Friday, 26 August 2016
Kettering disability support provider rated as ‘good’ by inspectors
Kettering disability support provider rated as ‘good’ by inspectors A Kettering disability support provider is celebrating after being rated as ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Securing meaningful choice for patients: CCG planning and improvement guide
Securing meaningful choice for patients: CCG planning and improvement guide This guide is designed to help CCGs deliver their statutory duties by highlighting the actions they need to take to make choice work for the populations that they serve. CCGs are encouraged to focus specifically on choice of provider and team for first outpatient appointments and choice of a suitable alternative provider if patients are not able to access certain services within the waiting time standards. The guide sets out a number of enablers for patient choice and the actions that can be taken to deliver each of these. NHS England
The state of NHS finances at Q1 2016/17
The state of NHS finances at Q1 2016/17 NHS Providers conducted a survey in the first half of August 2016 with NHS foundation trusts and trusts. We asked finance directors how their finances are faring after the first quarter of 2016/17, how much confidence they have in their plans going into the rest of the year, and their view on the effectiveness of measures outlined in NHS Improvement's financial 'reset'.
NHS cuts 'planned across England'
NHS cuts 'planned across England' Plans are being drawn up that could see cuts to NHS services across England.
The BBC has seen draft sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) which propose ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and changes to A&E and GP care in 44 areas.
There have been have been no consultations on the plans so far.
NHS England, which needs to find £22bn in efficiency savings by 2020-21, said reorganising local services is essential to improve patient care. BBC News
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The BBC has seen draft sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) which propose ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and changes to A&E and GP care in 44 areas.
There have been have been no consultations on the plans so far.
NHS England, which needs to find £22bn in efficiency savings by 2020-21, said reorganising local services is essential to improve patient care. BBC News
See also:
- The 38 Degrees crowdfunded investigation into secret NHS plans 38 Degrees
- NHS Investigation full results (spreadsheet) 38 Degrees
- How many sticks will it take to beat the NHS into financial health? The King's Fund
- How are Sustainability and Transformation Plans coming together? The Nuffield Trust
- Warnings despite upturn in NHS finances BBC News
- Glut of NHS closures ahead, warn hospital chiefs The Daily Telegraph
- NHS plans radical cuts to fight growing deficit in health budget The Guardian
- What do you know about planned NHS cuts?
- Plan to 'transform' NHS could lead to downgrade of major London hospitals
How You Can Raise Mental Health Awareness And Why You Should
How You Can Raise Mental Health Awareness And Why You Should Mental health illnesses affect 1 in 4 people. Is it really right that 90% of those face stigma and discrimination because of it? Mental health illnesses are a lot more common than most people think and in this post I am going to go over why people don’t talk about mental health, why you should raise awareness for mental health and ways you can. Huffington Post UK
NHS at breaking point despite deficit reduction, say trusts
NHS at breaking point despite deficit reduction, say trusts Deficit in first quarter more than halved from last year, but funding increases are set to slow down in next two years
A combination of growing demand, staff shortages and future slowdowns in funding increases mean the NHS is at breaking point despite a reduction in deficit compared with the same period last year, trusts have said.
The deficit in the first quarter of the financial year (April to June) was £461m, less than half the amount in the same period last year (£930m), but without emergency injections of cash it probably would have been little changed. Continue reading.. The Guardian
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A combination of growing demand, staff shortages and future slowdowns in funding increases mean the NHS is at breaking point despite a reduction in deficit compared with the same period last year, trusts have said.
The deficit in the first quarter of the financial year (April to June) was £461m, less than half the amount in the same period last year (£930m), but without emergency injections of cash it probably would have been little changed. Continue reading.. The Guardian
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Meet the victims of post-natal depression
Meet the victims of post-natal depression The cause of Jessica Addicott's detachment from her elder child? Ongoing postnatal depression (PND) — a disease that is still affecting far too many British women after giving birth. The Daily Mail
Lifelike baby dolls designed to deter teenage pregnancies actually have opposite effect, scientists find
Lifelike baby dolls designed to deter teenage pregnancies actually have opposite effect, scientists find Lifelike baby dolls that cry and are designed to stop teenage pregnancies actually increase the number of underage mothers, suggests new research.
The baby simulators form part of sex education classes across the world and are touted as a key weapon to discourage girls from having sex.
But a new study of the programme in Australia, published in The Lancet, found girls who took part were twice as likely to get pregnant and a third more likely to have an abortion than those who did not. The Daily Telegraph
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The baby simulators form part of sex education classes across the world and are touted as a key weapon to discourage girls from having sex.
But a new study of the programme in Australia, published in The Lancet, found girls who took part were twice as likely to get pregnant and a third more likely to have an abortion than those who did not. The Daily Telegraph
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