Multi-million-pound mental health care home for teenagers trips up on door fittings and staff knowledge, inspectors find

Multi-million-pound mental health care home for teenagers trips up on door fittings and staff knowledge, inspectors find Care at a new £45 million home for adolescents at a Northampton mental health hospital has fallen short because of staff shortages and poorly-fitted doors, a report says.

Fitzroy House, which opened in January at St Andrew's Hospital, in Billing Road, was rated as "requires improvement" in a report published on August 7 by the CQC. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• St Andrew's Healthcare - Adolescents Service Care Quality Commission 

Future of Corby Urgent Care Centre still unknown after CCG meeting

Future of Corby Urgent Care Centre still unknown after CCG meeting Commissioners decided against closing Corby’s Urgent Care Centre on October 1 - as long as a deal with Lakeside+ is negotiated beforehand. Northamptonshire Telegraph

'Confessions Of A Junior Doctor' Gripped The Nation But What Did The Doctors Think?

'Confessions Of A Junior Doctor' Gripped The Nation But What Did The Doctors Think? The Channel 4 series Confessions of a Junior Doctor gripped the nation when it aired earlier this year, following a group of junior doctors on the wards of Northampton General Hospital. It took a politically charged topic and stripped it right back to the human story; we could see and at times feel the weight of challenges and decisions faced by these young doctors. Huffington Post

Mind survey finds men more likely to experience work-related mental health problems

Mind survey finds men more likely to experience work-related mental health problems New research from Mind shows that men are twice as likely to have mental health problems due to their job, compared to problems outside of work.

One in three men (32 per cent) attribute poor mental health to their job, compared to one in seven men (14 per cent) who say it’s problems outside of work. Women, on the other hand, say that their job and problems outside of work are equal contributing factors; one in five women say that their job is the reason for their poor mental health, the same as those who say problems outside of work is to blame (19 per cent).

The research, which comes from a survey of 15,000 employees across 30 organisations, is released as Mind urges employers to sign up to the Workplace Wellbeing Index 2017/18. The Index is a benchmark of best policy and practice when it comes to staff mental health, designed to celebrate the good work employers are doing to promote and support positive mental health, and to provide key recommendations on the specific areas where there is room to improve.

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• One in three men with poor mental health blame work ITV News

Government announce 'biggest ever' expansion plans for the NHS

Government announce 'biggest ever' expansion plans for the NHS Over a thousand extra doctors will be trained as part of the "biggest ever" expansion to the NHS's medical workforce in England, health officials have said.

An extra 1,500 doctors a year will be trained in the NHS by 2020 - boosting the current student doctor numbers of 6,000 by 25%, the Department of Health said.

An additional 10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are also planned, Health Minister Philip Dunne also confirmed

The extra places will be targeted at under-represented social groups such as lower income students, a Department of Health spokeswoman said. ITV News

See also:

• Medical school places to increase next year BBC News
• Doctors demand clarity on mandatory NHS service as medical school places rise GPonline

UK rations hepatitis B vaccine amid global shortage

UK rations hepatitis B vaccine amid global shortage UK health officials are putting a temporary limit on who can have a hepatitis B vaccination because stocks are running low.

The move is in response to the wider, global shortage of the jab caused by manufacturing issues.

UK travellers are being told they may not be able to get it before they leave Britain for higher-risk countries.

Babies and high-risk groups will be prioritised under the measures that are expected to continue into 2018.

A spokeswoman for Public Health England said: "All those who need to have a hepatitis B vaccine will be offered it in due course."

But she said some people wanting to be vaccinated now may not be able to have the jab. BBC News

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• Hepatitis B vaccine to be rationed in the UK The Daily Mail

'Now I'm a locum my marriage is surviving': GPs on job pressure

'Now I'm a locum my marriage is surviving': GPs on job pressure In the light of a survey showing a third of GPs in England think they may no longer be working in five years’ time, we asked you to share your experiences

The pledge to increase GP numbers by 5,000 within three years is “unachievable” according to the British Medical Association’s committee chair. The majority of GPs are struggling to cope with the increasing demand on primary care, and as a consequence unprecedented numbers are leaving to work abroad or retiring early.

The annual report of the Royal College of GPs said people in the profession “could reach breaking point” as recruitment numbers fell since September 2016. We asked GPs to tell us about the pressures they face.

Evidence suggests we lose the ability to make good decisions after 30 patient contacts Continue reading... The Guardian

'Scores more families to challenge NHS' after parents win High Court drug funding fight

'Scores more families to challenge NHS' after parents win High Court drug funding fight A High Court judge has overruled the NHS's decision to deny a life-changing drug to an autistic boy, in a ruling which the family's lawyer said would lead to "scores" more patients challenging the health service.

The NHS should review its decision not to fund the drug for the seven-year-old boy, known as S, who is suffering from a rare condition which makes him intolerant to protein, Mrs Justice Andrews ruled. The Daily Telegraph

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• Court rules against NHS over drug funding for boy with rare condition The Guardian

Scandal-hit hospital trust is STILL failing its patients

Scandal-hit hospital trust is STILL failing its patients A scandal-hit hospital trust where treating people in A&E corridors has become 'institutionalised' is still failing on patient safety.

Worcestshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust hasn't addressed deep concerns that were flagged by regulators who issued a formal warning just six months ago.

But 'no tangible improvement' has been made by senior bosses at the trust, originally placed in special measures two years ago.

Inspectors found efforts to cut 'over-crowding' in the emergency departments at both the trust's main hospitals 'were not effective'. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Patient care in A&E corridors 'standard' at Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust BBC News