Healthwatch Northamptonshire officially launched

Healthwatch Northamptonshire officially launched: The University of Northampton and Northampton Volunteering Centre are proud to introduce Healthwatch Northamptonshire, the new independent consumer champion for health and social care.

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Stop the Pressure! - Northamptonshire Pressure Ulcer Prevention Week 24-30 June 2013

Stop the Pressure! - Northamptonshire Pressure Ulcer Prevention Week 24-30 June 2013: A series of information stands are being held across Northamptonshire during the last week of June to promote our local Pressure Ulcer Prevention week.
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NHS baby deaths scandal: Former watchdog chief Cynthia Bower and deputy implicated in suppressing CQC report

NHS baby deaths scandal: Former watchdog chief Cynthia Bower and deputy implicated in suppressing CQC report:
The two most senior members of the NHS regulator were at the centre of an alleged cover-up over a hospital where as many as 16 babies died, it was revealed. Independent

Flawed NHS care 'leads to 12,000 kidney deaths a year'

Flawed NHS care 'leads to 12,000 kidney deaths a year': "Unnecessary deaths" from kidney condition. BBC News

Hospitals will reveal the odds of a ‘harm-free’ stay, Health Secretary to announce

Hospitals will reveal the odds of a ‘harm-free’ stay, Health Secretary to announce:
Patients are to be told their chances of a “harm-free” stay in hospital and allocated a doctor and nurse directly responsible for their care in an effort to avoid a repeat of the “shocking lapses” in care at Morecambe Bay and Mid Staffordshire hospitals, the Health Secretary will                         announce today. Independent

NHS Direct plunges into red

NHS Direct plunges into red: The on-going crisis in the roll-out of the NHS 111 service has pushed NHS Direct into deficit just one month into the financial year. EHI News

Do you REALLY need antidepressants? Brain scan can tell whether medication or therapy is best option for depression

Do you REALLY need antidepressants? Brain scan can tell whether medication or therapy is best option for depression: Researchers at Emory University in Georgia, U.S., found that people's patterns of brain activity can indicate whether they will get better results with antidepressants or with cognitive behavioural therapy. Daily Mail

World Health Organisation calls emergency meeting to respond to SARS-like outbreak

World Health Organisation calls emergency meeting to respond to SARS-like outbreak: Virus described as biggest worldwide public health threat after claiming 38 lives, mostly in Saudi Arabia. Daily Telegraph

The NHS, the drug firms and the price racket

The NHS, the drug firms and the price racket: Drug companies face accusations of secretly colluding with pharmacists to overcharge the NHS millions of pounds, following an undercover investigation by The Daily Telegraph.

Joined-up working required for effective stroke rehab services

Joined-up working required for effective stroke rehab services:
Stroke is a major health problem in the UK. Each year an estimated 150,000 people have a stroke - equivalent to one person every five minutes.
In its first clinical guideline on stroke rehabilitation, NICE says that people with disability after stroke should receive rehabilitation in a dedicated stroke inpatient unit, and subsequently from a specialist stroke team within the community. NHS Networks