Monday 11 August 2014
Almost £24m paid out to Northampton General Hospital patients in five years
Almost £24m paid out to Northampton General Hospital patients in five years Compensation payments to Northampton General Hospital patients totalled almost £24 million over five years, latest figures show. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Twenty per cent of surveyed A&E patients were at Northampton General Hospital because of a lack of GP appointments
Twenty per cent of surveyed A&E patients were at Northampton General Hospital because of a lack of GP appointments One in five people who arrive at Northampton General Hospital’s A&E do so because they cannot see a GP, an independent survey suggests. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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- Survey of patients waiting in Accident and Emergency at Northampton General Hospital Healthwatch Northamptonshire
Improvement collaboratives in health care
Improvement collaboratives in health care Quality improvement collaboratives involve groups of professionals coming together, either from within an organisation or across multiple organisations, to learn from and motivate each other to improve the quality of health services. The Health Foundation
Ambulances 'queuing for hours' at A&E
Ambulances 'queuing for hours' at A&E Thousands of patients face long delays in ambulances while waiting to be transferred to accident and emergency care, research by Labour suggests. BBC News
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Liberia buckles under Ebola strain
Liberia buckles under Ebola strain Liberia's information minister admits that the country's health care system has been overwhelmed by the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. BBC News
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See also:
- PHE reaffirms commitment to supporting Ebola outbreak response but risk remains low in England Public Health England
- Guinea shuts borders against Ebola BBC News
- Nigeria declares Ebola emergency BBC News
Exclusive: One in eight trainee GPs plan to work overseas
Exclusive: One in eight trainee GPs plan to work overseas One in eight final-year trainee GPs plan to leave the country within the next 12 months, an LMC poll has revealed. GP Online
Former NHS carers in Doncaster set to intensify strike action over pay
Former NHS carers in Doncaster set to intensify strike action over pay Fifty carers for disabled began action nearly seven weeks ago after firm took over NHS service and reduced pay by up to 35%
Fifty carers for the disabled are staging one of the longest strikes in the history of the health service to secure a living wage for staff working in privatised services formerly run by the NHS.
In a crucial vote on Monday, the support workers are expected to back plans to "extend and intensify" action that has already seen them withdraw their labour and sacrifice their salaries for nearly seven weeks. Continue reading... The Guardian
Fifty carers for the disabled are staging one of the longest strikes in the history of the health service to secure a living wage for staff working in privatised services formerly run by the NHS.
In a crucial vote on Monday, the support workers are expected to back plans to "extend and intensify" action that has already seen them withdraw their labour and sacrifice their salaries for nearly seven weeks. Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS leaders and politicians have yet to convince patients of need for reforms
NHS leaders and politicians have yet to convince patients of need for reforms A big debate is needed ahead of the 2015 general election about how to fund a health service fit for the future.
I know what I think about the NHS, warts and all, but I find it hard to find what patients in general think. A Guardian/ICM poll asked voters about the funding pressures on the NHS. I know that voters may not necessarily be patients, and patients are not necessarily voters, but I found that the poll answered some of my questions. Along the way, it also gave a few clues to health insiders and politicians on how to devise messages for the general election.
A third of respondants quoted the ageing population as the main financial challenge facing the health service. This is good news for us oldies, as it seems that the general public recognises that more funds should be devoted to looking after us. Continue reading... The Guardian
I know what I think about the NHS, warts and all, but I find it hard to find what patients in general think. A Guardian/ICM poll asked voters about the funding pressures on the NHS. I know that voters may not necessarily be patients, and patients are not necessarily voters, but I found that the poll answered some of my questions. Along the way, it also gave a few clues to health insiders and politicians on how to devise messages for the general election.
A third of respondants quoted the ageing population as the main financial challenge facing the health service. This is good news for us oldies, as it seems that the general public recognises that more funds should be devoted to looking after us. Continue reading... The Guardian
Red Cross called in to fend off an NHS winter crisis
Red Cross called in to fend off an NHS winter crisis Red Cross called in to stave off an NHS winter crisis as waiting lists reach a record high. The Daily Telegraph
Disabled patient takes Health Secretary and the NHS to court
Disabled patient takes Health Secretary and the NHS to court Jeremy Hunt is facing an unprecedented High Court challenge over the potential closure of dozens of GP surgeries in inner-city areas, as the Government comes under increasing criticism for failing to bring down GP waiting times. The Independent
Nurses seek £15m to avert hike in watchdog's annual registration fees
Nurses seek £15m to avert hike in watchdog's annual registration fees Nurses are pushing Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to find up to £15m to fill a black hole in their regulator's accounts. The Independent
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