New Corby centre for victims of domestic violence

New Corby centre for victims of domestic violence: A new hub is opening in Corby to offer help and support to victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Integration key to CCG survival – but the axe hovers

Integration key to CCG survival – but the axe hovers: The NHS will face another major restructuring within a few years unless commissioning groups use health and wellbeing boards to deliver integrated services, a panel of healthcare leaders has warned. More ..... Primary Care Commissioning

Ex-CQC executive denies 'cover-up'

Ex-CQC executive denies 'cover-up': A former CQC deputy chief executive says she was not involved in any decision to delete an internal review which criticised its handling of the Cumbria baby deaths case. BBC News

See also:

• AUDIO: CQC 'did not delete report' BBC News
• Don't overhaul CQC - doctors' leader BBC News
• Andy Burnham and Andrew Lansley drawn into CQC row The Guardian
• The Care Quality Commission has been a disaster, but we still need regulators The Guardian
• How will the CQC survive its latest crisis? Guardian Professional
• Andy Burnham denies pressuring CQC to tone down Morecambe Bay criticism The Independent

New coronavirus continues to smoulder

New coronavirus continues to smoulder: Assessing the transmission potential of the Mers virus BBC News

Mutilation victim 'aged just seven'

Mutilation victim 'aged just seven': The youngest victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) treated by the NHS in the past two years was aged just seven, according to new data. BBC News

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• New lifeline offered to girls at risk of FGM The Independent

What is it like to be sectioned?

What is it like to be sectioned?: How being sectioned helped Beth battle her mental health demons BBC News

The 2022 GP: a vision for general practice in the future NHS

The 2022 GP: a vision for general practice in the future NHS: This report argues that major investment is needed in general practice in order to keep the NHS sustainable and to ensure it provides value for money, whilst ensuring safe patient care. It examines the pivotal role of general practice in a world in which patients will rely more than ever on the skill and compassion of their GP. It looks forward to a future in which GPs work in new ways to meet growing need and complexity whilst improving patient care and access to GP services.

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Can antibiotics cause eczema in children?

Can antibiotics cause eczema in children?: "Antibiotics linked to eczema risk in children," The Daily Telegraph reports, saying that giving babies the drugs increases their chance of developing the condition by 40%.

However, concerned parents should not be put off allowing their children antibiotics on the strength of this news. The research it is based on cannot prove that antibiotics directly cause eczema and when a child is prescribed antibiotics, it is usually for a very good reason and they can be life-saving.

Breastfeeding figures fall for first time in nine years

Breastfeeding figures fall for first time in nine years: The number of new mothers attempting to breastfeed has fallen in England for the first time in almost a decade. The Daily Telegraph

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• Breastfeeding figures fall as NHS budget is cut The Guardian

'Rotten NHS culture' led to cover-ups

'Rotten NHS culture' led to cover-ups: Scandals and cover-ups over patient deaths at hospitals in Morecambe Bay and Mid Staffordshire are evidence of a "rotten culture" in the NHS, a health minister says. The Daily Telegraph

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• Government has let a culture of poor health care flourish The Guardian

Patients should pay for health 'extras' themselves, say doctors

Patients should pay for health 'extras' themselves, say doctors: Senior doctors will today call for the NHS to impose top-up fees so that patients would pay for some services themselves. The Daily Telegraph

Social workers admit 'fiddling the system' to get care for frail elderly

Social workers admit 'fiddling the system' to get care for frail elderly: Social workers are now resorting to lying on official forms in an effort to help elderly people get the care they believe they need, a new study shows. The Daily Telegraph

NHS chief 'should quit' over Morecambe Bay baby deaths

NHS chief 'should quit' over Morecambe Bay baby deaths:
One of the most senior officials in the NHS is under pressure to resign today after it emerged he is under investigation over his role in the Morecambe Bay baby deaths scandal. The Independent

Red tape and competition in NHS 'hindering care', say doctors

Red tape and competition in NHS 'hindering care', say doctors:
Doctors have been crippled by wasteful bureaucracy and private-sector style competition within the NHS, and feel increasingly powerless to improve the health service, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned. The Independent