New chief named for Northamptonshire’s health watchdog

New chief named for Northamptonshire’s health watchdog A new chief executive has been appointed to head up Northamptonshire’s new health and social care watchdog. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Bosses resign from death probe trust

Bosses resign from death probe trust Two top bosses resign from a Greater Manchester hospital which has been criticised by two independent reviews. BBC News

See also:

• Hospital chief Christine Green quits after 'prevailing culture of failure' complaints The Independent
• Tameside Hospital: chief executive resigns amid claims of poor care The Daily Telegraph
• Tameside hospital failings: medical director joins CEO in leaving post The Guardian
• 'Christine Green, Chief executive of Manchester hospital must quit' after patients were 'left in pain for hours' The Daily Mail

Police asked to investigate watchdog's missing emails

Police asked to investigate watchdog's missing emails The police have been asked to investigate evidence that the NHS watchdog accused of a cover-up over a maternity deaths scandal prevented damning emails from coming to light. The Daily Telegraph

VIDEO: 24-hour hospital care plan 'irresponsible'

VIDEO: 24-hour hospital care plan 'irresponsible' Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to make care in the NHS truly 24/7, but some doctors say the proposals will not work in a service that is already overstretched.  BBC News

Hunt says NHS 111 will be reviewed as patients and providers find problems

Hunt says NHS 111 will be reviewed as patients and providers find problems Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted the public do not have confidence in the new non-emergency health hotline NHS 111. Public Service

Clinical informatics needs networks

Clinical informatics needs networks The development of chief clinical information officers and health informatics professionals requires sustained investment in networks and professionalism, says NHS England's clinical informatics director. The development of chief clinical information officers and health informatics professionals requires sustained investment in networks and professionalism, says NHS England's clinical informatics director. E-Health Insider

Read Code 'cross-maps' consultation

Read Code 'cross-maps' consultation This consultation aims to gain a deeper understanding of the level and nature of the use of cross-maps which enable hospitals to satisfy mandatory data collections and submissions, such as the Admitted Patient Care Commissioning Data Set and Hospital Episode Statistics. They also support secondary use cases such as epidemiology, clinical governance, commissioning and Payment by Results. The HSCIC is particularly keen to hear from Clinical Commissioning Groups and GPs as less is known about how these groups use cross-maps. Responses are invited until the 9th September 2013.

• Online response form
• Consultation document
• HSCIC - news

Injured patients taken to hospital in POLICE CARS because ambulances are taking too long following service cuts

Injured patients taken to hospital in POLICE CARS because ambulances are taking too long following service cuts Nottinghamshire Police Federation today spoke out against the use of police to do the job of paramedics, saying it was a 'real concern' for officers. The Daily Mail

Middle East virus claims third life as fears of pandemic spread

Middle East virus claims third life as fears of pandemic spread A man being treated in a London hospital for a lethal 'Sars-like' Middle Eastern virus has died.The Daily Telegraph

Scurvy returns among children with diets 'worse than in the war'

Scurvy returns among children with diets 'worse than in the war' Wartime diseases are returning to Britain because some children are living on junk food diets that are worse for them than rationing was 70 years ago, officials have claimed. The Daily Telegraph

Hospital bosses face prosecution over care failings

Hospital bosses face prosecution over care failings Hospital and care home managers who allow neglect and abuse to take place on their watch could face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines under new Government plans designed to restore trust in the health service after a series of high profile NHS scandals. The Independent