Breast cancer campaign targets older women Northamptonshire NHS and the county council are supporting the new NHS breast cancer in women over 70 campaign. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Northamptonshire charity to launch ‘legal high’ educational campaign
Northamptonshire charity to launch ‘legal high’ educational campaign A campaign to inform young people about the dangers of taking ‘legal highs’ is to be launched by a Northamptonshire charity. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
As NHS Sustainability Day approaches, what can we learn from the trusts who are doing it right, asks Matthew Abbott
As NHS Sustainability Day approaches, what can we learn from the trusts who are doing it right, asks Matthew Abbott An important fixture in any healthcare professional’s diary, NHS Sustainability Day falls on 27 March. In the three years the campaign has been running it has managed to increase the amount of debate on sustainable healthcare practices to new levels, inspiring hundreds of NHS Trusts and healthcare providers to examine their own practices. NHS Voices
Press release: Better care for mental health crisis
Press release: Better care for mental health crisis Emergency support for people in mental health crisis is set to see dramatic improvements across the country as part of a far-reaching new agreement between police, mental health trusts and paramedics.
The agreement – called the Crisis Care Concordat – has been signed by more than 20 national organisations in a bid to drive up standards of care for people experiencing crisis such as suicidal thoughts or significant anxiety.
The agreement – called the Crisis Care Concordat – has been signed by more than 20 national organisations in a bid to drive up standards of care for people experiencing crisis such as suicidal thoughts or significant anxiety.
The sixth year of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service: 2012/2013
The sixth year of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service: 2012/2013 This report provides an overview of the 6 years that the IMCA service has been active. It is particularly relevant to local authority commissioners, mental capacity leads and safeguarding leads. Department of Health
E-referrals to be mandatory - Nicholson
E-referrals to be mandatory - Nicholson Use of the new NHS e-referrals service could become mandatory for GPs, NHS England's chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said. E-Health Insider
Care.data: a media.disaster
Care.data: a media.disaster When EHI reported that well-known privacy campaigner Phil Booth had "slammed" the leaflet that it was sending out about care.data, NHS England was very upset. E-Health Insider
Call for help for tongue-tie babies
Call for help for tongue-tie babies Services for babies with breastfeeding problems because of tongue tie need to be improved, the NCT parenting charity says. BBC News
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See also:
Correlating hospital and mental health data
Correlating hospital and mental health data The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published its latest monthly report (October 2013) linking hospital episode statistics mental health data from the mental health minimum dataset (MHMDS). The HES-MHMDS linkage promotes understanding of mental health service users' interactions with acute secondary care.
Is there such a thing as a 'lazy gene'?
Is there such a thing as a 'lazy gene'? "A mutation in a gene with a critical role in the brain could explain why some people are 'couch potatoes'," The Independent reports, while the Mail Online claims that "there might soon be a pill to get you moving".
Both headlines are way off the mark – the underlying study did not involve humans, but mice. Researchers looked at the genetics and brain chemistry of mice to see how a specific genetic mutation (a variant of the SLC35D3 gene) influenced body weight, food intake, metabolism and physical activity levels.
Both headlines are way off the mark – the underlying study did not involve humans, but mice. Researchers looked at the genetics and brain chemistry of mice to see how a specific genetic mutation (a variant of the SLC35D3 gene) influenced body weight, food intake, metabolism and physical activity levels.
Use of police cells during mental health crises to be halved
Use of police cells during mental health crises to be halved Deal signed by 22 national organisations follows official report on detentions under section 136 of Mental Health Act.
The number of times police cells are used as a place of safety for people having a mental health crisis is intended to be halved under a far-reaching agreement between police, mental health trusts and paramedics.
The number of times police cells are used as a place of safety for people having a mental health crisis is intended to be halved under a far-reaching agreement between police, mental health trusts and paramedics.
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