Monday, 11 January 2016

Junior Doctors Strike - Health leaders urge residents to reduce pressures on county NHS services

Junior Doctors Strike - Health leaders urge residents to reduce pressures on county NHS services NHS Nene and NHS Corby Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are urging residents in Northamptonshire to help reduce pressure on local NHS services following an announcement that junior doctors will take part in a series of strike action this month. Northants Herald and Post

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Independent report: Educating health professionals to support vulnerable groups

Independent report: Educating health professionals to support vulnerable groups The Inclusion Health programme aims to improve the health and well-being of homeless people and other vulnerable groups. This report emphasises the need for a combination of clinical and non-clinical skills and knowledge in working with these groups, and identifies possible opportunities for strengthening education and training of health care professionals.

The report reviews:

  • the level of skills, awareness and knowledge of health professionals to support vulnerable groups
  • the barriers to health and care services faced by these groups
  • the current professional guidance on Inclusion Health issues, that is working with and caring for vulnerable groups
  • the commitment of education providers to include Inclusion Health issues in wider training, drawing on the views and experience of health professionals
Department of Health
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PM pledges extra mental health support

PM pledges extra mental health support David Cameron will call for a "more mature" conversation about mental health as he gives details about how extra money for services in England will be spent. BBC News

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Junior doctors' strike: Mixed feelings among patients and visitors ahead of walkout

Junior doctors' strike: Mixed feelings among patients and visitors ahead of walkout Those visiting sick family and friends express support for doctors, but some fear the strike might endanger lives. The Independent

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Cancer patients at risk of losing their homes due to Government cuts, charity warns

Cancer patients at risk of losing their homes due to Government cuts, charity warns Macmillan Cancer Support says cuts to ESA could leave 10% of people with cancer struggling to pay for their home. The Independent

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GPs 'still being paid to cut cancer test referrals'

GPs 'still being paid to cut cancer test referrals' NHS Lambeth CCG and NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG have argued the tests are costly and can be unnecessary in some cases. But leading doctors called it 'ethically questionable.' The Daily Mail

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Overwhelmed hospitals sent A&E patients away 89 times in five weeks

Overwhelmed hospitals sent A&E patients away 89 times in five weeks NHS England’s winter figures show trusts have declared ‘operational problems’ 141 times and suffered string of ‘black alerts’

Hospitals have had to send patients elsewhere for treatment 89 times over the last five weeks because their own A&E unit was so busy, official NHS figures released on Friday show.

In addition, hospital trusts in England have run into “operational problems” no fewer than 141 times as they have struggled to cope with increased demand for care since the NHS’s winter pressures reporting system began collecting data on 30 November. Continue reading... The Guardian

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Student nurses and midwives protest over NHS bursary plans

Student nurses and midwives protest over NHS bursary plans March to Downing Street in London in response to chancellor’s plan to replace bursaries with loans.

Student nurses and midwives marched through central London in protest against government plans to axe the NHS student bursary. Continue reading... The Guardian

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