 Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Special report into hospital ward assaults Northampton Chronicle & Echo One recent Chron story revealed that of the 149 assaults which took place at Northampton General Hospital in 2011-2012, a third of these happened in Creaton Ward, a 28-patient medical ward which deals with a high number of elderly patients, some of ... |
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Special report into hospital ward assaults - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Special report into hospital ward assaults - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:
New NHS Evidence QIPP case study: Musculoskeletal physiotherapy: patient self-referral
New NHS Evidence QIPP case study: Musculoskeletal physiotherapy: patient self-referral:
The self-referral pilots have shown that people who self-refer to physiotherapy take fewer days off work, and are half as likely to be off work for longer than a month compared with people who have been referred using more conventional routes.
The initiative means that people can refer themselves directly to their local NHS physiotherapy practice - as long as they are over 16 and do not have neurological, breathing or gynaecological problems. NHS Networks
The self-referral pilots have shown that people who self-refer to physiotherapy take fewer days off work, and are half as likely to be off work for longer than a month compared with people who have been referred using more conventional routes.
The initiative means that people can refer themselves directly to their local NHS physiotherapy practice - as long as they are over 16 and do not have neurological, breathing or gynaecological problems. NHS Networks
Assertive outreach no better than standard care at preventing further suicide attempts in young people
Assertive outreach no better than standard care at preventing further suicide attempts in young people: Regular close contact with specially trained staff is generally regarded as the best course of treatment for someone who has recently attempted to kill themselves, in order to prevent a repeat suicide attempt. Of course it can be difficult to engage with this group of patients after-treatment, but recent research suggests that assertive and motivational [read the full story...]The Mental Elf
Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time: implications for policy and practice
Clustering of unhealthy behaviours over time: implications for policy and practice: This report reviews the current evidence on the distribution of multiple lifestyle risks in the adult population, and how this is changing over time. It finds that the overall proportion of the Englishpopulation that engages in three or four unhealthy behaviours has
declined significantly, from around 33 per cent of the population in2003, to 25 per cent in 2008, but these reductions have mainly been seen among those in higher socio-economic and educational groups. It concludes that more effective ways must be found to help people in lower socio-economic groups and those with the least education to improve their health behaviours, including a more holistic approach to policy and practice and the closer linking of behaviour change to inequalities policy.
declined significantly, from around 33 per cent of the population in2003, to 25 per cent in 2008, but these reductions have mainly been seen among those in higher socio-economic and educational groups. It concludes that more effective ways must be found to help people in lower socio-economic groups and those with the least education to improve their health behaviours, including a more holistic approach to policy and practice and the closer linking of behaviour change to inequalities policy.
Reducing the cost of assessments and reviews: an adult social care briefing for councils
Reducing the cost of assessments and reviews: an adult social care briefing for councils: This briefing focuses on social care assessments and reviews. It
considers changes in councils' expenditure on assessments and reviews
over time, and examines how some councils have managed to keep their
costs low while continuing to meet vulnerable people's needs.
considers changes in councils' expenditure on assessments and reviews
over time, and examines how some councils have managed to keep their
costs low while continuing to meet vulnerable people's needs.
Implant for heart failure is trialled
Implant for heart failure is trialled:
A nerve-stimulating implant for patients with heart failure is being trialled for the first time in the UK.
It has already been trialled in 32 European patients, but the work now being varied out at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester is the first time the pioneering operation to fit the device has been performed in this country.
The device is similar to a pacemaker and fitted to the vagus nerve running bet... Healthcare Today
A nerve-stimulating implant for patients with heart failure is being trialled for the first time in the UK.
It has already been trialled in 32 European patients, but the work now being varied out at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester is the first time the pioneering operation to fit the device has been performed in this country.
The device is similar to a pacemaker and fitted to the vagus nerve running bet... Healthcare Today
Franchise plan is key to future of the health service
Franchise plan is key to future of the health service:
Working internationally will encourage the best hospitals to stay at the forefront of modern practice and benefit patients
The government's announcement of a renewed push to market the NHS abroad could help improve patient care in the UK – but there are risks.
The government's announcement of a renewed push to market the NHS abroad could help improve patient care in the UK – but there are risks.
Private firms ask to bid to run struggling hospital trust
Private firms ask to bid to run struggling hospital trust: Private firms are being asked to bid to run a large London hospital trust, taken over by a Government-appointed administrator earlier this summer for being on the brink of bankruptcy.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
HS managers must be paid through normal channels: Sir David Nicholson
NHS managers must be paid through normal channels: Sir David Nicholson: NHS hospitals have been ordered to stop paying temporary managers off the books in a bid to stamp out tax avoidance, it has emerged.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
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