Tuesday 13 August 2013

Shaping healthcare services in Corby

Shaping healthcare services in Corby NHS Corby Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has published its prospectus for 2013/14, ‘Shaping healthcare services in Corby'. NHFT News

ADHD drug use 'up 50% in six years'

ADHD drug use 'up 50% in six years' The number of prescriptions for drugs such as Ritalin to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has risen sharply, official figures show. BBC News

'Toxic cocktail' in NHS care plans

'Toxic cocktail' in NHS care plans Patients who suffer from poor care in hospitals are being failed by a "toxic cocktail" inside the NHS, the health service watchdog for England says. BBC New

See also:

New to managing doctors? A guide for HR practitioners

New to managing doctors? A guide for HR practitioners If you're an HR practitioner managing doctors for the first time, our handy guide will signpost you to all the information you need. NHS Employers

Treating people with compassion is a by-product of organisational cohesiveness, says Angela McNab

Treating people with compassion is a by-product of organisational cohesiveness, says Angela McNab Am I the only NHS chief executive who goes cold in response to the daily directive to “build a culture of compassion in the NHS”? Don’t misunderstand me; it’s not the belief that compassion should be at the heart of healthcare that I disagree with, although I do struggle with the presumption that the majority … Continue reading » NHS Voices

‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care

‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care This report aims to examine the nature and prevalence of care left undone by nurses in English National Health Service hospitals and to assess whether the number of missed care episodes is associated with nurse staffing levels and nurse ratings of the quality of nursing care and patient safety environment. It recommends that hospitals could use a nurse-rated assessment of ‘missed care’ as an early warning measure to identify wards with inadequate nurse staffing.

Exclusive: GP practices pressured to house private AQP providers

Exclusive: GP practices pressured to house private AQP providers GP practices have been warned not to be pressured into letting any qualified provider (AQP) firms use their premises because they may not be able to charge them for it. GP Online

Raise taxes to fund NHS, say patients

Raise taxes to fund NHS, say patients

Patients overwhelmingly believe that health and social care should be funded by the Government, and more than half are willing to see taxes rise in order to pay for it, according to a new survey. The Independent

Unhealthy lifestyles will see British children die before their parents

Unhealthy lifestyles will see British children die before their parents

The unhealthy lifestyles of today’s children could see them die younger than their parents because of heart disease, diabetes and other medical conditions, a new study has shown. The Independent