Monday, 28 July 2014
NHS funding expands Kettering General Hospital’s cardiac care service
NHS funding expands Kettering General Hospital’s cardiac care service Kettering General Hospital has won £305,000 in NHS funding to enable it to care for hundreds of extra cardiac patients every year. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Seeing the same GP will reduce emergency department attendance
Seeing the same GP will reduce emergency department attendance This is just one of several recommendations made in a report published by researchers at the University of Bristol.
Research report considers staff experience and patient outcomes
Research report considers staff experience and patient outcomes NHS Employers have commissioned a report on behalf of NHS England looking at the international research evidence on the links between staff and patient experience.
Lack of NHS engineers is putting lives at risk
Lack of NHS engineers is putting lives at risk A new report is calling for urgent action to prioritise the role of engineers in the NHS, and introduce a Chief Biomedical Engineer in every NHS acute trust which would help cut the number of incidents caused by faulty medical equipment. Institution of Mechanical Engineers
See also:
See also:
- Biomedical engineering: advancing UK healthcare Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Hundreds die each year in NHS due to faulty machines: report The Daily Telegraph
- Faulty NHS equipment kills 300 people a year, shocking figures reveal Daily Mail
The secret to transforming a failing hospital
The secret to transforming a failing hospital How a failing hospital transformed itself. BBC News
Study links shift work to increased risk of diabetes
Study links shift work to increased risk of diabetes “Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts, a large international study suggests,” BBC News reports.
The BBC reports on a review that searched the literature and found 12 studies including more than 225,000 people which looked at the link between shift work and diabetes.
When pooling the results the researchers found that overall, shift work was associated with a 9% increased risk of diabetes. The association was found to be stronger in men (37%) and for those working rotating shifts – such as two weeks on nights, two weeks on days (42%).
However, there are problems with concluding from these studies that there really is a link between shift work and developing diabetes. For example, it is difficult to establish cause and effect, because it’s not completely clear that people hadn’t already got diabetes at the time their shift work pattern was being assessed. It’s further unclear whether the apparent relationship may not just be caused because of other factors that are associated with both shift work and diabetes (such as diet and activity).
Also, none of the 12 studies were conducted in the UK, and half were from Japan. While the results may be applicable here, different cultures may have different a work ethic, environmental and health differences, meaning that they cannot so easily be generalised to all populations.
The identified relationship is undoubtedly worthy of further study, to see whether shift work could have direct biological effects on the body that lead to the development of diabetes.
The BBC reports on a review that searched the literature and found 12 studies including more than 225,000 people which looked at the link between shift work and diabetes.
When pooling the results the researchers found that overall, shift work was associated with a 9% increased risk of diabetes. The association was found to be stronger in men (37%) and for those working rotating shifts – such as two weeks on nights, two weeks on days (42%).
However, there are problems with concluding from these studies that there really is a link between shift work and developing diabetes. For example, it is difficult to establish cause and effect, because it’s not completely clear that people hadn’t already got diabetes at the time their shift work pattern was being assessed. It’s further unclear whether the apparent relationship may not just be caused because of other factors that are associated with both shift work and diabetes (such as diet and activity).
Also, none of the 12 studies were conducted in the UK, and half were from Japan. While the results may be applicable here, different cultures may have different a work ethic, environmental and health differences, meaning that they cannot so easily be generalised to all populations.
The identified relationship is undoubtedly worthy of further study, to see whether shift work could have direct biological effects on the body that lead to the development of diabetes.
NHS manager redundancy payouts total £1.6bn since 2010
NHS manager redundancy payouts total £1.6bn since 2010 Latest accounts reveal more than 38,000 'exit packages' agreed since reforms began, with some 4,000 later rehired
The cost of redundancy payments for NHS managers has hit almost £1.6bn since the coalition came to power and embarked on its sweeping reorganisation, according to the latest Department of Health accounts.
The total includes payouts to some 4,000 "revolving door" managers, who left after May 2010 with large payouts but have since returned either on full-time or part-time contracts. Continue reading... The Guardian
The cost of redundancy payments for NHS managers has hit almost £1.6bn since the coalition came to power and embarked on its sweeping reorganisation, according to the latest Department of Health accounts.
The total includes payouts to some 4,000 "revolving door" managers, who left after May 2010 with large payouts but have since returned either on full-time or part-time contracts. Continue reading... The Guardian
Managers barred if they cover up NHS failings
Managers barred if they cover up NHS failings NHS managers told that being "privy to" serious misconduct could see them refused board positions for life The Daily Telegraph
As Ebola, Mers and HIV/Aids make headlines, what are the biggest risks to the world's health? And what is being done about them?
As Ebola, Mers and HIV/Aids make headlines, what are the biggest risks to the world's health? And what is being done about them? Infectious diseases can break out suddenly, almost anywhere in the world, and with devastating impact. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- Nigeria 'on red alert' over Ebola BBC News
NHS medics are being lured away to Australia by more money, status and sunshine, survey suggests
NHS medics are being lured away to Australia by more money, status and sunshine, survey suggests
It is the dream of many an NHS nurse, driving home late at night, after another 12 hour shift: golden beaches stretching into the horizon, a big house in a nice neighbourhood, a higher salary, fewer hours and, of course, lots of sunshine. The Independent
It is the dream of many an NHS nurse, driving home late at night, after another 12 hour shift: golden beaches stretching into the horizon, a big house in a nice neighbourhood, a higher salary, fewer hours and, of course, lots of sunshine. The Independent
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