Corby man picked to be the face of national charity
Corby-born Stephen Mitchell has been selected by Mind, the UK’s largest mental health charity, to show the modern face of mental health. Evening Telegraph
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Invitation to join e-marketplace
Invitation to join e-marketplace
Businesses working in the county’s £400m social care and health sector are being invited to sign up to a new e-marketplace. Evening Telegraph
Businesses working in the county’s £400m social care and health sector are being invited to sign up to a new e-marketplace. Evening Telegraph
Saturated fat is not bad for health, says heart expert
Saturated fat is not bad for health, says heart expert
Diets that are low in saturated fat do not lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease or help people live longer, a cardiac scientist claims. Telegraph
Diets that are low in saturated fat do not lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease or help people live longer, a cardiac scientist claims. Telegraph
Course revamp to retain medics
Course revamp to retain medics
Medical students will spend more time with patients under a course aimed at getting them to stay in Wales as junior doctors. BBC News
Medical students will spend more time with patients under a course aimed at getting them to stay in Wales as junior doctors. BBC News
Elderly care faces 'catastrophe'
Elderly care faces 'catastrophe'
A "catastrophic" situation is developing in England with many vulnerable elderly people being denied care, campaigners say. BBC News
A "catastrophic" situation is developing in England with many vulnerable elderly people being denied care, campaigners say. BBC News
Ageing society demands a 'fundamental shift' in how health and care are delivered
Ageing society demands a 'fundamental shift' in how health and care are delivered
A fundamental shift is urgently needed in the delivery of health and care to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing society, say the authors of a new report from The King's Fund.
The report, Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population, argues that health and care services have failed to keep up with dramatic demographic changes, which will see one in five people in England over the age of 65 by 2030. It finds that transforming services for older people will require a fundamental shift towards care co-ordinated around individual needs rather than single diseases, and that prioritises prevention and support for maintaining independence.
A fundamental shift is urgently needed in the delivery of health and care to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing society, say the authors of a new report from The King's Fund.
The report, Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing population, argues that health and care services have failed to keep up with dramatic demographic changes, which will see one in five people in England over the age of 65 by 2030. It finds that transforming services for older people will require a fundamental shift towards care co-ordinated around individual needs rather than single diseases, and that prioritises prevention and support for maintaining independence.
NHS England using technology to beat cost of missed appointments
NHS England using technology to beat cost of missed appointments
Public urged to help NHS England cut no-show appointments
Technology is being used to cut the numbers of missed GP and outpatient appointments, NHS England will announced Monday.
Figures have suggested that more than twelve million GP appointments are missed each year in the UK, costing in excess of £162 million per year. A further 6.9 million outpatient hospital appointments are missed each year in the UK, costing an average of £108 per appointment in 2012/13.
By making the appointment system fit into patient’s lives more easily, the NHS hopes to cut the numbers of missed appointments, saving precious NHS resources.
Public urged to help NHS England cut no-show appointments
Technology is being used to cut the numbers of missed GP and outpatient appointments, NHS England will announced Monday.
Figures have suggested that more than twelve million GP appointments are missed each year in the UK, costing in excess of £162 million per year. A further 6.9 million outpatient hospital appointments are missed each year in the UK, costing an average of £108 per appointment in 2012/13.
By making the appointment system fit into patient’s lives more easily, the NHS hopes to cut the numbers of missed appointments, saving precious NHS resources.
Zero-hours employment contracts
Zero-hours employment contracts
NHS Employers has responded to the Government's open consultation on zero-hours employment contracts. NHS Employers News
NHS Employers has responded to the Government's open consultation on zero-hours employment contracts. NHS Employers News
GP IT funding split evenly nationwide
GP IT funding split evenly nationwide
GP IT funding will be paid to clinical commissioning groups on a per-head-of-population basis under new plans revealed by NHS England. EHI News
GP IT funding will be paid to clinical commissioning groups on a per-head-of-population basis under new plans revealed by NHS England. EHI News
RCGP to develop unique online info hub to help GPs support carers
RCGP to develop unique online info hub to help GPs support carers
The hub will collate all the information GPs, primary healthcare staff, practice teams, commissioners and Health & Wellbeing Board representatives might need to identify and support carers, bringing together RCGP resources as well as signposting to external resources. Health professionals will be able to use it free of charge.
The hub will have information about the needs of carers, right from the initial diagnosis through to the end of the condition or even end of life, with a focus on depression. It will also offer guidance about what questions to ask carers, what rights they have and what support is available. The aim is to link a range of supplementary resources on disease specific conditions including dementia, end of life care, cancer and mental health.
The hub will collate all the information GPs, primary healthcare staff, practice teams, commissioners and Health & Wellbeing Board representatives might need to identify and support carers, bringing together RCGP resources as well as signposting to external resources. Health professionals will be able to use it free of charge.
The hub will have information about the needs of carers, right from the initial diagnosis through to the end of the condition or even end of life, with a focus on depression. It will also offer guidance about what questions to ask carers, what rights they have and what support is available. The aim is to link a range of supplementary resources on disease specific conditions including dementia, end of life care, cancer and mental health.
Could the NHS give you a COMPUTER virus? Outdated software is putting official sites at risk of attack
Could the NHS give you a COMPUTER virus? Outdated software is putting official sites at risk of attack
The flaws were found by Oxford-based independent security researcher Terence Eden. More than 2,000 vulnerabilities were found across 5,000 NHS domains. Daily Mail
The flaws were found by Oxford-based independent security researcher Terence Eden. More than 2,000 vulnerabilities were found across 5,000 NHS domains. Daily Mail
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