CQC publish inspection report for Northampton General Hospital

CQC publish inspection report for Northampton General Hospital The CQC have published the full inspection report for Northampton General Hospital following their visits in January. Care Quality Commission

See also:

• NGH responds to CQC inspection report Northampton General Hospital
• Hospital end-of-life care criticised BBC News
• Northampton General Hospital “caring and safe” but some units not properly staffed during inspection Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• More A&E crisis days will happen before things get better, Northampton General Hospital chief admits Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust 'requires improvement' ITV News

Man seriously injured in second robbery in two days at Kettering General Hospital

Man seriously injured in second robbery in two days at Kettering General Hospital Two robberies in as many days in the car park of Kettering General Hospital may be linked, police have said. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Accountable care organisations (ACOs) in the United States and England: testing, evaluating and learning what works

Accountable care organisations (ACOs) in the United States and England: testing, evaluating and learning what works This paper describes the different types of ACOs emerging in the United States; presents some early evidence on their performance; assesses the future for ACOs; and discusses the implication of these developments for integrated care initiatives in England. The King's Fund

NHS and social care: public perceptions 2013

NHS and social care: public perceptions 2013 The Department of Health commissions a ‘tracker’ survey to explore public attitudes towards, and perceptions of, the NHS and social care services. These reports present the findings from the spring and winter 2013 surveys. The spring 2013 wave brought in new questions on whether people are treated with compassion when they use NHS and social care services and whether it is easy to give feedback on NHS services.

• Spring 2013 survey
• Winter 2013 survey

New guidance on raising concerns at work

New guidance on raising concerns at work Raising concerns about poor practice, as part of people’s day-to-day work, should be the norm, says new guidance launched this month, providing support for health and social care staff and managers on whistleblowing. NHS Employers

Call for action over weekend doctors

Call for action over weekend doctors Hospitals in England have a fraction of the number of doctors on site at weekends as they do during the week, figures obtained by the BBC suggest. BBC News

Overweight 'being seen as the norm'

Overweight 'being seen as the norm' Being overweight is increasingly seen as the norm, England's chief medical officer says. BBC News

See also:

• Independent report: Chief Medical Officer annual report: surveillance volume 2012 Department of Health
• Overweight is becoming normal, warns CMO OnMedica
• Size 16 mannequins make being fat 'normal' The Daily Telegraph
• Obesity is becoming normal, England's Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies warns The Independent
• Chief medical officer criticises media acceptance of being overweight The Guardian
• Larger sized mannequins blamed for 'normalising' Britain's obesity crisis, according to new medical report The Daily Mail

Child protection database going live

Child protection database going live The first wave of the Child Protection Information Sharing project is due to go live next month. E-Health Insider

Rise in complaints to ministers over access to mental health services

Rise in complaints to ministers over access to mental health services Care minister Norman Lamb has unveiled some interesting data regarding the number of complaints made to ministers about mental health services. Community care

Healthcare Professionals Network survey results - interactive

Healthcare Professionals Network survey results - interactive More than 1,000 NHS staff took part in our latest member survey, which asked how healthcare workers' jobs have changed over the last year and whether there is too much political influence over the health service. The Guardian

Fears that hospitals are covering up death rates

Fears that hospitals are covering up death rates New data triggers fears that hospitals are 'fiddling the figures' on hospital deaths by increasing the number of deaths recorded as 'palliative'. Hover over the chart or table for more detail on a trust. The Daily Telegraph

Pet cats infect humans with TB for first time

Pet cats infect humans with TB for first time In the first ever recorded cat-to-human transmission, two people in England have contracted tuberculosis from pet cats thought to have ventured into badger setts. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Pet cats infect two people with TB BBC News

Fears thousands could be denied life-extending drugs

Fears thousands could be denied life-extending drugs New NHS rationing plan could mean more dying patients are denied life-extending medicines, charities fear. The Daily Telegraph