Government spending review requires £100 million savings in Northamptonshire

Government spending review requires £100 million savings in Northamptonshire: Northamptonshire County Council says it will have to make savings of £100 million over the next four years following the government’s spending review. Northamptonshire Telegraph

NHS Confederation and NHS Employers comment on the Comprehensive Spending Review

NHS Confederation and NHS Employers comment on the Comprehensive Spending Review: Mike Farrar says with less money available for front line services the need to change services is more pressing than ever, while Dean Royles says we must maintain a focus on improving patient care and ensuring job security.

See also:

• Spending Review at a glance BBC News
• Public Sector to lose automatic pay rises BBC News
• RCN to seek clarity on cease of NHS pay progression Royal College of Nursing
• Our response to the announcement of the Spending Review The King's Fund
• Departmental spending review 2015/16 NHS Employers
• Osborne shifts £3 billion to social care E-Health Insider
• GP threat as NHS pools £3.8bn with social care GP Online

Doctors admit death pathway problems

Doctors admit death pathway problems: There are problems with a controversial regime that allows doctors to withdraw treatment in the last days of life, doctors have admitted. BBC News

Chaplains cut in 40% of hospitals

Chaplains cut in 40% of hospitals: Acute hospital trusts in England have significantly reduced the number of chaplains they employ and the hours they work, the BBC discovers.

Mental health staff on police patrol

Mental health staff on police patrol: Nurses are to patrol alongside police in four areas of England in a bid to improve responses to mental health emergencies. BBC News

The burden of disease due to chronic illnesses, especially mental health illnesses is rising in the UK

The burden of disease due to chronic illnesses, especially mental health illnesses is rising in the UK: The NHS is thought of as a model health care system. It has experienced several reforms over the last 20 years, including greatly increased amounts of spending. So how have these changes affected the burden of disease due to mental health problems over this period, and how does the UK’s record in this area stack [read the full story...] The Mental Elf

NICE guidance to eradicate the postcode lottery of treatment for a type of severe bowel disease

NICE guidance to eradicate the postcode lottery of treatment for a type of severe bowel disease: A postcode lottery of treatment should become a thing of the past for sufferers of an incurable and painful bowel condition after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published new guidance for the NHS. For the first time ever, doctors have a clear guideline from NICE to make it easier to treat people with ulcerative colitis.

Just a few extra pounds increases heart failure risk

Just a few extra pounds increases heart failure risk: The Daily Express has warned that a “few extra pounds ‘could be deadly’,” because of an increased risk of heart and circulation problems.

Most people’s weight fluctuates over time, and there is probably no need to panic if you’ve eaten a few extra biscuits this afternoon. However, this news, based on a large study of European adults, using a novel genetic technique, may be of concern for those who are a little overweight in the longer term.

Call for junk food ban in hospitals

Call for junk food ban in hospitals: Academy of Medical Royal Colleges condemn NHS for inadvertently fuelling obesity crisis.

NHS watchdog 'sending firemen and dentists' to inspect hospitals

NHS watchdog 'sending firemen and dentists' to inspect hospitals: The NHS watchdog which deployed former firefighters to run checks on scandal-hit hospitals still does not know how many of its inspectors have basic healthcare experience. The Daily Telegraph

One in three absences at work due to anxiety and stress, official Government survey finds

One in three absences at work due to anxiety and stress, official Government survey finds: Anxiety and stress are the most common reasons to be off work, accounting for a third of national absences, an official study finds. The Daily Telegraph

Exclusive: Second report into baby deaths scandal was buried

Exclusive: Second report into baby deaths scandal was buried:
The role played by NHS executives in the alleged Morecambe Bay baby deaths cover-up was exposed tonight, as a buried report revealed how regional officials resisted an investigation into the trust at the centre of the scandal. The Independent

Diabetic patients developing preventable life-threatening complications in hospital

Diabetic patients developing preventable life-threatening complications in hospital: June 27, 2013: In just one week more than 60 hospital inpatients with diabetes developed a life-threatening but preventable complication, according to a national audit report released today. Health & Social Care Information Centre