NGH arranging temporary care placements in care homes for patients fit for discharge Northampton General Hospital is working to arrange temporary placements in care homes for patients who are medically fit for discharge, but who are waiting for care in their own home or placement in a residential or nursing home. Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Chilly Willy Ride does it again - raising nearly £3,000 for Northamptonshire's air ambulance
Chilly Willy Ride does it again - raising nearly £3,000 for Northamptonshire's air ambulance An amazing £2,783.87 was raised for Warwickshire Northamptonshire Air Ambulance by Bikers and Scooters at the 5th Annual Chilly Willy Ride out 2018. Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northamptonshire care village gets the go ahead
Northamptonshire care village gets the go ahead
Plans for a Northamptonshire care village which will create at least 300 jobs have been unveiled.
Developer Crown Care hope its Middlemore project in Daventry will become a blueprint for similar future developments, providing housing for elderly people through a variety of care options in a £60m scheme. Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Plans for a Northamptonshire care village which will create at least 300 jobs have been unveiled.
Developer Crown Care hope its Middlemore project in Daventry will become a blueprint for similar future developments, providing housing for elderly people through a variety of care options in a £60m scheme. Northampton Chronicle & Echo
What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?
What is 'Aussie' flu and should we be worried?
The NHS is preparing itself for a bad flu season.
One of the strains circulating this year - H3N2 - has been dubbed Aussie flu because it is the same strain that recently caused big problems for Australia.
Australia's 2017 flu season was the worst the country had experienced in nearly a decade.
Experts are waiting to see if similar will happen in the UK, after a recent rise in cases. BBC News
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The NHS is preparing itself for a bad flu season.
One of the strains circulating this year - H3N2 - has been dubbed Aussie flu because it is the same strain that recently caused big problems for Australia.
Australia's 2017 flu season was the worst the country had experienced in nearly a decade.
Experts are waiting to see if similar will happen in the UK, after a recent rise in cases. BBC News
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- Vaccine warning as Australian ‘flu threat grows Northamptonshire Telegraph
Using rotational posts
Using rotational posts NHS Employers -
This briefing explores how rotational posts can be an effective response to the challenges faced by employers in attracting and retaining staff. It provides examples from NHS organisations and outlines advice on how to implement rotational posts. King's Fund
This briefing explores how rotational posts can be an effective response to the challenges faced by employers in attracting and retaining staff. It provides examples from NHS organisations and outlines advice on how to implement rotational posts. King's Fund
Reform, ration, or return to first principles: the choices for the NHS - The Guardian
Reform, ration, or return to first principles: the choices for the NHS - The Guardian
As one of Sir Bruce Keogh’s predecessors, I have every sympathy with his desire to defend government policy, however dubious (Chief doctor denies NHS privatisation by stealth, 1 January). But solemn assurances that accountable care organisations (ACOs) are “simply about improving the quality of care the NHS offers” are a little limp, however eminent their source, given that similar claims are routinely made to justify every NHS reorganisation. The Guardian
As one of Sir Bruce Keogh’s predecessors, I have every sympathy with his desire to defend government policy, however dubious (Chief doctor denies NHS privatisation by stealth, 1 January). But solemn assurances that accountable care organisations (ACOs) are “simply about improving the quality of care the NHS offers” are a little limp, however eminent their source, given that similar claims are routinely made to justify every NHS reorganisation. The Guardian
Funding the NHS: Is it finally time for a new approach? - BBC News
Funding the NHS: Is it finally time for a new approach? - BBC News
Even by the usual standards of New Year pressures, it has been a traumatic week for much of the NHS.
In England, an unprecedented call has gone out from NHS leaders that a month's worth of non-urgent operations and appointments should be postponed. That's been echoed in other parts of the UK. BBC News
In England, an unprecedented call has gone out from NHS leaders that a month's worth of non-urgent operations and appointments should be postponed. That's been echoed in other parts of the UK. BBC News
Jeremy Hunt keeps Heath Secretary with added social care brief despite overseeing NHS 'winter crisis' - The Independent
Jeremy Hunt keeps Heath Secretary with added social care brief despite overseeing NHS 'winter crisis' - The Independent Jeremy Hunt has kept his job as Health Secretary, despite overseeing what is widely viewed as a winter crisis in the NHS.
However, Theresa May has added social care to his responsibilities, to signal her determination to sort out one of the biggest issues facing the country.Independent
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However, Theresa May has added social care to his responsibilities, to signal her determination to sort out one of the biggest issues facing the country.Independent
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BMA demands QOF suspension in England to ease winter pressure
BMA demands QOF suspension in England to ease winter pressure GP leaders in England have called for the suspension of QOF targets to ease winter pressure, as ministers in Wales agreed to freeze most of the framework for the second year running. GP Online
Digital lifelines: Why employees are turning to tech to improve their mental wellbeing - Information Age
Digital lifelines: Why employees are turning to tech to improve their mental wellbeing - Information Age How can employers tap into mental health technology to create a better, more happy working environment for their employees Information Age
NHS hospital bans sugar from its meals to tackle staff obesity
NHS hospital bans sugar from its meals to tackle staff obesity
A hospital in Manchester has become the first in Britain to ban sugar from its restaurant in an attempt to tackle growing concerns about obesity among NHSstaff. The Guardian
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- Hospital becomes first to ban all sugary food and drink The Telegraph
- Sugary drinks face NHS ban if action is not taken NHS Networks
Mental health support in schools: 'Families don’t have to spend years on waiting lists'
Mental health support in schools: 'Families don’t have to spend years on waiting lists'
When Grace Hartill was 11, she began to show the first signs of anxiety. Within a few years, the Barnsley schoolgirl had become withdrawn and had stopped wanting to see her friends.
“It was awful,” she says. “I didn’t want to leave my bedroom because I felt like if I did, something would happen to me or somebody I loved. Home was where I felt safest, so I just isolated myself. I barely went to school.” The Guardian
When Grace Hartill was 11, she began to show the first signs of anxiety. Within a few years, the Barnsley schoolgirl had become withdrawn and had stopped wanting to see her friends.
“It was awful,” she says. “I didn’t want to leave my bedroom because I felt like if I did, something would happen to me or somebody I loved. Home was where I felt safest, so I just isolated myself. I barely went to school.” The Guardian
NHS's real problem is underfunding not Australian flu, says virologist
NHS's real problem is underfunding not Australian flu, says virologist
A leading virologist has said there has been no major outbreak of Australian flu in the UK and its threat is obscuring the real problem facing the NHS, which is underfunding.
Concerns have been raised that an epidemic that hit New Zealand and Australiaduring the southern hemisphere’s winter could now be affecting the UK, after a sharp rise in flu-related hospitalisations and deaths. The Guardian
A leading virologist has said there has been no major outbreak of Australian flu in the UK and its threat is obscuring the real problem facing the NHS, which is underfunding.
Concerns have been raised that an epidemic that hit New Zealand and Australiaduring the southern hemisphere’s winter could now be affecting the UK, after a sharp rise in flu-related hospitalisations and deaths. The Guardian
NHS beds crisis: sick patients can sit in A & E
NHS beds crisis: sick patients can sit in A & E
The NHS minister, Philip Dunne, has been accused of “belittling” the beds crisisby telling MPs that patients who need to be admitted can sit on seats in A&E units while they wait for a bed. The Guardian
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