Huge expansion would double the size of Northampton General Hospital

Huge expansion would double the size of Northampton General Hospital A huge extension to Northampton General Hospital that would almost double the footprint of the main building has been revealed in new plans. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Regulation of health care professionals and regulation of social care professionals in England

Regulation of health care professionals and regulation of social care professionals in England This report contains the Government’s response on behalf of the four countries of the UK to the Law Commissions’ report on regulating health care professionals in the UK and social care professionals in England. Department of Health

Mortality in hospital trusts

Mortality in hospital trusts The Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) - Deaths associated with hospitalisation, England, July 2013 - June 2014 compares the actual number of patients who die following hospitalisation at a particular trust with the number that would be expected to die, based upon average England figures, given the characteristics of the patients treated there. Health and Social Care Information Centre

Secondary analysis and literature review of community rehabilitation and intermediate care: an information resource

Secondary analysis and literature review of community rehabilitation and intermediate care: an information resource This research presents a reanalysis of two merged datasets from intermediate care studies in order to identify patient characteristics associated with outcomes. It provides additional evidence that interdisciplinary team working in intermediate care may be associated with better outcomes for patients, but care should be taken with over interpretation. National Institute for Health Research

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Focus on: hospital admissions from care homes

Focus on: hospital admissions from care homes This analysis explores how care home residents use hospital services, and how this information could prompt improvement in the way care is provided. It raises important questions about the use of hospital services by care home residents, and how they can prompt improvement in the way care is provided. Quality Watch

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Second annual Learning Disability Census shows more than half of inpatients remain in hospital, while majority not ready for discharge

Second annual Learning Disability Census shows more than half of inpatients remain in hospital, while majority not ready for discharge The Learning Disability Census was initiated in response to events at Winterbourne View Hospital and the details of the second annual census are published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

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• Winterbourne view: transforming care two years on Department of Health
• Transforming care for people with learning disabilities - next steps NHS England

Training cuts 'could harm patients'

Training cuts 'could harm patients' Proposals to shorten medical training for doctors in the UK could seriously compromise patient care and safety, leading doctors warn. BBC News

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• Engagement exercise announced on point of medical registration Health Education England

Hospitals reject NHS funding cut

Hospitals reject NHS funding cut A row has broken out about the system for giving NHS hospitals in England their income. BBC News

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• News story: Statement on the national tariff payment system 2015/16 consultation Monitor
• NHS England statement on the 2015/16 national tariff proposals NHS England
• Our response to the news that next year’s proposed national tariff for NHS services has been rejected The King's Fund
• Chaos ahead as hospital chiefs veto NHS funding plan The Daily Telegraph
• England’s biggest hospitals veto NHS budget over patient safety fears The Guardian
• NHS budget crisis as hospitals rebel against Government cuts en masse The Independent
• NHS financial planning ‘in disarray’ after tariff veto Public Finance

Child obesity rates 'levelling off'

Child obesity rates 'levelling off' The rise in childhood obesity, which has left one in three UK children overweight, may be beginning to level off in the under-10s, a study suggests. BBC News

NMC publishes revised Code for nurses and midwives

NMC publishes revised Code for nurses and midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published a revised code of professional standards for nurses and midwives.

GPs could control hospital admissions and nursing in radical primary care overhaul

GPs could control hospital admissions and nursing in radical primary care overhaul NHS England has set out requirements for practices applying for funding to set up new integrated care models. GP Online

Francis NHS whistleblower report: a new beginning?

Francis NHS whistleblower report: a new beginning?New review is a frank admission that all is not well in the NHS and that substandard care is still commonplace Continue reading... The Guardian

Lack of medically trained staff leaves NHS 111 phone service struggling to cope, claims insider

Lack of medically trained staff leaves NHS 111 phone service struggling to cope, claims insider The NHS 111 phone service is struggling to cope because of a shortage of medically trained staff, an insider has claimed. The Independent

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• 111 helpline STILL putting lives at risk, says insider: Whistleblower claims there are queues of 200 patients waiting 45 minutes for advice The Daily Mail