Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Praise for caring NHS staff by mum of young baby goes viral on social media with support for Northampton General Hospital
Praise for caring NHS staff by mum of young baby goes viral on social media with support for Northampton General Hospital A post on the Chronicle & Echo’s Facebook page praising the work of NHS has gone viral reaching 80,000 people and getting positive support for staff at Northampton General Hospital. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Devastated families left without answers as avoidable death and harm incidents aren’t being investigated properly by hospitals across England
Devastated families left without answers as avoidable death and harm incidents aren’t being investigated properly by hospitals across England Nearly three quarters of hospital investigations into complaints about avoidable harm and death claimed there were no failings in the care given, despite the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's investigations of the same incidents uncovering serious failings.
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Do the public still trust doctors and nurses?
Do the public still trust doctors and nurses? Do the public still trust doctors and nurses to deliver high-quality care and put patients’ interests first, or could high-profile failings in hospital care, such as those at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and the outcomes of Care Quality Commission inspections have contributed to a change in public opinion? The King's Fund
New report reveals value to nurses and patients of SPQ in district nursing
New report reveals value to nurses and patients of SPQ in district nursing The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published a report on the value of the specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ) in district nursing.
Apology over 'do not resuscitate' order
Apology over 'do not resuscitate' order A hospital trust apologises for placing a "do not resuscitate" order on a patient with Down's Syndrome, and listing his learning difficulties among the reasons. BBC News
GPs should urge patients 'to go online'
GPs should urge patients 'to go online' GPs should actively encourage patients to go online for booking appointments and ordering repeat prescriptions, suggests a review of NHS digital services. BBC News
Cutting antibiotic prescribing lowers GP satisfaction scores, study shows
Cutting antibiotic prescribing lowers GP satisfaction scores, study shows Antibiotic prescribing volume is a positive predictor of doctor and practice satisfaction, with practices that prescribe fewer antibiotics receiving lower satisfaction scores in the GP Patient Survey, research reveals. GP Online
GPs are not ‘immigration control’, warns lead doctor
GPs are not ‘immigration control’, warns lead doctor Consultation launched on fees for non-EU patients. OnMedica
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Will scrapping nurse bursaries help or worsen NHS staffing crisis?
Will scrapping nurse bursaries help or worsen NHS staffing crisis? Plans to axe bursaries and replace them with loans have been condemned by unions, but universities say they will lead to more training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
Plans to scrap bursaries for student nurses, midwives and allied health professionals and replace them with loans were announced by the chancellor, George Osborne, in his spending review.
The measures will allow the cap on the number of student places to be lifted and the government claims this will enable the NHS to provide up to 10,000 extra training places this parliament. The move has been condemned by unions, but could making students pay for training be the medicine the health service needs to cure its chronic nursing shortage? Continue reading... The Guardian
Plans to scrap bursaries for student nurses, midwives and allied health professionals and replace them with loans were announced by the chancellor, George Osborne, in his spending review.
The measures will allow the cap on the number of student places to be lifted and the government claims this will enable the NHS to provide up to 10,000 extra training places this parliament. The move has been condemned by unions, but could making students pay for training be the medicine the health service needs to cure its chronic nursing shortage? Continue reading... The Guardian
Half of perinatal suicides by women 'could be prevented by better care'
Half of perinatal suicides by women 'could be prevented by better care' Study finds those who suffer severe mental health problems during or after pregnancy are let down by poor resources and failures to spot warning signs
Around half of suicides by women while pregnant or after giving birth could be prevented by better standards of care, experts have said.
The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths, based at the University of Oxford and partially funded by NHS England, found that women who suffer serious mental health problems during or after pregnancy are being let down by a lack of resources and failures to spot warning signs. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Around half of suicides by women while pregnant or after giving birth could be prevented by better standards of care, experts have said.
The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths, based at the University of Oxford and partially funded by NHS England, found that women who suffer serious mental health problems during or after pregnancy are being let down by a lack of resources and failures to spot warning signs. Continue reading... The Guardian
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