World’s biggest secure mental health building for youngsters being constructed in Northampton

World’s biggest secure mental health building for youngsters being constructed in Northampton A building that will be home to the world’s biggest secure service for mentally ill young people has reached a key milestone in its construction. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

NHS 111 opens new front door to improved urgent care

NHS 111 opens new front door to improved urgent care Delivery of NHS 111 and general practice out of hours services are to be brought closer together to provide patients with a “new front door” to urgent health care services. NHS England

Bringing healthcare to homes

Bringing healthcare to homes Can community health services help the NHS cope in winter? BBC News

Leader of NHS junior doctors urges Jeremy Hunt to reopen negotiations

Leader of NHS junior doctors urges Jeremy Hunt to reopen negotiations At London protest Dr Johann Malawana tells health secretary to stop lambasting junior medics, in bid to stop BMA strike

The leader of NHS junior doctors in England has urged Jeremy Hunt to stop treating them like “the enemy” and instead reopen negotiations in a bid to stop their threatened strike.

Dr Johann Malawana told the health secretary he must stop lambasting junior doctors if he wants to settle a long-running dispute over his threat to introduce new NHS contracts. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• BMA 'misleading' doctors over contract BBC News
• Jeremy Hunt hails 'good deal for doctors' BBC News
• Junior doctors stage contracts protest BBC News
• Junior doctors' protest gets MP's backing BBC News
• Junior doctors protest in London over evenings and weekend work plans The Daily Mail
Junior doctors protest through central London The Daily Telegraph
• Jeremy Hunt: the BMA responsible for anger amongst junior doctors – video The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt: I would protest if I were a 'misled' junior doctor The Guardian
• Junior doctors protest: “We’re here to send a message to Jeremy Hunt” – video The Guardian
• Junior doctors ask PM to step into row with 'polarising' Jeremy Hunt The Guardian
• Doctors on why they're protesting changes to working conditions The Guardian

Half of Britons believe weekend hospital admissions 'more dangerous'

Half of Britons believe weekend hospital admissions 'more dangerous' Amid junior doctor contract row, Observer/Opinium poll shows 35% of adults have delayed seeking medical help at weekend.

Half of British adults believe they would be in greater danger if they were admitted to hospital at the weekend rather than on a weekday, research suggests.

The Observer/Opinium poll, which found significant numbers of patients had delayed trips to the doctors on a Saturday and Sunday, was published on Saturday as thousands of junior doctors protested against government proposals to reform weekend working. Continue reading... The Guardian

Overstretched neonatal services put babies lives at risk, research says

Overstretched neonatal services put babies lives at risk, research says 'Grim' report reveals that almost two-thirds of units in England do not have enough nurses. The Independent

See also:

• Services for England’s sickest babies are hanging in the balance Bliss (Neonatal charity)
• Premature babies' care 'understaffed' BBC News
• NHS neonatal intensive care units 'stretched to breaking point' The Guardian

Disabled drivers charged for hospital parking as NHS moves to plug deficit

Disabled drivers charged for hospital parking as NHS moves to plug deficit Parking charges are worth around £200m a year, vital money with the NHS expecting a £2bn deficit. The Independent

The Role of Governance in Implementing Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Advanced Roles in Europe, U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia

The Role of Governance in Implementing Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Advanced Roles in Europe, U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia An examination of how “task-shifting” from physicians to nurses with advanced training is managed in different countries and assessed the implications of various governance models on patient safety and clarity of clinician roles. The Commonwealth Fund