Extra £8m to tackle Corby health problems

Extra £8m to tackle Corby health problems Corby doctors are to receive one of the highest budget increases in the country for the next financial year. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Northampton General Hospital providing companions to ensure no one dies alone

Northampton General Hospital providing companions to ensure no one dies alone Volunteers at Northampton General Hospital are leading a pilot project to provide companionship and support for patients receiving end-of-life care so that no patient dies alone. Northants Herald and Post

‘Tired doctors will make poor decisions’, say picketing Northampton General Hospital medics

‘Tired doctors will make poor decisions’, say picketing Northampton General Hospital medics Junior doctors have been picketing Northampton General Hospital on the first day of their 24-hour strike. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Nurse at Northampton General Hospital accused of failing to monitor baby properly

Nurse at Northampton General Hospital accused of failing to monitor baby properly A neonatal nurse employed by Northampton General Hospital faces a disciplinary hearing for allegedly failing to record observations of sick baby then trying to cover it up. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Using data to improve dementia care in England

Using data to improve dementia care in England A new Dementia Profile, developed by Public Health England’s (PHE’s) National Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), presents a major change in the way dementia data will be used locally.

For the first time, the profile will enable bespoke comparison between local authorities and CCG’s in England in one, interactive online platform.

The profile shares key information, such as how many people have dementia broken down by area and age; the number of people who have received an NHS health check; the number of people who have depression; emergency hospital admission numbers; and where people with dementia die.

The launch of this profile will help commissioners fulfil objectives set out in the NHS planning guidance by making information readily available to identify variation, investigate the reasons for any differences and improve outcome. Public Health England

CCG allocations 2016/17 to 2020/21

CCG allocations 2016/17 to 2020/21 Detailed allocations for CCG geographies for programme funding and running costs for 2016/17 to 2020/21. NHS England

Work starts to avert next NHS strike

Work starts to avert next NHS strike Attempts begin to avert a second doctors' strike in England, as hospitals battle to re-arrange the thousands of operations postponed amid the dispute. BBC News

See also:

• Solid support for junior doctor industrial action across England sends clear message to Government as thousands attend pickets British Medical Association
• Junior doctor contract negotiations Department of Health
• Junior doctors' industrial action resources for employers NHS Employers
• Update on industrial action by junior doctors NHS England
• RCGP statement on action by junior doctors Royal College of General Practitioners
• Doctors' strike is unnecessary - Hunt BBC News
• Hospital orders striking doctors to work BBC News
• The moment a striking junior doctor LEAVES his picket line to help a collapsed man The Daily Mail
• NHS junior doctors strike for the first time in 40 years The Daily Mail
• National Health Singers join junior doctors picket line outside Great Ormond Street Hospital The Daily Telegraph
• On the picket line with junior doctors on strike The Daily Telegraph
• Strike all you like, doctors - technology will soon take away your power The Daily Telegraph
• The junior doctors' strike will leave a bitter legacy The Daily Telegraph
• GPs join picket lines as junior doctors strike begins GP Online
• First junior doctors' strike ends amid fresh optimism over deal The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt pressures junior doctors to end strike The Guardian
• Who has come out on top after the first junior doctors' strike in 40 years? The Guardian
• 'We would not be striking if we had any other alternative' - junior doctors speak The Guardian
• Hunt urges BMA to return to talks as junior doctors strike - video The Guardian
• Department of Health adviser 'gagged' in Sky interview on junior doctors' strike The Guardian
• The junior doctors' protest has united my entire profession The Guardian
• Junior doctors' strike: BMA accuses ministers of causing 'fundamental breakdown of trust' The Independent
• Junior doctors' strike: 'We are fighting to save an NHS system we believe in - we think the public understands that' The Independent

Do we need more than two genders?

Do we need more than two genders? A growing number of people refuse to be put into male or female categories, either because they do not identify as male or female, or because they are going through transition to the opposite gender. BBC News

Patient deaths trust to be monitored

Patient deaths trust to be monitored An external expert is to assist Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust to improve how it investigates deaths of patients with learning disabilities. BBC News

See also:

• Press release: Southern Health to get expert help to improve investigations into deaths Monitor

Latest inspections rate 75% of GP practices as good

Latest inspections rate 75% of GP practices as good More than 2,000 inspections show most GP services work well. OnMedica

NHS Providers chair says people fear dementia MORE than cancer

NHS Providers chair says people fear dementia MORE than cancer Dementia research lags 25 years behind progress made in cancer, according to Dame Gill Morgan, chair of NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts. The Daily Mail

2016 is make or break time for the NHS

2016 is make or break time for the NHS The health service cannot afford inefficiency or poor productivity, yet too often the focus is on the one-off, short term and tactical

“It’s a new year, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new life for me and I’m feeling good,” to misquote Nina Simone. But sadly not everyone starts the new year with optimism. For the NHS, 2016 really does appear to be make or break time.

The NHS is in a financial maelstrom – more than three-quarters of all providers are in deficit, amounting to a whopping £1.6bn just halfway through the financial year. Last year’s spending review provided upfront funding for the NHS in 2016-17, but this is short lived. Continue reading... The Guardian

DNA-testing kit 23andme: patient-powered healthcare or just confusing?

DNA-testing kit 23andme: patient-powered healthcare or just confusing? The self-testing genetics kit claims to provide affordable information on potential health conditions but critics fear it could have negative implications.

How do you fancy spitting into a tube and finding out about your genes? You can buy one online now and get details of your ancestry, carrier status of various inherited diseases, risk of common conditions and random wacky facts such as whether you’re likely to develop male-pattern baldness. Not bad for £124.99 from Superdrug. Continue reading... The Guardian