This blog covers the latest UK health care news, publications, policy announcements, events and information focused on the NHS, as well as the latest media stories and local news coverage of the NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire.
Monday, 9 September 2013
GMC to check doctors' English skills
GMC to check doctors' English skills The General Medical Council is to be given new powers to check the English-language skills of all doctors working in the UK, under government proposals. BBC News
Warning over mentally ill in cells
Warning over mentally ill in cells One of Britain's most senior police officers says mentally ill people should not be held in cells when mental health services are unable to help them. BBC News
Revalidation for nurses and midwives
Revalidation for nurses and midwives To drive up public safety and confidence in the people providing their healthcare, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has committed to develop and implement a system of revalidation for nurses and midwives. NHS Employers
Find out more about the plans and options on the NMC website
Find out more about the plans and options on the NMC website
Deputy chief medical officers appointed
Deputy chief medical officers appointed The deputy chief medical officers for England are now in post at the Department of Health.
Professor David Walker, formerly regional director of public health for the Midlands and the east of England and an executive director in the NHS for the past 12 years, began work earlier this year.
Professor John Watson, head of respiratory diseases at Public Health England’s Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, was appointed last week and will begin work in October.
Both are holders of a number of academic appointments. They will support the work of chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, to improve the health of the nation. NHS Networks
Misleading claims of 'cure for Down's syndrome'
Misleading claims of 'cure for Down's syndrome' The Mail Online suggests there could be a “cure” for Down’s syndrome, saying that scientists have “discovered a way to reverse the learning difficulties caused by the condition”.
It is not apparent from this headline that the research in question was carried out in mice, not people with Down’s syndrome.
Government clampdown on short-term contracts for doctors
Government clampdown on short-term contracts for doctors Warning that use of contracts to avoid VAT on locum fees is seen as tax avoidance. OnMedica
Million more elderly outside care system than before financial crash
Million more elderly outside care system than before financial crash The full impact of rationing of elderly care is exposed in new figures showing that the number of older people outside the system has surged by more than one million since the onset of the financial crisis.The Daily Telegraph
Accident waiting to happen: A&E departments ‘on the brink of crisis’
Accident waiting to happen: A&E departments ‘on the brink of crisis’
Accident and Emergency departments are understaffed, overworked, and could be brought to breaking point this winter by little more than a prolonged period of cold, a series of surveys have revealed. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- A&E staff shortage 'nearly 10%' BBC News
- NHS leaders: Half of all A&Es will fail to hit waiting-list targets this winter The Independent
- One in three A&E patients don't need to be there, says top NHS doctor The Independent
- A&E may reach 'breaking point' this winter The Daily Telegraph
- One in 10 A&E posts left unfilled The Daily Telegraph
- Fears grow over renewed crisis in A&E this winter The Guardian
- 'Myths and misinformation' are hiding true state of NHS emergency services and risk undermining patient care NHS Confederation
- Emergency care: an accident waiting to happen? NHS Confederation (report)
Doctors and nurses say they feel ‘bullied and under pressure’
Doctors and nurses say they feel ‘bullied and under pressure’
A quarter of doctors and surgeons and one in three nurses in the NHS have been bullied or put under excessive pressure over the last two years, a new report says today. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- Hospital staff bullied into bad behaviour, survey finds The Guardian
- Focus on culture change and patient care in the NHS Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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