Care home residents 'at burns risk'

Care home residents 'at burns risk' Care home residents were placed at "significant risk of scalding" and of having a bathroom door fall on them, inspectors find. BBC Northamptonshire

See also:

• Foxhill Manor Nursing Home Inspection Report Care Quality Commission 
• Northamptonshire nursing home’s baths ‘were scalding’ Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Death of a woman at Northampton General Hospital could have been avoided if more checks were made

Death of a woman at Northampton General Hospital could have been avoided if more checks were made The death of a woman in hospital could have been avoided if “more timely and appropriate treatment was given,” an inquest was told. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Visitor & Migrant NHS Cost Recovery Programme: Implementation Plan 2014–16

Visitor & Migrant NHS Cost Recovery Programme: Implementation Plan 2014–16 Sets out timelines for the NHS to improve systems that recover the cost of healthcare for migrants and visitors who use the NHS. Department of Health

Pause NHS privatisation - Labour

Pause NHS privatisation - Labour NHS privatisation is "being forced through at pace and scale", and should be halted until the general election, says Labour's shadow health secretary. BBC News

See also:

• Improving the NHS: response to Unite’s campaign Department of Health 
• Stop NHS privatisation until after the election, says shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham The Independent
Independent sector is integral part of modern health service NHS Confederation
• Department of Health denies NHS 'privatisation' claims Pulse

'Poor care for hepatitis C virus'

'Poor care for hepatitis C virus' Most people with chronic hepatitis C are not getting treatment which could help clear the virus, an official report says. BBC News

See also:

• Hepatitis C in the UK: 2014 report Public Health England
• World Hepatitis Day 2014: Study reveals UK blood donors ‘passing on Hepatitis E’ The Independent

Removing the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing

Removing the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing The legality of provider policies is under scrutiny. Health Service Journal

NHS worker facing jail for scamming top cancer hospital out of £642,000

NHS worker facing jail for scamming top cancer hospital out of £642,000 Mother-of-two Stacey Tipler, 32, of Carshalton, Surrey, worked in the accounts department for London's Royal Marsden Hospital Trust. Daily Mail

Is it time to revive community health services?

Is it time to revive community health services? Professionals, patients and politicians may be weary of further reorganisation, but community health services could lead the move to providing more out-of-hospital care

The answer, everyone agrees, is some model of out-of-hospital care, yet the report completely fails to mention a crucial component of any such model community health services (CHS), which undertake around 100m community contacts per annum. Why is this? And just what is going on with CHS?Another worthy report from the Commons health select committee was published last month, this one on managing the care of people with long-term conditions. The usual frightening statistics are rolled out the projected increase in numbers, complexity and impact, with 70% of total expenditure on health and social care in England now associated with the 30% of the population with long-term conditions. Giving evidence to the committee, the new chief executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, posed the question "what is it going to take to make significant inroads?" Continue reading... The Guardian

Hand hospitals over to their staff, says Francis Maude

Hand hospitals over to their staff, says Francis Maude Cabinet office minister believes NHS services should increasingly be run as mutuals and taken out of public hands

More NHS hospitals and youth services should be taken out of public hands and owned by the people who run them as mutuals, Francis Maude, the cabinet office minister, has said.

The senior Conservative MP told the Guardian that he was "more and more convinced" this was "the way of the future" for a greater proportion of public services suggesting the only exceptions from possible spin-offs should be front-line police and the armed forces. Continue reading... The Guardian

Warnings over lengthening waits for prostate cancer patients

Warnings over lengthening waits for prostate cancer patients Steep rise in NHS delays for prostate and bladder cancer patients. The Daily Telegraph

NHS chief spends £50,000 on luxury hotels and dining

NHS chief spends £50,000 on luxury hotels and dining Hospital trust orders clampdown after disclosures that former chief executive spent NHS funds on five-star hotels, Waitrose shopping and even a trip to Greggs. The Daily Telegraph

The Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) Quality Improvement Program: An Overview for Medical Directors and Primary Care...

The Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) Quality Improvement Program: An Overview for Medical Directors and Primary Care... With support from The Commonwealth Fund, researchers and experts developed Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT), a publicly available quality improvement program that helps nurse aides and other direct-care staff at long-term care facilities identify, evaluate, and manage acute changes in residents’ medical conditions.