Thursday 27 March 2014

Hospital staff introduce innovative scheme to tackle hospital pressures

Hospital staff introduce innovative scheme to tackle hospital pressures Breaking the cycle emergency pathway patient care. Northampton General Hospital

Northamptonshire families ‘needlessly’ selling homes to pay for care

Northamptonshire families ‘needlessly’ selling homes to pay for care Too many families in Northamptonshire are wrongly selling off their family home to pay for care home fees, according to the authors of a new guide launched by a solicitors this week. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

A turning point for safety?

A turning point for safety? Jeremy Hunt's announcement of a grassroots safety movement in the NHS is to be welcomed, but also need leaders who actively support a safety culture if safety is to improve, says Jo Bibby. The Health Foundation

Consultation: Introducing the statutory duty of candour

Consultation: Introducing the statutory duty of candour The duty of candour will require all health and adult social care providers registered with the Care Quality Commission to be open with people when things go wrong. The regulations would impose a specific and detailed duty of candour on all providers where any harm to a service user from their care or treatment is above a certain harm-threshold. This consultation sets out what the Department of Health are proposing, includes a draft of the regulations that will introduce the duty of candour and asks about the impact of our proposals and the impact of the new regulations on providers. The consultation closes on 25th April 2014. Department of Health

Important upcoming changes to the Immigration Rules

Important upcoming changes to the Immigration Rules From the 6 April 2014 there are some important changes being made to the Immigration Rules and Sponsorship Arrangements for Tier 2. NHS Employers

Councils 'divert' public health cash

Councils 'divert' public health cash Councils in England are using public health budgets to fund other services, an investigation for the British Medical Journal suggests. BBC News

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Plain cigarette packaging doesn't work, says industry funded study

Plain cigarette packaging doesn't work, says industry funded study “Unbranded cigarettes could mean people smoke more, experts warn,” The Daily Telegraph reports.

However, the evidence provided by experts and reported on by the media has not been peer reviewed, and their work has been funded by a major cigarette manufacturer.

Going the distance: national calls to action to drive neurological service improvement in England

Going the distance: national calls to action to drive neurological service improvement in England This report takes a critical look at how neurology is represented in the health and social care quality improvement system. It provides an overview of neurology’s place within the new system of incentives, accountability and quality measures introduced under the NHS reform programme. The Neurological Alliance

Liver disease: today's complacency, tomorrow's catastrophe

Liver disease: today's complacency, tomorrow's catastrophe This report reveals a consensus across the medical community on the urgent need for action on liver disease, as well as on the actions that are required. It finds that deaths from liver disease in England have risen 40% between 2001-2012. All-Party Parliamentary Hepatology Group

Doctors in training urged to share their views on medical education

Doctors in training urged to share their views on medical education The UK’s largest survey of doctors in training is now open. The General Medical Council’s National Training Survey, which provides an annual snapshot of medical education, will run until 8 May. The GMC

NHS reforms: 100 voices - interactive

NHS reforms: 100 voices - interactive The health and social care bill represents the biggest reorganisation of the NHS in England since it was created in 1948. Some argue the reforms are much needed. Critics say they will be a disaster. Here a hundred people who work in or with the NHS tell the Guardian what the changes mean for them. The Guardian

Healthcare staff reveal they have no confidence in Jeremy Hunt

Healthcare staff reveal they have no confidence in Jeremy Hunt Frontline professionals say health secretary does not understand the NHS and feel it is under too much political control NHS workers' views are 'damning indictment of Jeremy Hunt's record'

Healthcare professionals have declared they have no confidence in the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, over his handling of the NHS.

In a survey conducted by the Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network, an emphatic 77.6% of members responded "no" when asked: "Do you have confidence in Jeremy Hunt?" The Guardian

Elderly unable to move around own home 'could be denied care' under new system

Elderly unable to move around own home 'could be denied care' under new system Alliance of charities claims that thousands more elderly and disabled people could be shut out of care system because of gaps in new rules. The Daily Telegraph

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