Tuesday 10 January 2017

CCTV released of man over theft from Northampton General Hospital

CCTV released of man over theft from Northampton General Hospital Police would like to speak to the man in the attached images who may have information about the theft of a handbag from NGH. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Taking the right approach to community-based health services

Taking the right approach to community-based health services On Boxing Day, Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer at NHS England, wrote a letter to The Telegraph reflecting on what – on the surface – seemed to be a fairly standard NHS policy position, that the NHS should shift care closer to home and invest in community-based health care rather than hospital buildings.

Nothing new there, it's been a key component of much health policy for the past decade or more. But I started looking at readers’ comments on articles where her letter was discussed, and was taken aback by the strength of feeling from those commenters that the policy was wrong. The King's Fund

Support after a suicide: a guide to providing local services

Support after a suicide: a guide to providing local services This practical guidance helps commissioners understand why and how they can deliver support after suicide (also known as postvention support) in their local areas. Public Health England

    Policy paper: Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: government response

    Policy paper: Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: government response This report sets out the government’s response to the work of the Mental Health Taskforce. The taskforce report to NHS England, the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, is an independent and far-reaching overview of what modern mental health services should be.

    The government will accept the taskforce report’s recommendations in full. This report provides full responses to each of the 58 recommendations made to government.

    All of the recommendations, whether for NHS England or for government, will be taken forward. NHS England’s response to their recommendations can be found in Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. Department of Health

    Theresa May promises mental health care overhaul

    Theresa May promises mental health care overhaul Plans to "transform" attitudes to mental health, with a focus on children and young people, have been announced by Theresa May.

    Additional training for teachers, an extra £15m for community care, and improved support in the workplace were among measures announced by the PM.

    Mental health experts said more funding was needed to improve services.

    Mrs May's speech comes as she outlined her plans to use the state to create a "shared society".

    The government says one in four people has a mental disorder at some point in their life, with an annual cost of £105bn.

    Figures show young people are affected disproportionately with over half of mental health problems starting by the age of 14 and 75% by 18.

    The prime minister said mental health had been "dangerously disregarded" as secondary to physical health and changing that would go "right to the heart of our humanity". BBC News

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    Jeremy Hunt sets out the measures to relieve 'distressed' A&Es

    Jeremy Hunt sets out the measures to relieve 'distressed' A&Es The Health Secretary has told the Commons how hospital trusts can relieve their 'distressed' emergency departments on a temporary basis.

    Jeremy Hunt was also responding to claims from the Red Cross that the NHS was facing a 'humanitarian crisis'. BBC News

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    Two die in NHS every day of thirst and starvation

    Two die in NHS every day of thirst and starvation Hunger or thirst were responsible for 1,022 registered deaths in 2015, the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show. Experts believe it may be due to increasing demands on the NHS. The Daily Mail

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    'Doctors are too busy for more than one problem per appointment'

    'Doctors are too busy for more than one problem per appointment' Those with multiple illnesses are being banned from booking 20-minute consultations – instead being told to book a standard ten-minute appointment for each condition. The Daily Mail

    Around 16,000 people still receiving 'flying visits' by carers, despite Government's minimum standard

    Around 16,000 people still receiving 'flying visits' by carers, despite Government's minimum standard More than a fifth of councils in England are still commissioning 15-minute social care visits, despite the Government agreeing half an hour should be the minimum standard, it was reported.

    Around 16,000 people are still receiving "flying visits" by carers for needs such as washing, dressing and eating, an investigation by ITV News and the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability found.

    Ninety-five of the 152 councils in England responded to a Freedom of Information request, of whom 34 admitted they were still commissioning 15-minute visits for personal care, ITV News said. The Daily Telegraph