Monday 7 January 2013

Cancer survival rates increasing in our county

Cancer survival rates increasing in our county: A woman who survived breast cancer and set up a charity which has raised more than £1m has welcomed a rise in survival rates in the county. Evening Telegraph

Northampton hospital drug trial could save UK £1bn

Northampton hospital drug trial could save UK £1bn: A succesful drug trial at a Northampton hospital could help wipe out a common disorder and save the country
£1 billion a year, health bosses have claimed. Northampton Chronicle & Echo

RCGP video on telehealth

RCGP video on telehealth: A new telehealth video from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) highlights some of the key reasons why clinicians are recommending telehealth for their patients.

Trust overpays staff £1m in error

Trust overpays staff £1m in error: A London NHS trust has overpaid its staff by a total of nearly £1m a year since 2010, documents reveal. BBC News

VIDEO: CQC care home inspection delays

VIDEO: CQC care home inspection delays: An investigation has discovered that despite increasing abuse allegations in care homes, the Care Quality Commission is behind on its inspections. BBC News

Guidance for sharing information

Guidance for sharing information: Guidance for employers in relation to the sharing of relevant information about the conduct or performance of a healthcare worker where there is an identified risk to public and/or patient safety. NHS Employers

Care in local communities: a new vision and model for district nursing

Care in local communities: a new vision and model for district nursing: This vision and service model builds on ‘Compassion in practice’, the national vision for nurses, midwives and care staff. It was developed by a strategic partnership of the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board Authority, The Queen’s Nursing Institute, alongside district nurse leaders and practitioners. It sets out the foundations of district nursing services, the developments and innovations that ensure services can meet current and future needs, and the district nurse-led
team contribution to providing care and support in the community, including peoples’ homes. It aims to be a resource for those designing and providing local community health services, including nurse leaders, health and wellbeing boards, clinical commissioning groups, and others with an interest in developing integrated care for older people.

Stafford Hospital: the scandal that shamed the NHS

Stafford Hospital: the scandal that shamed the NHS: Patients lying starving, soiled and in pain. Over-worked staff dogged by targets. Laura Donnelly tells how a culture of fear meant that ticking boxes trampled over the basic needs of the most vulnerable. The Daily Telegraph

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NHS to pay 100 private health care firms to treat patients

NHS to pay 100 private health care firms to treat patients: More than 100 private firms will be paid by the NHS to treat patients as part of the first major expansion of the private sector's role in the health service, it emerged last night. The Daily Telegraph

NHS accused of wasting £27m on uneaten hospital food

NHS accused of wasting £27m on uneaten hospital food:
The number of NHS hospital meals that were left uneaten rose above nine million in 2011-12, according to a survey. The wasted food cost the NHS £27m with the worst trusts reporting more than a quarter of meals returned. The Independent

Sack the managers of failing hospitals, says Hunt

Sack the managers of failing hospitals, says Hunt:
Hospital managers who preside over failings that lead to patient deaths should face dismissal, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said today. The Independent

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Health experts reject 'friends and family' test

Health experts reject 'friends and family' test:
The "friends and family" test hailed by David Cameron last week as a means of ratcheting up standards of care in hospitals and GP surgeries had already been given the thumbs down by experts working for the NHS regulator, the Care Quality Commission. The Independent