James Paget names new chief exec

James Paget names new chief exec: James Paget University Hospital names Christine Allen, currently at Northampton General Hospital, as its new chief executive. BBC Northamptonshire

Child poverty rates show stark contrast across Northamptonshire

Child poverty rates show stark contrast across Northamptonshire: A study showing the number of children across Britain who are classed as living in poverty has highlighted a stark contrast across Northamptonshire. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

NHS leaders of the future: more like Thatcher or Nyborg?

NHS leaders of the future: more like Thatcher or Nyborg?: Aficionados of Borgen like me will have to contain their excitement as they wait for the third and final series of the Danish political drama to be broadcast on British TV. In the meantime, I have been reflecting on the lessons the series holds for NHS leaders.

Government pledge to reduce child mortality

Government pledge to reduce child mortality: The new pledge – part of the government’s response to the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum – is about making drastic improvements to the health of children and young people.
The government is asking the NHS, Royal Colleges and local government to sign up to the pledge. Department of Health

Ensuring an open NHS culture

Ensuring an open NHS culture: The Secretary of State for Health has written to chairs of all NHS trusts to remind them of the importance of ensuring an open culture within the NHS. His letter is on the back of Robert Francis’s report into failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and recent media coverage about staff being able to raise concerns about patient safety.
Read the letter ensuring an open NHS culture (PDF 40Kb) Department of Heath 

VIDEO: Dementia: Pioneering city of Bruges

VIDEO: Dementia: Pioneering city of Bruges: Bruges is recognised as a pioneering city in how it deals with dementia. BBC News

Supporting you to benefit from e-learning

Supporting you to benefit from e-learning: Electronic learning (or e-learning) is an efficient and effective way of keeping staff skills up to date. Find out about how others have developed e-learning, and access tools that NHS Employers has developed for healthcare professionals. NHS Employers

HIV outpatient pathway updated guidance

HIV outpatient pathway updated guidance: Newly updated guidance is now available to support the implementation of the mandatory adult HIV outpatient and Payment by Results currency.

• HIV outpatients - a simple guide
• HIV outpatient clinical care pathway
• HIV currency general fact sheet
• HIV adult outpatient pathway clinical fact sheet 
• Department of Health - news

An integrated approach to asthma services is vital, says NICE in new quality standard

An integrated approach to asthma services is vital, says NICE in new quality standard: NICE has today (21 February) published a new quality standard on the diagnosis and treatment of asthma in adults, young people and children aged 12 months and older.

Real-time feedback from new app

Real-time feedback from new app: An app which allows patients to give feedback in real-time has been launched by Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
It will enable children, young people and their families to send comments directly to a ward with the click of a button with the anonymous message going straight to the manager in charge. A message is sent to the patient’s phone saying what action has been taken. The hospital tr... Healthcare Today

Cuts won't save healthcare – staff will

Cuts won't save healthcare – staff will: Reducing staff numbers will damage performance. Healthcare providers must find ways to utilise workers in a smarter, more efficient way.

Should one man take the blame for Mid Staffs?

Should one man take the blame for Mid Staffs?: Calls for the resignation of Sir David Nicholson, the NHS boss, raise questions about how we are governed, argues Sue Cameron The Daily Telegraph

Obesity-related hospital admissions increase in England, new report shows

Obesity-related hospital admissions increase in England, new report shows: February 20, 2013: Female admissions almost triple the number of male admissions NHS Information centre

See also:

• Three in five people are overweight The Independent
• Only one in three men 'a healthy weight' The Daily Telegraph
• Number of people hospitalised because of weight triples in five years The Guardian
• One in ten school-starters is obese, a figure that doubles by senior school The Daily Mail