Family sues Northampton General Hospital for negligence after grandmother died from rare infection three days after fall in snow

Family sues Northampton General Hospital for negligence after grandmother died from rare infection three days after fall in snow The widower of a devoted grandmother who died from a rare flesh-eating bug is suing Northampton General Hospital for negligence. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• Grandmother killed by rare flesh-eating bug after cutting herself slipping in the snow at Christmas because bungling medics failed to react quickly enough, court hears The Daily Mail

Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People

Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People The Commission's report looks at the care of frail older people and the pressures this causes on NHS services. It also argues that the current plans to integrate health and social care will not be sufficient, stating:
"There is a myth that providing more and better care for frail older people in the community, increasing integration between health and social care services and pooling health and social care budgets will lead to significant, cashable financial savings in the acute hospital sector and across health economies. The commission found no evidence that these assumptions are true." Health Service Journal

See also:

• Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People: main report Health Service Journal
• Parties’ plans for NHS future are wishful thinking, say experts The Guardian
• The Guardian view on NHS funding: integrating hospital and community care is right, but it won’t save money | Editorial The Guardian

Nearly one in ten doctors in training experience bullying

Nearly one in ten doctors in training experience bullying Bullying and undermining are too common in medical training, according to the General Medical Council.

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• National Training Survey 2014: Patient safety General Medical Council
• National Training Survey 2014: Bullying & undermining General Medical Council
• Report: Junior doctors still lack the confidence to whistle-blow The Independent

The TARGET antibiotics toolkit: trainer resource guide for clinicians and commissioning organisations

The TARGET antibiotics toolkit: trainer resource guide for clinicians and commissioning organisations
This guidance and the accompanying support material aims to support commissioners implement the TARGET toolkit. The toolkit aims to influence prescribers' and patients' attitudes towards the use of antibiotics with the aim of optimising antimicrobial usage. Royal College of General Practitioners

• Guidance
• Further information

See also:

• Press release: Entrenched misconceptions about antibiotics revealed in new survey Public Health England
• Antimicrobial resistance – a real threat to the future of healthcare – Mike Durkin NHS England
• Significant proportion of people still regularly takes antibiotics for coughs and colds OnMedica

Surgery outcomes data published on MyNHS

Surgery outcomes data published on MyNHS NHS England has published the latest surgery outcomes data for ten specialties and will release information on three more soon as part of a push for greater transparency around clinical performance. E-Health Insider

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• Consultant Outcomes Data My NHS
• NHS to publish surgeon outcomes data BBC News
• VIDEO: NHS to publish surgeon data BBC News
• NHS chief: surgeons have ‘moral responsibility’ to publish death rates The Guardian

Diabetics denied vital prescriptions

Diabetics denied vital prescriptions Patients with diabetes are missing out on vital prescriptions that let them keep tabs on their condition, despite repeated warnings, says a UK charity. BBC News

Better sex-and-dementia care call

Better sex-and-dementia care call Better training is needed for dementia carers to deal with issues around relationships, intimacy and sex, the Care Quality Commission says. BBC News

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• Let dementia sufferers find new love in care homes, Alzheimer's society says The Daily Telegraph

GP trainee recruitment hampered by lack of future workforce clarity

GP trainee recruitment hampered by lack of future workforce clarity Lack of consensus over the future size of the workforce is undermining efforts to train more GPs, Health Education England (HEE) has said. GP Online

Why I fear GPs are part of the NHS's problem, not the solution, by surgeon J. MEIRION THOMAS

Why I fear GPs are part of the NHS's problem, not the solution, by surgeon J. MEIRION THOMAS  Despite the heroic efforts of individual doctors, too many GPs no longer try to provide an even remotely personal service, writes NHS surgeon J. MEIRION THOMAS. The Daily Mail

Community services are the future of the NHS

Community services are the future of the NHS The NHS Five Year Forward View focuses on hospitals and primary care – but care in the community is just as important.

The NHS is one of our greatest national achievements

Simon Steven’s NHS Five Year Forward view sets out a vision for the future of the health service.

But the NHS chief executive’s vision seems only to be seen by people as related to hospitals and primary care. Continue reading... The Guardian