Family upset with 'dreadful' care
A woman criticises the care given to a 97-year-old from Northamptonshire woman at a home. BBC News - Northampton
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Hospital 'failed' two patients
Hospital 'failed' two patients
An investigation into complaints involving a Flintshire hospital finds "significant failings" in the care of two patients. BBC News
An investigation into complaints involving a Flintshire hospital finds "significant failings" in the care of two patients. BBC News
Measuring what really matters
Measuring what really matters
"The paper describes the principles of person-centred care and the activities that a person-centred system should undertake in different contexts."
Measuring what really matters
A Collins The Health Foundation April 2014Read more here.
"The paper describes the principles of person-centred care and the activities that a person-centred system should undertake in different contexts."
Measuring what really matters
A Collins The Health Foundation April 2014Read more here.
The impact of clinical research in the NHS - discussion roundup
The impact of clinical research in the NHS - discussion roundup
The key points from our discussion on how to maximise the impact of clinical research in the NHS
Richard Stephens, chair, Consumer Liaison Group: There are many people being innovative in the NHS, it's just not often joined-up or publicised. Research is bringing innovation in terms of clinical practice as often, simply running studies produces changes in practice. The issue is adopting successful innovation as standard practice that's the challenge. Guardian
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The key points from our discussion on how to maximise the impact of clinical research in the NHS
Richard Stephens, chair, Consumer Liaison Group: There are many people being innovative in the NHS, it's just not often joined-up or publicised. Research is bringing innovation in terms of clinical practice as often, simply running studies produces changes in practice. The issue is adopting successful innovation as standard practice that's the challenge. Guardian
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Diabetic patients occupy one in seven hospital beds
Diabetic patients occupy one in seven hospital beds
Diabetes costs the NHS £10 billion a year - with one in seven hospital beds occupied by someone with the condition. Daily Telegraph
Diabetes costs the NHS £10 billion a year - with one in seven hospital beds occupied by someone with the condition. Daily Telegraph
Warning over tragic failings behind hundreds of deaths
Warning over tragic failings behind hundreds of deaths
Two in three asthma deaths in the UK could have been prevented with the right care, damning review finds. Daily Telegraph
Two in three asthma deaths in the UK could have been prevented with the right care, damning review finds. Daily Telegraph
UK child death rate: a scandal with a clear link to poverty
UK child death rate: a scandal with a clear link to poverty
Nearly five in every thousand babies born in Britain will not live to their fifth birthday, and experts say inequality is to blame
The death of a child is always a tragedy. The avoidable deaths of thousands of children under five years old every year in the UK is a scandal, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the National Children's Bureau, who say that inequalities in our society which leave many families in poverty and deprivation are to blame.
Their views, expressed in a report this week, Why Children Die, put flesh on stark new statistics published on Friday from the most authoritative number-crunchers on health in the world, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, part of Washington University. In their paper,published in the Lancet, they show that children under five in the UK are more likely to die than in any other western European country except Malta. Nearly five babies of every 1,000 born in the UK will not live to their fifth birthday. Guardian
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Nearly five in every thousand babies born in Britain will not live to their fifth birthday, and experts say inequality is to blame
The death of a child is always a tragedy. The avoidable deaths of thousands of children under five years old every year in the UK is a scandal, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the National Children's Bureau, who say that inequalities in our society which leave many families in poverty and deprivation are to blame.
Their views, expressed in a report this week, Why Children Die, put flesh on stark new statistics published on Friday from the most authoritative number-crunchers on health in the world, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, part of Washington University. In their paper,published in the Lancet, they show that children under five in the UK are more likely to die than in any other western European country except Malta. Nearly five babies of every 1,000 born in the UK will not live to their fifth birthday. Guardian
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New fast-track programme will train top graduates to work as mental health social workers
New fast-track programme will train top graduates to work as mental health social workers
The brightest graduates are to be encouraged to train to be mental health social workers amid warnings that councils are unable to cope in the under-resourced sector. The Independent
The brightest graduates are to be encouraged to train to be mental health social workers amid warnings that councils are unable to cope in the under-resourced sector. The Independent
Mobile app puts 'doctor in your pocket'
Mobile app puts 'doctor in your pocket'
A mobile app lets users see their GP through video consultations and order prescriptions on their smartphone or tablet. EHI News
A mobile app lets users see their GP through video consultations and order prescriptions on their smartphone or tablet. EHI News
New care workers to need certificate
New care workers to need certificate
New care workers in England will have to complete a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting a job, the BBC understands. BBC News
New care workers in England will have to complete a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting a job, the BBC understands. BBC News
Together we can get care.data absolutely right – Tim Kelsey
Together we can get care.data absolutely right – Tim Kelsey
Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, explains the important next steps in the programme:
I thought it would be helpful to update you on the latest developments around the care.data programme.
In February, we announced a six month extension to the start of care.data so we could ensure stronger safeguards around the uses of the data, clarity about the rights people have to opt out, and that appropriate, accessible information was available for professionals and the public.
Since then we have been listening to the views of patients, the public, GPs and stakeholders on how best to build trust and confidence in this project.
Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, explains the important next steps in the programme:
I thought it would be helpful to update you on the latest developments around the care.data programme.
In February, we announced a six month extension to the start of care.data so we could ensure stronger safeguards around the uses of the data, clarity about the rights people have to opt out, and that appropriate, accessible information was available for professionals and the public.
Since then we have been listening to the views of patients, the public, GPs and stakeholders on how best to build trust and confidence in this project.
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