Mum praises NGH consultant’s quick thinking that saved the lives of her and her baby boy

Mum praises NGH consultant’s quick thinking that saved the lives of her and her baby boy A mum who lost five litres of blood while pregnant has thanked the quick-thinking Northampton General Hospital staff who saved the lives of both her and her premature baby. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

What type of manager are you?

What type of manager are you? Have you ever wondered what type of manager you are or how those around you rate your engagement skills?

In his latest podcast Steven Weeks, policy manager at NHS Employers discovers what type of manager he is by answering a series of questions in a research based tool created by Dilys Robinson, principal research fellow from the Institute for Employment Studies. NHS Employers

Key principles of effective prevention education

Key principles of effective prevention education This report summarises research into effective pedagogical principles in the field of school-based preventative education (across a range of behaviours including drug and alcohol use, healthy eating, physical activity and sexual activity) as well as school-based programmes to build skills and attributes associated with reduced risk-taking behaviour (including social and emotional skills, and resilience). Personal, Social, Health and Economic Association

Scandal-hit trust patients 'at risk'

Scandal-hit trust patients 'at risk' The NHS mental health trust which ran a care unit where a teenager drowned in a bath is "continuing to put patients at risk", inspectors say. BBC News

See also:

• Chairman of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust resigns BBC News
• VIDEO: Southern Health chairman resigns BBC News

Juniors’ contract concerns about far more than pay

Juniors’ contract concerns about far more than pay BMA again calls on Hunt to withdraw threat of imposition and return to negotiation. OnMedica

See also:

• Junior doctors' dispute: Who will break first? BBC News
• The new junior doctors' contract will create a staffing crisis in the worst possible places The Daily Telegraph

Use of total hip replacement inconsistent and unfair

Use of total hip replacement inconsistent and unfair Older, poorer, less mobile patients less likely to have THA even when eligible under NICE guidance. OnMedica

Self-harm rates rising in men as economic downturn threatens their 'breadwinner' status

Self-harm rates rising in men as economic downturn threatens their 'breadwinner' status Men are suffering as they 'fail' to performed traditional gender roles following the economic crash, research has suggested. The Independent

Girl, 14, died in torchlit ward surgery after theatre access delay

Girl, 14, died in torchlit ward surgery after theatre access delay Inquest hears Bristol hospital had no theatres free on night Emma Welch had internal bleeding after spinal procedure

A 14-year-old girl died after an emergency night-time operation during which medics were forced to use a torch to make sure there was enough light to work by.

Emma Welch underwent surgery on a ward because the two available operating theatres at Bristol children’s hospital were in use on the night she suffered complications. Continue reading... The Guardian

Fat Britain: Alarming report reveals 1 in 3 children are obese by the age of 11 and women account for 75% of weight loss surgery

Fat Britain: Alarming report reveals 1 in 3 children are obese by the age of 11 and women account for 75% of weight loss surgery Health and Social Care Information Centre data shows bariatric surgery patients have tripled in 20 years and 58 per cent of women and 65 per cent of men are now overweight. The Daily Mail