Wednesday 4 November 2015

Fat Chance? Exploring the evidence on who becomes obese

Fat Chance? Exploring the evidence on who becomes obese A new study blows apart previous simplistic approaches to obesity. The research paper, ‘Fat Chance?’ which examines the wealth of current knowledge and data on obesity, addresses one crucial question: ‘Who exactly is becoming obese?’ 2020health

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Valuing staff through recognition schemes

Valuing staff through recognition schemes Staff recognition schemes are a good way of helping staff to feel valued by the organisation they work for. NHS Employers

Hunt pay offer in junior doctor row

Hunt pay offer in junior doctor row Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the government's proposed new contract for junior doctors in England will include an 11% increase in their basic pay. BBC News

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Trainees and 1,000 existing GPs will count towards 2020 workforce target, MPs told

Trainees and 1,000 existing GPs will count towards 2020 workforce target, MPs told A government pledge to deliver an extra 5,000 GPs in England by 2020 will be met by including trainees and persuading 1,000 existing GPs to delay retirement or return from career breaks, an NHS training official has admitted. GP Online

CQC fee hike slammed by GPs and health providers

CQC fee hike slammed by GPs and health providers Plans for fee rise 'damaging to patient care' OnMedica

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Sex under the influence of drugs is 'causing HIV and other STI rates to soar'

Sex under the influence of drugs is 'causing HIV and other STI rates to soar' Experts writing in the British Medical Journal said people having chemsex often reported having unprotected sex with multiple partners. Doctors believe tackling it should be a health priority. The Daily Mail

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NHS doublespeak drove me away from mental health nursing

NHS doublespeak drove me away from mental health nursing Euphemisms such as ‘cost-improvement’ and ‘management of change’ mask the disastrous impact of cutting frontline staff

Last year the infrastructure behind research delivery in the NHS was completely re-organised; a process officially referred to as “transition”. In my experience as a mental health research nurse, this has created anxiety, confusion and uncertainty, exacerbated by the nuanced way in which the NHS communicates information to its workforce.

Communication between medical professionals and patients is well-documented, but little attention is given to the corporate language used within NHS organisations; language that often appears to conceal the true meaning of what is being said. “Transition” is a case in point; a word suggestive of an evolving, organic process or a natural progression from one state to another. In reality, transition in this context meant re-structuring the entire research delivery network across England and Wales. In terms of mental health research, what emerged at the other end of this re-structure (let’s call it what it was) appears to be a costly muddle, held together by the goodwill and dedication of excellent research staff. Continue reading... The Guardian

Fixing 111 is a matter of life and death

Fixing 111 is a matter of life and death Telegraph View: Non-emergency care responses must be better. If there were a train crash in which 25 people were killed, a major inquiry would be held into the causes and the event would be the subject of media speculation for days. Yet when the deaths are attributed to a scandal in the NHS the response is far more muted. The Daily Telegraph

Abortion doctor who agreed to gender-based termination suspended for three months

Abortion doctor who agreed to gender-based termination suspended for three months A doctor who was caught by The Telegraph admitting that an abortion he was offering was tantamount to 'female infanticide' struck off for three months. The Daily Telegraph

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"Gay cure" therapies are still available on the NHS and need to be banned, says Tory MP Mike Freer

"Gay cure" therapies are still available on the NHS and need to be banned, says Tory MP Mike Freer The Government should introduce regulation to ban so-called “gay cure therapies” that purport to be able to change someone’s sexual orientation, an MP has said. The Independent