Success of personal health budgets highlighted in national reports

Success of personal health budgets highlighted in national reports Two national reports have highlighted the benefits of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) for patients in Northamptonshire. The report ‘Personal Health Budgets: a revolution in personalisation'... Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Budding nurses will get frontline training

Budding nurses will get frontline training Kettering Hospital is taking part in a pilot training scheme which will see aspiring nurses get a year’s experience as a healthcare assistant before taking up NHS-funded degree courses. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Stop treating NHS 'as failing bank'

Stop treating NHS 'as failing bank' The government should stop treating the NHS in England like a "failing business or bank", an influential journal says. BBC News

They risked their lives to stop Sars

They risked their lives to stop Sars The doctors who risked their lives to stop the deadly Sars virus BBC News

Accrual of statutory annual leave and sickness - updated guidance

Accrual of statutory annual leave and sickness - updated guidance Following recent legal decisions on the relationship between holiday rights and sickness, our updated guidance looks at what it means for employers NHS Employers

Controversy over DSM-5: new mental health guide

Controversy over DSM-5: new mental health guide “Doctors in dispute: What exactly is normal human behaviour?”, wrote The Independent, while The Observer said: “Psychiatrists under fire in mental health battle.”

These headlines focused on a new version of a major guide to mental health that was published in May 2013 amid a storm of controversy and bitter criticism.

Excess winter mortality report 2012 to 2013

Excess winter mortality report 2012 to 2013 This report presents observations from routine mortality surveillance work done by the Respiratory Diseases Department (RDD) within Public Health England. It shows that excess all-cause mortality has been high among elderly people in 2012 to 2013.

• Report 
• Explanatory letter from Professor John Newton, Chief Knowledge Officer at PHE
• PHE - publications

NHS waiting list at five-year high as cost-cutting reforms strike

NHS waiting list at five-year high as cost-cutting reforms strike

More patients are waiting for NHS treatment than at any time in the past five years, new figures have revealed, as the Government came under twin attack from a leading health journal and the Labour party over its stewardship of the health service. The Independent

See also:

• NHS waiting lists are longest in five years The Daily Telegraph
• NHS hospital waiting lists reach five-year high of 2.9m people The Guardian