Tackling bullying and harassment in the NHS - new resources launched

Tackling bullying and harassment in the NHS - new resources launched The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Partnership Group (HSWPG) has launched new resources and an infographic to support NHS organisations to develop cultures where staff are free from the fear of intimidating behaviour. NHS Employers

New care models and staff engagement: all aboard

New care models and staff engagement: all aboard This publication brings together the experiences of four vanguards which are placing staff at the centre of new care models. The vanguards featured recognise that those on the front line of care have the best ideas about how to improve it – but need to feel empowered to do so. NHS Confederation

Proportion of women giving birth recorded as smokers falls to lowest level since series began in 2006/07

Proportion of women giving birth recorded as smokers falls to lowest level since series began in 2006/07 New figures show the national annual percentage of women recorded as smokers at the time of giving birth has fallen below the national target. Health and Social Care Information Centre

'A massive shock' - suffering from anorexia in later life

'A massive shock' - suffering from anorexia in later life New research by the BBC's Breakfast programme shows an increase in the number of people in England and Wales who are middle-aged or elderly and struggling with eating disorders. BBC News

Cut the frills?

Cut the frills? Rebecca Rosen, a GP from a busy London practice, says pressures on the service risk "budget airline" style medicine. BBC News

What Do Health Visitors Contribute to Infant Mental Health?

What Do Health Visitors Contribute to Infant Mental Health? Health visiting is the public health profession of today, the profession that builds relationships with every child in the country to support their early relationships and ensure that every child matters. Dr Cheryll Adams, Executive Director for the Institute of Health Visiting which featured as a primary partner of the UKs first infant mental health awareness week last week shares her thoughts about health visitors and their public health role for babies life chances. Huffington Post UK

Dentists refusing to fix their mistakes costing patients hundreds of pounds, new analysis finds

Dentists refusing to fix their mistakes costing patients hundreds of pounds, new analysis finds Problems with dental care are up 9 per cent from last year with issues including dentists cracking healthy teeth during treatment, fillings that came out and dentures that did not fit. The Independent

Drug combination for fighting skin cancer approved for NHS use

Drug combination for fighting skin cancer approved for NHS use Medicines regulator NICE moves at record speed to approve nivolumab for use with ipilimumab in melanoma patients

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs for advanced skin cancer has been approved for general use in the NHS, raising hopes that the deadly disease will be stalled and perhaps eradicated in many more patients.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved nivolumab for use with ipilimumab within a couple of months of the combination getting a licence. Patients with advanced melanoma in England and Wales will be the first in Europe to get it, says NICE. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Pioneering cancer drug combination approved BBC News

NHS to offer free devices and apps to help people manage illnesses

NHS to offer free devices and apps to help people manage illnesses Health service seeks to use of technology to help patients manage conditions such as diabetes and heart disease

Millions of people will receive devices and apps free on the NHS to help them manage conditions such as diabetes and heart disease in an major drive to use technology to reduce patient deaths.

NHS England’s chief executive, Simon Stevens, has backed the move as a significant expansion of self-care that could help prevent patients becoming seriously unwell and needing hospital treatment.
Continue reading... The Guardian

Seven day GPs really DO cut weekend A&E admissions and ambulance call outs - by 20%

Seven day GPs really DO cut weekend A&E admissions and ambulance call outs - by 20% When clinics stayed open seven days, visits to A&E units at local hospitals dropped 10 per cent across the week and 18 per cent at weekends, Sussex University researchers found. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Warning over 'short-term funding' as study says seven-day GP pilots cut A&E use GP Online