New boss named at 'inadequate'-rated Northampton mental health charity

New boss named at 'inadequate'-rated Northampton mental health charity  A new chief executive has been named at a Northampton mental health charity - that paid its previous boss £328,000-a-year. Former chief executive of West Hertfordshire Hospitals, Katie Fisher, is set to become the new boss of the largely NHS-funded St Andrews healthcare from June 28. Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Prime Minister’s promise of extra funding for NHS raises questions about how much, when and how?

Prime Minister’s promise of extra funding for NHS raises questions about how much, when and how? The Prime Minister’s announcement that the government is committed to a new funding settlement over several years is welcome recognition of the growing pressures facing the NHS and the need to find a sustainable solution. Eight years of austerity have taken their toll on patient care and have led Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, and Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, among many others, to argue publicly for additional resources. King's Fund

NHS England and NHS Improvement get closer

NHS England and NHS Improvement get closer NHS England and NHS Improvement are today announcing some key steps that we are taking to bring our organisations closer together.
We have one NHS: commissioners and providers in each part of the country are serving the same people, and we need to use the resources that Parliament gives the NHS to greater benefit for local patients. This requires a much stronger focus on collaboration and joint working nationally as well as in local health systems.
Subject to our boards’ approval of more detailed proposals, we will begin to establish the following working arrangements from September 2018:

• increased integration and alignment of national programmes and activities – one team where possible
• integration of NHS England and NHS Improvement regional teams, to be led in each case by one regional director working for both organisations, and a move to seven regional teams to underpin this new approach. NHS England

Brexit: reciprocal healthcare

Brexit: reciprocal healthcare This report says that in the absence of an agreement on reciprocal healthcare, the rights of UK citizens to hold an EHIC card for treatment in the EU will cease after Brexit. King's Fund
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House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee - news

NHS Cervical Screening Programme: the role of the cervical screening provider lead

NHS Cervical Screening Programme: the role of the cervical screening provider lead This guidance includes information for cervical screening provider leads on requirements of the role, accountability, working relationships, and roles and responsibilities. King's Fund
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Public Health England - publications

We've not got enough beds or staff - NHS bosses

We've not got enough beds or staff - NHS bosses The NHS in England does not have enough beds or staff, health bosses say, ahead of the new financial year next week. NHS Providers, which represents chief executives, warned the service was facing an impossible task in 2018-19.
The group said it meant hospital waiting lists would grow and long A&E waits continue. But the government said it was taking steps to support the NHS, including pay rises for staff and the promise of a long-term funding settlement. BBC News

Man has 'world's worst' super-gonorrhoea

Man has 'world's worst' super-gonorrhoea A man in the UK has caught the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He had a regular partner in the UK, but picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in South East Asia. Public Health England says it is the first time the infection cannot be cured with first choice antibiotics. BBC News

Out-of-hours GP workforce faces collapse as winter indemnity scheme ends

Out-of-hours GP workforce faces collapse as winter indemnity scheme ends BMA leaders have called for an extension of the winter indemnity scheme after a poll found 80% of GPs planned to reduce sessions or stop working out-of-hours altogether if financial support ends from April. GP Online

Jeremy Corbyn accuses May of breaking mental health promise

Jeremy Corbyn accuses May of breaking mental health promise Jeremy Corbyn has challenged the prime minister over failings in mental health services, saying: “Too many of our fellow citizens suffer alone because there are not enough staff to help them at a moment of crisis.”
At the final session of prime minister’s questions on Wednesday, before parliament takes a two-week Easter break, the Labour leader used all of his questions to accuse Theresa May of failing to live up to the government’s promise to treat mental health as seriously as physical health. The Guardian

Health trusts say next year's A&E targets will be impossible to meet

Health trusts say next year's A&E targets will be impossible to meet Only 5% of trusts are confident their emergency departments will reach required levels. NHS plans for the coming year will be impossible to deliver despite Theresa May’s promise to accelerate long-term funding, trusts have said.
Amid mounting pressure, the prime minister pledged on Tuesday to provide details of a multiyear funding settlement imminently but the trade association NHS Providers says it offers no instant relief to its members. The Guardian