Keep yourself protected from Norovirus this winter

Keep yourself protected from Norovirus this winter: Vomiting and diarrhoea are symptoms of the ‘winter vomiting bug' Norovirus, a group of viruses that are the most common cause of stomach bugs in England and Wales, affecting all... NHFT

Government publishes final report on Winterbourne View Hospital

Government publishes final report on Winterbourne View Hospital:
The government has today published its final report into the events at Winterbourne View Hospital and has set out a programme of action to transform services so that vulnerable people no longer live inappropriately in hospitals and are cared for in line with best practice.

New bowel-cancer screening pilot

New bowel-cancer screening pilot: Pilots of a new bowel cancer screening programme which could save 3,000 lives a year are to begin, England's Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to announce. BBC News

Plans to move care from hospitals

Plans to move care from hospitals: The government plans a "dramatic reduction" in the number of people with learning disabilities in hospitals in England in the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal.

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VIDEO: DNA mapping for cancer patients

VIDEO: DNA mapping for cancer patients: Up to 100,000 patients with cancer and rare diseases in England are to have their entire genetic code sequenced. BBC News

Getting it right for dementia patients

Getting it right for dementia patients: How colour-coded bays, soft floors and extra training is helping BBC News

All systems go: testing the new licensing system for providers of NHS-funded care

All systems go: testing the new licensing system for providers of NHS-funded care: From April 2013, a new licensing system for most providers of NHS-funded services is expected to be established. The NHS Confederation partnered with Deloitte to stage a simulation event to test the licence in a set of fictitious scenarios. NHS Confederation

Standards of care for people living with HIV 2013

Standards of care for people living with HIV 2013: This set of quality standards has been produced in conjunction with care providers, professional associations, commissioners, and people living with HIV. They cover 12 key themes, prioritised as being the most important issues for the care of people with HIV. Derived from the best available evidence, the standards focus on aspects of care that have particular relevance for delivering equitable high-quality services that secure the best possible outcomes for people with HIV.

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Diabetes increases heart attack risk by 48%

Diabetes increases heart attack risk by 48%: “People with diabetes 48% more likely to suffer heart attack, researchers find”, says The Guardian. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that people with diabetes are “65% more likely to have heart failure than the rest of the population”.

Both stories are based on the most recent report of the National Diabetes Audit, which presents data from England and Wales on the complications that arise due to diabetes.

Winterbourne View scandal prompts 'fitness' tests for hospital owners

Winterbourne View scandal prompts 'fitness' tests for hospital owners: Corporate owners of private units for NHS-funded patients with learning disabilities to face closer scrutiny after abuse revealed
The corporate owners of private hospitals dealing with NHS-funded patients are to be subject to tests to check if they are "fit and proper" persons to be involved with healthcare.

Can innovation really be the raison d'etre of every NHS employee as David Nicholson hopes?

Can innovation really be the raison d'etre of every NHS employee as David Nicholson hopes?: The chief executive of the NHS wants to make innovation the core business of the health service, but there is still a long way to go.
This time last year, the Department of Health launched the Innovation, Health and Wealth initiative, which was to drive the NHS into the bright sunny uplands of perpetual innovation.

Nurses 'too busy to care for patients'

Nurses 'too busy to care for patients': Nurses are too busy to care for patients, the head of a nursing union has claimed after an MP accused hospital staff of treating her husband "like a battery hen" before he died. The Daily Telegraph

Monitor seeks long-term solution for troubled foundation trust

Monitor seeks long-term solution for troubled foundation trust: Experts are being called in to recommend a long-term solution for the financial viability of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Although the Trust has been in significant breach of its terms of authorisation on financial grounds since October 2010, there is no evidence its financial problems have affected the quality of clinical care. Monitor