Wednesday 11 September 2013

10 competing bids through to the second phase of £1 billion health contract ... - Cambridge News

10 competing bids through to the second phase of £1 billion health contract ... - Cambridge News The final contenders are Albion Care Alliance CIC, North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust with Cambridge University ...

NGH to get about £4m to improve Northamptonshire urgent care

NGH to get about £4m to improve Northamptonshire urgent care About £4 million is to be handed to Northampton General Hospital from the Government, some of which will pay for more A&E staff. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

Guidance: UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018

Guidance: UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018 Increasing resistance and a lack of new drugs means a greater risk of infections that cannot be treated. This will make routine medical care riskier and result in more deaths so antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affects us all.
The overall goal of this new cross-government UK strategy is to slow the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance by focusing activities around 3 strategic aims.
  • improve the knowledge and understanding of antimicrobial resistance
  • conserve and steward the effectiveness of existing treatments
  • stimulate the development of new antibiotics, diagnostics and novel therapies
The strategy confirms the UK’s leading role in stimulating national and international action on this global issue and it is important that all sectors respond to the call for action if we are to successfully address this issue. Department of Health

A&E cash linked to staff flu jabs

A&E cash linked to staff flu jabs Hospitals in England will have to get most of their staff vaccinated against flu if they want access to the A&E bailout fund in the future. BBC News

See also:

A lot to shout about?

A lot to shout about? Government seems to think best line of defence on NHS is attack BBC News

See also:

30th British Social Attitudes report

30th British Social Attitudes report This report charts three decades of public views on British society, politics and morality. It also details how the public's view of the NHS has changed over the last 30 years and examines how satisfaction with the NHS has changed and how this correlates with particular policies or spending.

Facing blindness alone: what the government needs to do now to stop the isolation of blind people

Facing blindness alone: what the government needs to do now to stop the isolation of blind people This report argues that within the next ten years, local support for blind and visually impaired people will be drastically reduced. The research shows that although care and support has declined for all adults with a physical disability (30%), people with sight loss have been the worse affected (43%).
See also:

Potential for change: transforming public awareness and demand for health and care technology

Potential for change: transforming public awareness and demand for health and care technology Carers UK, supported by Tunstall Healthcare (UK), commissioned a national opinion poll exploring attitudes towards health and care technologies, including telecare. The research highlighted a lack of public awareness of health and care technology, even amongst families using technology in most other aspects of their lives.

Study reveals ‘dark spots’ of poor care in the NHS

Study reveals ‘dark spots’ of poor care in the NHS
   Quality care stifled by box ticking and poor staff support. BMJ    Quality and Safety

See also:

Is Dudley council setting out a new model for dementia care?

Is Dudley council setting out a new model for dementia care? The local authority's dementia gateway initiative is now supporting a large number of people to live well at home.

NHS problems could wreck coalition election chances, says ex-No 10 adviser

NHS problems could wreck coalition election chances, says ex-No 10 adviser Prof Chris Ham fears rise in cancelled operations and waiting lists, along with worsening financial problems.

Treat heart attacks and strokes at home, says senior doctor

Treat heart attacks and strokes at home, says senior doctor Heart attack patients and stroke victims could be treated in their homes to ease the burden on A&E units, the most senior doctor in the NHS says. The Daily Telegraph

NHS chief quits ahead of baby death inquiry

NHS chief quits ahead of baby death inquiry

One of the NHS’s most senior officials has announced he is to step down - ahead of an inquiry that will look at his role in the Morecambe Bay baby deaths scandal. The Independent

The work of commissioning: a multisite case study of healthcare commissioning in England's NHS.

The work of commissioning: a multisite case study of healthcare commissioning in England's NHS. 
Commissioning for long-term condition services challenges the conventional distinction between commissioners and providers with a significant amount of work focused on redesigning services in partnership with providers. Such work is labour-intensive and potentially unsustainable at a time of reduced finances. New clinical commissioning groups will need to determine how best to balance the relational and transactional elements of commissioning. BMJ Open