Tuesday 28 August 2012

NHS pilot scheme to help patients in care homes

NHS pilot scheme to help patients in care homes:
A new care home nurse scheme to help people living in residential and nursing care has been launched by the NHS in East Northamptonshire. Evening Telegraph

Rise in booze admissions at Northampton General Hospital

Rise in booze admissions at Northampton General Hospital:
CONCERNS have been raised after a rise in the number of people being admitted to hospital in Northampton because of alcohol-related illnesses. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Row growing over care home expansion plans

Row growing over care home expansion plans:
The company behind a proposed 84-bed care home extension for mental health patients says it has “nothing to hide” over the plans. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

AUDIO: Heavy cannabis users 'fall behind'

AUDIO: Heavy cannabis users 'fall behind': Using cannabis as a teenager can cause a permanent and irreversible drop in IQ according to a study of 1,000 people in the New Zealand town of Dunedin. Professor Terrie Moffitt, from the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, gives his analysis of the findings. BBC News

Peer support in mental health and learning disability

Peer support in mental health and learning disability: This briefing highlights the benefits of peer support for services,
individuals receiving support, and the person giving it. It showcases
some of the Mental Health Foundation’s work within the area and looks at
how peer support can help people to recover, to gain control over their
condition, and live fulfilling lives in their communities.

Good support for people with complex needs: what does it look like and where is the evidence?

Good support for people with complex needs: what does it look like and where is the evidence?: This study scopes the evidence on good practice in social care for
disabled and older people with severe and complex needs, and to find out
what this group consider to be key features of good support. It also
identifies examples of potential good practice and makes recommendations
for future evaluation.

Top surgeon criticises 'chronic' lack of cash for stroke victims' physiotherapy

Top surgeon criticises 'chronic' lack of cash for stroke victims' physiotherapy:
Underfunding of post-surgical care is 'endemic issue' affecting recovery times and quality of life, says NHS neurosurgeon
One of Britain's leading surgeons has spoken out against the "chronic underfunding" of post-surgical care services in the NHS, which is leaving stroke victims and head injury patients at serious risk of failing to recover.

A fifth of women in labour left without a midwife: survey

A fifth of women in labour left without a midwife: survey: A fifth of women were left without a midwife during labour, contrary to official guidance, due to a shortage of staff, a survey has found. The Daily Telegraph

'Hit squads' to take over seven NHS trusts

'Hit squads' to take over seven NHS trusts: Senior government lawyers and auditors are to be sent into raphseven NHS hospital trusts on the brink of bankruptcy. The Daily Telegraph

Tax-avoidance crackdown for NHS

Tax-avoidance crackdown for NHS:
Senior NHS executives have been told to stop paying interim senior staff off payroll to tackle possible tax avoidance. The Independent

NHS paying huge price for missed appointments

NHS paying huge price for missed appointments:
One in 10 health appointments were missed last year, costing the NHS millions of pounds and delaying treatment for others, figures suggest. The Independent

Hospitals to pay price for failure to innovate

Hospitals to pay price for failure to innovate:
Patients across the country will soon be able to see whether their local hospital or health authority is rationing care as part of government plans to eradicate "postcode prescribing" in the NHS. The Independent