More than 300 cancer patients in Northamptonshire given financial support

More than 300 cancer patients in Northamptonshire given financial support More than 310 cancer patients in Northamptonshire were given a Macmillan grant last year to help them with costs relating to their cancer treatment. Northamptonshire Chronicle and Echo

The Self Care NHS Trust – the future for NHS Choices?

The Self Care NHS Trust – the future for NHS Choices? Making a real shift in the prevalence of self care and self management requires healthcare professionals to encourage and support these behaviours - virtual care needs to be incorporated into an NHS that is too often defined by bricks and mortar, says Jo Bibby. The Health Foundation

VIDEO: More NHS contracts won by private firms

VIDEO: More NHS contracts won by private firms Over two thirds of all contracts for NHS services in England have been awarded to external suppliers since April 2013, according to a report by the NHS Support Federation. BBC News

See also:

• Private firms 'win 70% of NHS bids' BBC News

Mental health cases 'rise in young'

Mental health cases 'rise in young' Young people are struggling to cope with lack of money, jobs and opportunities, according to The Royal College of GPs. BBC News

Delivering integrated care and support

Delivering integrated care and support This paper presents a review of the evidence base on the factors that underpin best health and social care integrated practice. The original document, An evidence base for the delivery of adult services, published in 2011, presented the evidence for considering factors beyond those of structural change when planning to improve integrated outcomes for individuals. This paper further adds to the knowledge base by focusing on the key dimensions for effective implementation of change. Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services

• Report
• An evidence base for the delivery of adult services

Multi-disciplinary teams in public health

Multi-disciplinary teams in public health This joint statement from Public Health England, the Faculty of Public Health (FPH), the Association of Directors of Public Health and the Local Government Association sets out how good practice guidance will be developed on the skill mix which councils may want to consider in a local public health team. Faculty of Public Health

NHS staff have little influence over NHS, says public

NHS staff have little influence over NHS, says public Survey findings released in run-up to NHS Change Day. OnMedica

NHS care at home for elderly and disabled quietly slashed by a third

NHS care at home for elderly and disabled quietly slashed by a third Analysis of NHS figures exposes scale of rationing of care at home for elderly and disabled as MPs scrutinise Coalition overhaul. The Daily Telegraph

Third of a million get cancer every year

Third of a million get cancer every year

Almost a third of a million people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year, figures have revealed. The Independent