Tuesday 4 February 2014

Nominations sought for caring staff in Northampton General Hospital awards

Nominations sought for caring staff in Northampton General Hospital awards

Northampton General Hospital is inviting people to nominate members of hospital staff who go the extra mile to care for patients. Chronicle & Echo

Patients 'in dark' over database

Patients 'in dark' over database

The roll-out of a new NHS data-sharing scheme involving medical records should be delayed as patients have been left "in the dark", a patient watchdog says. BBC News

Hair tongs and mugs top burns list

Hair tongs and mugs top burns list

Hair straighteners and hot mugs are the leading causes of childhood scalds and burns, and one year olds are at greatest risk, data reveals. BBC News

NICE BNF consultation

NICE BNF consultation

This consultation document sets out proposals to enhance the information and support currently offered by the British National Formulary (BNF) Publications. It sets out plans for a service that integrates the best available evidence and gives easy access to healthcare professionals working with medicines to meet the needs of their patients. The aim of the consultation is to ensure that NICE's vision for an enhanced BNF reflects the requirements and needs of users.

First NICE Medtech Innovation Briefings published

First NICE Medtech Innovation Briefings published

NICE publishes its first Medtech Innovation Briefings today (Tues 4 February) on a range of novel technologies: a device to cool the brain in patients who?ve suffered a heart attack, a system for measuring narrowing of arteries in people with angina, a hydrosurgery device for cleaning wounds and a test to diagnose kidney damage. NICE

Coordinated care for people nearing the end of life – feedback wanted

Coordinated care for people nearing the end of life – feedback wanted

This document will express the perspective of people nearing the end of life.The narrative for coordinated care has been a landmark document in changing the conversation about integration of health and social care and has been adopted by NHS England. There are currently four new branches of the narrative in development, each giving the perspective of a particular group of people. The others are for frail and older people, children and young people with complex needs and people with continuing mental health needs. NHS Networks

HSCIC publishes strategy for 2013-2015

HSCIC publishes strategy for 2013-2015

04 February, 2014: We have published our strategy, setting out our priorities for the next 18 months, together with a roadmap for the longer-term development of our data and information systems. IC QOF

NHS scrambles to fix bug sending users to malware site

NHS scrambles to fix bug sending users to malware site



‘Coding error’ saw NHS Choices visitors unknowingly redirected to advertising and malware site. Guardian

NHS admits it should have been clearer over medical records-sharing scheme

NHS admits it should have been clearer over medical records-sharing scheme

NHS partially accepts criticism that it has failed to adequately explain how patients can opt out of care.data scheme
The NHS has conceded that it should be clearer about how patients can opt out of a controversial scheme to share their medical records in a single English database.

Patients have until March to opt out of the new system, which is aimed at improving research into the outcome of treatments, and will allow drug and insurance companies to buy "pseudonymised" medical information about them.

NHS watchdog accused of 'throwing away' complaints

NHS watchdog accused of 'throwing away' complaints

NHS watchdog accused of 'throwing away' complaints after it finally admits errors in Morecambe Bay scandal.  Telegraph Health News