Corby’s new urgent care centre expands services

Corby’s new urgent care centre expands services: The second phase in the development of the new Corby Urgent Care Centre is now complete with two additional services moving into the premises. Evening Telegraph

Prostitution fears following demise of support group - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Prostitution fears following demise of support group - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Prostitution fears following demise of support group Northampton Chronicle & Echo Despite SWAN widening its scope to include all vulnerable women last year, NHS Northamptonshire Healthcare's £65,000 stopgap funding has run out and the free service will close on February 28. Samantha Benfield said a rise in crime could be the result: ...

The Francis report: key findings

The Francis report: key findings:
The catastrophic failures started at the patients’ bedside but reached up, through the Byzantine hierarchy of the NHS, to heart of Government. The Independent

See also:

• Mid Staffs inquiry calls care failings a 'disaster' NHS Choices
• NHS Commissioning Board promises fundamental change in response to Francis Report NHS Commissioning Board
• Building a culture of compassionate care in the NHS The King's Fund
• The Francis Report: right diagnosis but will the treatment work? The Health Foundation
• VIDEO: Hunt: Finances have overtaken care BBC News
• Mid Staffs inquiry: how a 10-year cover-up was uncovered The Independent
• Medical staff must face criminal charges for failures, says care scandal report The Independent
• Failure at every level has shaken trust in the NHS The Daily Telegraph
• Mid Staffs report: the key figures in the scandal The Daily Telegraph
• NHS culture at Mid Staffs that tolerated low standards and sold patients short The Guardian
• What does the Mid Staffs hospital report mean for the NHS? - video The Guardian
• Francis calls for culture of care in NHS OnMedica
• Indicators and placards E-Health Insider
• NHS needs cultural shift, not shake-up Public Service

You can find the Francis Report here: http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/report

MP Clwyd to advise on NHS complaints

MP Clwyd to advise on NHS complaints: David Cameron asks a Welsh Labour MP - who protested about the care her late husband received in hospital - to look at how NHS hospitals handle complaints. BBC News

NHS ahead of target on efficiency savings

NHS ahead of target on efficiency savings: The NHS is on course to achieve two thirds of its efficiency targets within the first two years, says Sir David Nicholson Public Service

'Councils and NHS must face compulsory data protection audits'

'Councils and NHS must face compulsory data protection audits': Data breaches which have led to serious distress for people and substantial fines could be avoided, says Information Commissioner Public Service

Contraception restrictions could cost NHS billions

Contraception restrictions could cost NHS billions:
A joint report authored by a sexual health charity and the Family Planning Association has warned that restrictions to contraceptive services could cost the health service £125 billion in less than a decade.The report, Unprotected Nation, was written by the FPA and Brook's sexual health charity. It said restricting access to sexual health care could cause over 90,000 more sexually transmitted infection by 20... Healthcare Today

NHS's darkest day: Five more hospitals under investigation for neglect as report blames 'failings at every level' for 1,200 deaths at Stafford Hospital

NHS's darkest day: Five more hospitals under investigation for neglect as report blames 'failings at every level' for 1,200 deaths at Stafford Hospital:
Five hospital trusts with persistently high death rates are facing investigation tonight after a damning report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust raised fears that basic clinical failings could be putting patients at risk across the NHS. The Independent