Friday 3 July 2015

Public urged to give their views on healthcare services in Northamptonshire

Public urged to give their views on healthcare services in Northamptonshire

People living in Northamptonshire are being given the chance to have their say on how healthcare services should be provided in the county. Evening Telegraph

Northamptonshire’s NHS 111 service praised despite teething problems

Northamptonshire’s NHS 111 service praised despite teething problems

An NHS 111 service which handles urgent calls from patients in our area has scored top marks in an inspection by a health watchdog, two years after it was launched. Evening Telegraph

NHS to reveal missed appointment cost

NHS to reveal missed appointment cost

Patients who miss appointments will be told how much they have cost the NHS, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says. BBC News

Financial problems 'now endemic' in NHS England, says King's Fund

Financial problems 'now endemic' in NHS England, says King's Fund

Leading thinktank’s survey of financial directors finds two-thirds of all NHS trusts are forecasting deficits, even the most prestigious and well-run hospitals

Patients in England face poorer NHS and social care, including longer waiting times, because of the financial “black hole” that looms over hospitals and other services, says a leading thinktank.

The King’s Fund warns that already unprecedented deficits reported by trusts for the last financial year will be much worse in future unless the government stumps up more cash or the Department of Health allows the NHS to overspend its £116.4bn budget for 2015-16. Guardian
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NHS 'lags behind other nations'

NHS 'lags behind other nations'

The NHS lags behind other countries when it comes to preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving survival rates, a report suggests. BBC News

An opportunity to influence ESR developments

An opportunity to influence ESR developments

Find out how you can contribute towards enhancements to the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Latest NHS Employers News

More than one in 10 people in England could not get GP or nurse appointment

More than one in 10 people in England could not get GP or nurse appointment


Out of those who obtained an appointment, 17% waited a week or more to see or speak to someone, according to GP patient survey

Just over a quarter of people in England were unable to obtain a GP appointment or waited a week or more to see or speak to someone the last time they tried, according to research.

Compiled using the responses of 858,381 people, the GP patient survey, published on Thursday, found that more than one in 10 could not get an appointment with a GP or nurse. Guardian

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New COPD guidelines lead to misdiagnosis, say experts

New COPD guidelines lead to misdiagnosis, say experts

Up to 13% under new criteria wrongly diagnosed. OnMedica News

Common logo now law for online medicines

Common logo now law for online medicines

EU directive comes into force this week. OnMedica News

Forcing food companies to cut salt levels could save 4,500 lives in the next decade, scientists say

Forcing food companies to cut salt levels could save 4,500 lives in the next decade, scientists say

New laws to enforce low salt content in food would be nine times more successful than improved nutrition labelling and health education. Telegraph