Staff levels have never put patients at risk: NGH

Staff levels have never put patients at risk: NGH: The head of nursing at Northampton General Hospital has slammed claims that inspectors had labelled the trust “dangerously understaffed”. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

NGH ‘needs to test everyone for HIV virus’

NGH ‘needs to test everyone for HIV virus’: A charity has called for HIV tests for everybody admitted to Northamptonshire hospitals to tackle levels of the virus, which are double the national average. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

BMA guide to contract changes

BMA guide to contract changes: This guide looks at what the government's proposals may mean for general practice.

'Historic' breast cancer drug move

'Historic' breast cancer drug move: Women in England and Wales with a strong family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS for the first time. BBC News

Uneven dementia care 'disgraceful'

Uneven dementia care 'disgraceful': There is a "disgraceful" variation in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia across the UK, according to the Alzheimer's Society. BBC News

Hepatitis C: a projection of the healthcare and economic burden in the UK

Hepatitis C: a projection of the healthcare and economic burden in the UK: This report assesses the healthcare and economic burden of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the UK. It used a cohort simulation model to estimate the prevalence of HCV infection, including the number of persons who live with HCV infection at different disease stages, and the number of deaths that can be attributed to HCV infection through to 2035. It also examines the healthcare and societal costs that are associated with HCV infection under different scenarios of diagnosis and treatment rates.

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Lady Neuberger to investigate claims on care for dying patients

Lady Neuberger to investigate claims on care for dying patients: Care services minister, Norman Lamb, appoints peer to carry out review of Liverpool Care Pathway after months of denunciations.
The Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying must survive the current controversy because doctors need guidelines to help their patients at the end of life, but possibly stripped of its tainted name, said care services minister Norman Lamb.

How health and wellbeing boards will work

How health and wellbeing boards will work: As the healthcare sector gears up for April, the national director of health and wellbeing board implementation explains how he envisages the boards working.

Let's make dementia a word and not a sentence

Let's make dementia a word and not a sentence: Attitudes towards dementia need to change just as they have done towards cancer - but more swiftly, writes Jeremy Hunt. The Daily Telegraph

Liverpool Care Pathway needs name change, says Norman Lamb

Liverpool Care Pathway needs name change, says Norman Lamb: The Liverpool Care Pathway - the controversial set of clinical guidelines for those close to death - should undergo a name change, a minister has suggested.The Daily Telegraph

Widening choices for older people with high support needs

Widening choices for older people with high support needs:
Widening choices for older people with high support needs
Older people with high support needs want greater choice and control over their lives and a wider range of options. This study identifies the benefits and potential of options based on mutuality (people supporting each other) and / or reciprocity (people contributing to individual and group well-being).The study found that... read more The Joseph Rowntree Foundation