New initiatives at Kettering Hospital to help get patients home sooner

New initiatives at Kettering Hospital to help get patients home sooner Kettering General Hospital has launched a number of initiatives to improve the way in which it discharges patients. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Dementia patients set to double to 16,000 by 2030 in Northamptonshire

Dementia patients set to double to 16,000 by 2030 in Northamptonshire More than 16,000 people in Northamptonshire are expected to be living with dementia by 2030, double the number now, according to the county council. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Almost a fifth of patients at NGH were fit but unable to go home, figures show

Almost a fifth of patients at NGH were fit but unable to go home, figures show A shared bed-blocking target for Northampton General Hospital, the wider NHS and the county council could help free up beds more quickly, the boss of NGH has said. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Mental health services to get £143m

Mental health services to get £143m The government is to invest £143m improving children's mental health services in England this year, BBC News learns.

Government defeat highlights the limits of NHS devolution plans

Government defeat highlights the limits of NHS devolution plans Lords amendment stops the transfer of regulation to major cities – at a time when the health and social care systems need new ways of thinking and working

A little reported Lords defeat for the government over its plans to devolve powers to major cities has major implications for local control of the NHS.

Last week an amendment was moved successfully by Labour peer Lord Warner to the cities and local government devolution bill which stops the transfer of NHS regulatory functions held by national bodies. Crucially, if the amendment is not reversed in the Commons, it will ensure any devolved services adhere to national service standards and are still nationally accountable. Continue reading... The Guardian

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• Manchester’s plan has implications for the whole NHS The Guardian

Sweeping cuts will harm efforts to improve public health, councils warn

Sweeping cuts will harm efforts to improve public health, councils warn LGA says proposed 6.2% cut in public health grants across England threatens attempts to reduce levels of obesity, drinking and smoking.

A 6.2% across the board cut in public health grants to local authorities threatens to undermine attempts to reduce levels of obesity, drinking and smoking in England, councils have warned.

The Department of Health plans to achieve £200m savings demanded by the Treasury this year through one flat rate measure. Continue reading... The Guardian

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• Exclusive: GPs fear public health crisis as child immunisation service axed GP Online

British hospitals near bottom of league tables for botched ops

British hospitals near bottom of league tables for botched ops Research shows that hospitals in the UK have one of the worst records in the industrialised world for leaving surgical instruments in patients after surgery. The Daily Telegraph

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• UK hospitals have sixth worst record for leaving 'foreign bodies' after surgery The Daily Mail

Medicines watchdog calls for whistleblowers

Medicines watchdog calls for whistleblowers The authority which enforces the pharmaceutical industry's code of practice urges insiders to bring them evidence of wrongdoing following Telegraph investigation. The Daily Telegraph

Doctors declare war on Jeremy Hunt over weekend working 'myths' amid plan for seven day NHS

Doctors declare war on Jeremy Hunt over weekend working 'myths' amid plan for seven day NHS Jeremy Hunt has “peddled myths” about doctors’ workloads and demoralised the NHS workforce over plans for more seven-day services, the leader of Britain’s doctors has claimed, as a survey reveals nine out of 10 consultants are already on evening and weekend rotas. The Independent

Ebola vaccine success offers hope after trial shows 100 per cent success rate

Ebola vaccine success offers hope after trial shows 100 per cent success rate The world is for the first time on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on 31 July, as data from a trial in Guinea showed a vaccine was 100 per cent effective. The Independent

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• Ebola jab 'potential game-changer' BBC News
• 'Remarkable' Ebola vaccine created with 100% success rate The Independent