Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Government drills cash into NHS dentistry in Northamptonshire
Government drills cash into NHS dentistry in Northamptonshire: The Department of Health today announced a multi-million boost for NHS dentists in Northamptonshire. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northampton General Hospital consistently full in January - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton General Hospital consistently full in January - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:
 Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Northampton General Hospital consistently full in January Northampton Chronicle & Echo A spokeswoman for NGH said: “Like many other hospitals in the country NGH saw record numbers of patients attending at our A&E department during January, many of whom required admission to hospital. “At all times patient safety remains paramount. and more » |
Personal health budgets DVD now available to professionals
Personal health budgets DVD now available to professionals: “Three years on: Stories from the pilot programme”, a DVD of patient and clinician experiences with personal health budgets, is now available to health and social care professionals.
Seven patients, in the final year of the personal health budgets pilot programme, share their experiences, what the process is like, what they spend their money on and how they decided on this. The films include the perspectives of their family, carers and health care professionals, as well as a film specifically for health care professionals – interviews with GPs, nurses and a range of practitioners.
The DVD includes an introduction by Minister of State for Care Services Norman Lamb who launched the DVD, part of a good practice toolkit for healthcare professionals, when the government announced the national rollout of personal health budgets.
The films aim to illustrate the kind of choices people can make if they have a personal health budget, and the positive impact it can have on their health and lives. The DVD could be used in professional education and training in the NHS and social care, or to give to patients who are considering a personal health budget.
Order the DVD (available to the NHS and local government) and see the films from the DVD, and other personal health budget stories on film and in PDF. Department of Health
Seven patients, in the final year of the personal health budgets pilot programme, share their experiences, what the process is like, what they spend their money on and how they decided on this. The films include the perspectives of their family, carers and health care professionals, as well as a film specifically for health care professionals – interviews with GPs, nurses and a range of practitioners.
The DVD includes an introduction by Minister of State for Care Services Norman Lamb who launched the DVD, part of a good practice toolkit for healthcare professionals, when the government announced the national rollout of personal health budgets.
The films aim to illustrate the kind of choices people can make if they have a personal health budget, and the positive impact it can have on their health and lives. The DVD could be used in professional education and training in the NHS and social care, or to give to patients who are considering a personal health budget.
Order the DVD (available to the NHS and local government) and see the films from the DVD, and other personal health budget stories on film and in PDF. Department of Health
Patient feedback revolutionised at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Patient feedback revolutionised at Birmingham Children's Hospital: Feedback will be dealt with in real time and delivered directly to hospital wards from patients and their families via a new app Public Service
Military amputees to get 'bionic legs'
Military amputees to get 'bionic legs':
| Government sets aside £6.5m for micro-processor limbs for military wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan Related items from OnMedica New help for traumatised combat veterans NHS failing in care of limbless military veterans GPs offered help to support veterans Improved care announced for war veterans |
NHS ill-prepared to cope with obese patients
NHS ill-prepared to cope with obese patients: Obese patients often require specialist equipment and more staff, say physiotherapists who warn of impact of obesity on NHS.
Health service to fund IVF for the over-40s
Health service to fund IVF for the over-40s: Fertility treatment for all couples to be speeded up in NHS overhaul.
Women over the age of 40 are to be allowed fertility treatment on the NHS for the first time and all couples who are struggling to conceive and qualify for IVF should get it sooner, according to national treatment guidelines published on Wednesday.
Women over the age of 40 are to be allowed fertility treatment on the NHS for the first time and all couples who are struggling to conceive and qualify for IVF should get it sooner, according to national treatment guidelines published on Wednesday.
Mortality rate three times as high among mental health service users than in general population
Mortality rate three times as high among mental health service users than in general population: February 19, 2013: Mortality among mental health service users aged 19 and over in England was 3.6 times the rate of the general population in 2010/11, new Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) figures show.
Update on family cluster of novel coronavirus infection in the UK
Update on family cluster of novel coronavirus infection in the UK: The Health Protection Agency (HPA) continues its investigations into a family cluster of novel coronavirus infections in the UK. Three members of the same family have all tested positive for novel coronavirus. Two of these had no history of recent travel suggesting that transmission has occurred in the UK.
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