Park strife

Park strife:
When a loved one is having treatment in a hospital bed, the last thing anybody wants to have to remember is to feed a parking meter. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Warning to keep out of the water after toxic algae found in Northampton

Warning to keep out of the water after toxic algae found in Northampton:
Members of the public have been warned by the Environment Agency to keep out of the water at The Washlands, Northampton following an outbreak of toxic algae.Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Spending on frontline services rose by £3.4bn in 2011/12

Spending on frontline services rose by £3.4bn in 2011/12:
Spending on frontline NHS services has increased by £3.4 billion (or 3.5%) in cash terms compared to last year. This means more money for running hospitals, hiring doctors, and treating patients. NHS Networks

Informatics: the future – An organisational summary

Informatics: the future – An organisational summary:
‘Informatics: The future – An organisational summary’ describes the role and functions of key organisations in relation to informatics in the future.   This summary incorporates the agreement for the establishment of a new Health and Social Care Information Centre to collect, analyse and present data and to deliver key national systems and services. Download Informatics: The future – An organisational summary Department of Health

Doctors 'must report child abuse'

Doctors 'must report child abuse': Doctors should not fear reporting suspicions about child abuse, the regulator of the profession says. BBC News

NHS Informatics to be pulled in three

NHS Informatics to be pulled in three: Responsibility for NHS IT at a national level is to be split three ways between the Department of Health, the NHS Commissioning Board, and the Health and Social Care Information Centre. E-Health Insider

Loneliness toolkit for health and wellbeing boards

Loneliness toolkit for health and wellbeing boards:
This digital toolkit aims to help assess the needs and set out strategic methods of tackling loneliness. This digital toolkit enables health and wellbeing boards to better understand, identify and commission interventions for the issue of loneliness in older age. It explains how to best include assessments of loneliness prevalence and indicators in joint strategic needs assessments and joint health and wellbeing strategies. It covers key research on the detrimental impact of loneliness on our health and offers a financial case for taking preventative action.

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Health visitor numbers increasing

Health visitor numbers increasing:
The Department of Health has confirmed that it is "on track" to fulfil its target of increasing the number of health visitors by another 4,200 by April 2015.The DH website said over 6,000 health visitors would be trained by 2015 and added: "Increasing health visitor numbers should allow local teams to improve public health outcomes and provide personalised care, giving health visitors more time to provide... Healthcare Today

Lansley 'was shut out of NHS reform meetings' - The Independent

Lansley 'was shut out of NHS reform meetings' - The Independent:

Lansley 'was shut out of NHS reform meetings' The Independent Andrew Lansley was excluded from key meetings at which the Government's highly controversial plans to reform the NHS were first drawn up, a new book serialised in The Independent reveals today. and more »

Hundreds die from strokes at weekends because of poorer NHS care: study

Hundreds die from strokes at weekends because of poorer NHS care: study: Hundreds die unnecessarily every year because they suffer a stroke at weekend when NHS care is poorer. The Daily Telegraph