New breastfeeding service launched in Northampton - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

New breastfeeding service launched in Northampton - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

New breastfeeding service launched in Northampton Northampton Chronicle & Echo A new breastfeeding support service for Northamptonshire has been launched at the Royal and Derngate theatre. NHS Northamptonshire Healthcare won the contract to support new mums soon after the closure of the popular Northampton Baby Cafe.

Pledge to close health and care gap

Pledge to close health and care gap: Ministers are promising an end to the era of vulnerable people being passed around the health and care systems. BBC News

See also:

• Minister: NHS will collapse if elderly bed blocking continues The Daily Telegraph
• Health and social care 'join up' plans unveiled The Guardian
• The whole-system future for integrated urgent care Health Service Journal
• DH pledges 'fully joined-up' health and social care by 2018 GP Online
• Press release: People will see health and social care fully joined-up by 2018 Department of Health

VIDEO: NHS in England really being privatised?

VIDEO: NHS in England really being privatised?: Some people are receiving health services in England paid for by the NHS but provided by private companies, as GPs begin to buy services for their patients. BBC News

Do famous role models help or hinder?

Do famous role models help or hinder? It's Mental Health Awareness Week - cue the annual round of lists of "inspirational" public figures. But do famous role models actually make a difference? BBC News

GPs launch national federation to counter rising pressure on practices

GPs launch national federation to counter rising pressure on practices: GPs based in locations across the UK have launched a national federation to help practices compete for contracts and cope with falling resources. GP Online

One nurse to eight patients ''is unsafe''

One nurse to eight patients ''is unsafe'': The Safe Staffing Alliance warns that patients are at risk of harm or death with such ratios. Public Service

Social media and employee voice: the current landscape

Social media and employee voice: the current landscape: This report looks at the nature of employee voice and the impact of social media. It also considers some of the barriers to using social media to improving employee voice within organisations.

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• NHS Employers - publications

New coronavirus 'likely' to spread person to person

New coronavirus 'likely' to spread person to person: ‘WHO warns that a deadly novel coronavirus could be passed from person to person’, The Independent reports.

The news – featured in much of the media – is based on the latest ‘state of play’ advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the novel coronavirus (nCV).

Private hospital blunders: How the NHS picks up the bill

Private hospital blunders: How the NHS picks up the bill: Gail Buchanan has been in constant agony since she underwent a comparatively minor spinal operation at a private hospital. The Daily Mail

From god to guide: can patient-centred care become a reality in the NHS?

From god to guide: can patient-centred care become a reality in the NHS?: Most parts of the NHS are only paying lip service to patient engagement, recently hailed as the 'next blockbuster drug'
As healthcare systems the world over continue to groan under the weight of rising expectations, ageing populations and squeezed finances, the search for viable long-term solutions shows no sign of slowing.
For many, the focus remains on system reform – finding new ways to make the money go further by redesigning services to be more efficient. But, increasingly, attention is turning to the people who use healthcare services as the potential saviour of them.

Abandoned 111 calls triple in a month

Abandoned 111 calls triple in a month: The rate of people abandoning calls to the maligned NHS 111 non-emergency number nearly tripled in the space of a month, new figures show. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• GPs warn new 111 NHS helpline is 'seriously flawed' and putting patients at risk The Daily Mail
• Surge in abandoned NHS 111 calls after people forced to wait or are given substandard advice The Daily Mail

Doctors being offered £1,350 per shift for out-of-hours cover

Doctors being offered £1,350 per shift for out-of-hours cover: Doctors are being offered £1,350 per shift to provide cover for GPs during evenings and weekends by Britain's biggest out-of-hours care provider. The Daily Telegraph

Elderly patients face longer hospital waits for care home transfer

Elderly patients face longer hospital waits for care home transfer: Elderly patients are waiting more than a month in an NHS hospital before being transferred into a care home, campaigners warn today. The Daily Telegraph