Leaked report into KGH shake-up:
Leaked documents created to show possible scenarios for the future provision of services at hospitals in the region have revealed the top option was that Kettering Hospital would lose 515 of its 658 beds. Evening Telegraph
Friday, 19 October 2012
We should be celebrating increased life expectancy
We should be celebrating increased life expectancy: We should be celebrating increased life expectancy, but instead we seem to worry that the increased number of elderly patients will destroy healthcare, says Simon Mackenzie. Health Foundation
NHS changes 'risk to sexual healthcare'
NHS changes 'risk to sexual healthcare': Experts warn the NHS reorganisation could harm services BBC News
Doctors facing new era of checks
Doctors facing new era of checks: Five-yearly revalidation of doctors' skills will start from December, heralding the biggest shake-up in medical regulation for more than 150 years. BBC News
See also Department of Health
See also Department of Health
Next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for NHS, commissioning chief warns
Next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for NHS, commissioning chief warns: The next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for the NHS in England, the head of two Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) has warned. GP Online
Fifth of women still miss cervical screen
Fifth of women still miss cervical screen:
| Older women less likely to have screening than a decade ago Related items from OnMedica New evidence supports a lower age for cervical cancer tests Huge rise in diagnosis of women’s cancer NICE recommends new cervical cancer diagnostic test Older women too embarrassed to go for smear tests Guideline to help GPs spot cervical cancer early |
The importance of influenza vaccination for nurses and midwives
The importance of influenza vaccination for nurses and midwives: This open letter to nurses and midwives stresses the vital role that
nurses and midwives can play in ensuring that frontline staff are
vaccinated. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers
may become infected with influenza during a mild influenza season; staff
who have the vaccination will reduce the risk of passing on the virus
to vulnerable pregnant women.
nurses and midwives can play in ensuring that frontline staff are
vaccinated. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers
may become infected with influenza during a mild influenza season; staff
who have the vaccination will reduce the risk of passing on the virus
to vulnerable pregnant women.
Engage toolkit for black and minority ethnic (BME) family carers
Engage toolkit for black and minority ethnic (BME) family carers: This toolkit toolkit is a resource to address barriers BME family carers face when accessing services. It is available to practitioners and a wide range of organisations who work in adult and children services. It will provide practical support and opportunities for joint
working between community groups, multi-agencies and the families themselves to ensure family carers are given the best practical support available. As a live toolkit, the website will share resources of events, community projects and appropriate policy and practice when working with BME family carers.
working between community groups, multi-agencies and the families themselves to ensure family carers are given the best practical support available. As a live toolkit, the website will share resources of events, community projects and appropriate policy and practice when working with BME family carers.
'Chemical cosh' drugs given to 50pc more dementia patients than thought
'Chemical cosh' drugs given to 50pc more dementia patients than thought: 'Chemical cosh' drugs are being given to about 50 per cent more people with dementia than an official estimate had suggested, according to a new study.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Anger at cost of NHS reforms
Anger at cost of NHS reforms: The NHS reforms will cost £300m more than expected, the Government has admitted. The Independent
Monitor urges the NHS foundation trust sector to deliver hospital cost savings earlier
Monitor urges the NHS foundation trust sector to deliver hospital cost savings earlier: The regulator Monitor is urging NHS foundation trusts to start delivering hospital cost savings earlier in the year in order to reduce their exposure to financial risk. The advice comes in the latest quarterly report on the health of the foundation trust sector, which now comprises two-thirds of all NHS secondary care providers running about 1,000 hospitals.
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