Campaigner to meet under-fire ambulance boss

Campaigner to meet under-fire ambulance boss:
A campaigner against the proposed ambulance station closures will meet bosses to discuss the concerns of more than 1,000 people. Evening Telegraph

Northampton General Hospital bosses prepare for potential doctors’ strike

Northampton General Hospital bosses prepare for potential doctors’ strike:
BOSSES are looking for areas of potential risk at Northampton General Hospital that may arise out of strike action by doctors and contacting patients who could be affected. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Please stop muddling shared decision-making and provider choice | Angela Coulter

Please stop muddling shared decision-making and provider choice | Angela Coulter: It is a huge pity that the government has chosen to ignore the large and important body of evidence about the rationale for engaging patients in decisions about their clinical care, which is almost totally absent from its 'shared decision-making' report. (Blog, 1 Jun 2012) Kings Fund

A week is a long time in shared decision making

A week is a long time in shared decision making: Adrian Sieff responds to the publication of the information strategy – 'The power of information' – which sets a ten-year framework for transforming information for the NHS, public health and social care. Health Foundation

Transfer of patient safety function to the NHS Commissioning Board

Transfer of patient safety function to the NHS Commissioning Board:
This will ensure patient safety is at the heart of the NHS and will build on the learning and expertise developed by the NPSA, driving patient safety improvement.

The NHS CBA will harness the power of the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), the world’s most comprehensive database of patient safety information, to identify and tackle important patient safety issues at their root cause. NHS Networks

Doctors 'risking email privacy breaches'

Doctors 'risking email privacy breaches': Doctors' email errors that see patient data disclosed BBC News

Exercise 'no help for depression'

Exercise 'no help for depression': Combining exercise with conventional treatments for depression does not improve recovery, research from Bristol and Exeter Universities suggests. BBC News

Cannabis health dangers 'underestimated'

Cannabis health dangers 'underestimated': A third of people think cannabis is harmless, despite it being 20 times more carcinogenic to smoke than tobacco, according to a report published today (Wednesday). The Daily Telegraph

Big fine for NHS trust over data leak

Big fine for NHS trust over data leak:
An NHS trust has been fined £325,000 by a data protection watchdog after highly sensitive files of tens of thousands of patients, including details of HIV treatment, ended up being sold on eBay. The Independent

Increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis

Increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis: The Health Protection Agency (HPA) can confirm it is investigating a recent increase in cases of the gastrointestinal infection, cryptosporidiosis, across four regions in England – the North East, Yorkshire, West Midlands and East Midlands.