Thursday, 22 February 2018
Social care needs political support and better workforce planning
Social care needs political support and better workforce planning The workforce is sometimes cited as the biggest area of risk to the sustainability of the NHS in England. It is also a major area of concern for social care, where vacancy rates and turnover have been steadily increasingand are now double the national averages for the UK workforce as a whole. The King's Fund
Case study on staff wellbeing at mental health service
Case study on staff wellbeing at mental health service A case study looking at how Back on Track IAPT service, based in Hammersmith and Fulham, formed a wellbeing team to examine employees’ perceptions of their workplace and the challenges they face. NHS England
Mapping of specialist primary health care services in England for people who are homeless
Mapping of specialist primary health care services in England for people who are homeless This study finds significant variation in the type of service available, with some areas poorly covered. It also finds that homelessness projects in smaller towns and rural areas, and those working with young people who are homeless, were much less likely to be served by a specialist primary health care service. King's College London
Anti-depressants: Major study finds they work
Anti-depressants: Major study finds they work Scientists say they have settled one of medicine's biggest debates after a huge study found that anti-depressants work.
The study, which analysed data from 522 trials involving 116,477 people, found 21 common anti-depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of acute depression than dummy pills.
But it also showed big differences in how effective each drug is. BBC News
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The study, which analysed data from 522 trials involving 116,477 people, found 21 common anti-depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of acute depression than dummy pills.
But it also showed big differences in how effective each drug is. BBC News
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- Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugs for the acute treatment of adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (open access) The Lancet
- Antidepressants can help adults with major depression (review of the evidence) The Mental Elf
- Research should reassure patients, and GPs, that antidepressants are effective, says College Royal College of General Practitioners
- 'Anti-depressants help me function' BBC News
- Millions more of us should be taking antidepressants The Daily Mail
- Doctors should prescribe more antidepressants for people with mental health problems, study finds The Independent
Tool 'names and shames' hidden drug trials
Tool 'names and shames' hidden drug trials Institutions that fail to report the results of their drug and medical trials will be named on a new website.
Trials Tracker logs which clinical trials have missed deadlines for reporting their results in the US.
Some pharmaceutical organisations have been accused of burying unfavourable drug and medical test results.
Dr Ben Goldacre, who devised the website, told the BBC he hoped it would "nudge" institutions into properly disclosing data.
"For many years, trials transparency has been neglected," he said. BBC News
Trials Tracker logs which clinical trials have missed deadlines for reporting their results in the US.
Some pharmaceutical organisations have been accused of burying unfavourable drug and medical test results.
Dr Ben Goldacre, who devised the website, told the BBC he hoped it would "nudge" institutions into properly disclosing data.
"For many years, trials transparency has been neglected," he said. BBC News
Thousands of faulty inhalers recalled over risk to asthma patients' lives
Thousands of faulty inhalers recalled over risk to asthma patients' lives Thousands of asthma inhalers have been recalled over a potential flaw that posed a risk to patient's lives.
Around 6,000 inhalers used by asthma patients are affected, health officials say.
Asthma UK said that "faulty inhalers could put people's lives at risk" as it called on patients to check whether their inhaler needed to be returned.
The call comes after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) urged asthma patients to replace specific batches of their Ventolin Accuhaler inhalers, used for the emergency relief of asthmatic symptoms, after it was discovered that a manufacturing issue resulted in some devices not delivering the full dose required. The Independent
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Around 6,000 inhalers used by asthma patients are affected, health officials say.
Asthma UK said that "faulty inhalers could put people's lives at risk" as it called on patients to check whether their inhaler needed to be returned.
The call comes after the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) urged asthma patients to replace specific batches of their Ventolin Accuhaler inhalers, used for the emergency relief of asthmatic symptoms, after it was discovered that a manufacturing issue resulted in some devices not delivering the full dose required. The Independent
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- Batches of Ventolin Accuhaler and Seretide Accuhaler asthma inhalers recalled Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Asthma inhalers recalled in device alert BBC News
NHS deficit and staff shortage data ‘held up’ by government
NHS deficit and staff shortage data ‘held up’ by government Report showing NHS facing £900m deficit delayed after health department intervened
The NHS’s financial regulator has delayed publishing new information about the health service’s serious shortages of both money and staff after lobbying by the government, the Guardian can reveal.
The figures show that the NHS’s finances are even worse than previously thought – and include new official figures that reveal for the first time the full extent of the health service’s widespread lack of doctors and nurses. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The NHS’s financial regulator has delayed publishing new information about the health service’s serious shortages of both money and staff after lobbying by the government, the Guardian can reveal.
The figures show that the NHS’s finances are even worse than previously thought – and include new official figures that reveal for the first time the full extent of the health service’s widespread lack of doctors and nurses. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Quarterly performance of the NHS provider sector: quarter 3 2017/18 NHS Improvement
- The King's Fund response to NHS Improvement's quarterly performance report The King's Fund
- NHS 'dangerously' short of 100,000 staff BBC News
- NHS in crisis as trusts plunge £1.2billion into the red The Daily Mail
- NHS faces £1bn deficit and widespread shortages of staff The Daily Telegraph
- NHS England has one in 11 posts unfilled The Guardian
Jeremy Hunt launches review into handling of vaginal mesh scandal
Jeremy Hunt launches review into handling of vaginal mesh scandal Health secretary admits official failings over a number of medical treatment issues
Jeremy Hunt, the health and social care secretary, has launched a nine-month review into how the NHS addresses concerns about medical treatments, including vaginal mesh devices.
Speaking in the House of Commons, he admitted the government had failed to respond adequately to a series of public health scandals caused by the side-effects of medical treatments, citing the surgical mesh scandal as a key example. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Jeremy Hunt, the health and social care secretary, has launched a nine-month review into how the NHS addresses concerns about medical treatments, including vaginal mesh devices.
Speaking in the House of Commons, he admitted the government had failed to respond adequately to a series of public health scandals caused by the side-effects of medical treatments, citing the surgical mesh scandal as a key example. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Nurses say dying patients are being failed in their final days because the NHS is under too much pressure to care for them properly
Nurses say dying patients are being failed in their final days because the NHS is under too much pressure to care for them properly Dying patients are being failed in their final days because the NHS is under too much pressure to care for them properly, nurses have warned.
Patients are being left stranded in hospitals rather than being allowed to die at home or in hospices, a survey of NHS nurses claims.
Others are dying alone because staff are too stretched to spend time with them, the report found. The Daily Mail
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Patients are being left stranded in hospitals rather than being allowed to die at home or in hospices, a survey of NHS nurses claims.
Others are dying alone because staff are too stretched to spend time with them, the report found. The Daily Mail
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