher risk of dying within a month than those admitted midweek, study showsPatients admitted to hospital at the weekend are more likely to die than those whose stay starts during the week, according to a major study that has renewed calls for action to end the "two-tier" NHS.Those admitted on a Sunday have a 16% higher risk of dying within a month than those admitted on a Wednesday, a finding the researchers called "a significant increased risk". Those who become ... Kings Fund Health News
Ed Miliband: NHS reform defeat could save 6,000 nursing jobs
Ed Miliband: NHS reform defeat could save 6,000 nursing jobs: Labour leader to say that official NHS statistics prove that the coalition's reorganisation of NHS is directly affecting patient careEd Miliband will claim on Monday that the total number of nurses working within the NHS has been cut by 3,500 since the general election, and could fall by a further 2,500 by the end of this parliament.The Labour leader will say that official NHS statistics prove that the Tories' reorganisation of the health service is directly damaging frontline patient care.At the ...Kings Fund Health News
999 patients failed by third of ambulance trusts
999 patients failed by third of ambulance trusts: A third of ambulance trusts are now failing to reach enough of the most seriously ill patients within the required time, new figures show.
Telegraph Health News
Telegraph Health NewsNHS spends £23m a year on translators
NHS spends £23m a year on translators: The NHS spends £64,000 a day on translation services, a report has found.
Telegraph Health News
Telegraph Health News
Two glasses of wine a day triples risk of mouth cancer
Two glasses of wine a day triples risk of mouth cancer:
A new government campaign is to warn drinkers that consuming two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples their risk of developing mouth cancer. New adverts aim to show that even drinking just over the recommended daily limit for alcohol increases the risk of serious health problems. Independent
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