Northamptonshire volunteer doctor call-outs to car accidents and medical emergencies lowest in East Midlands Volunteer doctor call-outs to events like medical emergencies and car accidents in Northamptonshire were the lowest in the East Midlands. East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme released its annual figures this week, which revealed Northamptonshire had the smallest amount (26) due to the county not having as many doctors compared to other areas. Call-out rates in Northamptonshire did increase slightly when compared to the same period last year. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Official Statistics: NDNS: results from years 7 and 8 (combined)
Official Statistics: NDNS: results from years 7 and 8 (combined) The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling programme is a continuous, cross-sectional survey. It is designed to collect detailed, quantitative information on the food consumption, nutrient intake and nutritional status of the general population aged 1.5 years and over living in private households in the UK. The survey covers a representative sample of around 1000 people per year. Fieldwork began in 2008 and is now beginning its eleventh year. Public Health England
Nursing associates: consultation on the regulation of a new profession
Nursing associates: consultation on the regulation of a new profession The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are seeking the views of organisations and individuals about their proposals for regulating the new nursing associate role.This consultation will run from 9 April 2018 to 2 July 2018. The questions can be split into two main areas. The first includes where the NMC has developed new standards and procedures specifically for nursing associates. The second relates to the NMC's proposals to apply the approach they currently have for nurses and midwives to nursing associates.
Online GP service censured by advertising watchdog for implying NHS link
Online GP service censured by advertising watchdog for implying NHS link The advertising watchdog has ruled that adverts by private online GP provider Push Doctor 'misleadingly implied' it was providing an NHS service.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched its investigation after receiving 31 complaints, some of which were submitted by GPs.
The ads, displayed as posters on London Underground trains in August last year, said patients could 'access an NHS GP whenever you want’.
But the ASA found the claim was 'misleading', and Push Doctor told Pulse it had 'voluntarily' pulled the ads after a two-week trial period before the ASA ruling. Pulse
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched its investigation after receiving 31 complaints, some of which were submitted by GPs.
The ads, displayed as posters on London Underground trains in August last year, said patients could 'access an NHS GP whenever you want’.
But the ASA found the claim was 'misleading', and Push Doctor told Pulse it had 'voluntarily' pulled the ads after a two-week trial period before the ASA ruling. Pulse
Inflexible visa process 'stops much-needed doctors working in NHS'
Inflexible visa process 'stops much-needed doctors working in NHS' Doctors are being prevented from joining the NHS workforce by 'unnecessary barriers and delays' to visa applications and renewals, the BMA has warned.
In a letter to home secretary Amber Rudd, BMA chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul warned that the current system for processing visa applications was 'too rigid to adequately promote the recruitment of much needed specialties to the UK, particularly those which help address NHS workforce shortages'. GPonline
In a letter to home secretary Amber Rudd, BMA chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul warned that the current system for processing visa applications was 'too rigid to adequately promote the recruitment of much needed specialties to the UK, particularly those which help address NHS workforce shortages'. GPonline
It’s not fine to be fat. Celebrating obesity is irresponsible
It’s not fine to be fat. Celebrating obesity is irresponsible No one should be bullied for their weight or food choices, but ‘fat pride’ promotes dangerous weight levels
Body positivity began as a powerful antidote to the media’s obsession with skeletal models and beachball-breasted glamour girls. Empowering women of non-Barbie proportions to feel good about themselves, the movement has attacked impossible beauty ideals that confront us in advertising, branding and beyond, criticising everything from the thigh gaptrend to green juice cleanses.
Its success has led to a series of positive changes, including the decision to ban the use of rail-thin models in several European countries. In the UK, body positivity has fuelled a backlash against the clean eating movement, with health experts linking questionable nutritional advice to a rise in eating disorders such as orthorexia. As glossy-haired treadmill unicorns continue to pout their way through Instagram with chia-seed recipes and colonoscopy recommendations, women are rejecting their raw food cleanses in favour of a balanced diet that includes the occasional doughnut. Continue reading... The Guardian
Body positivity began as a powerful antidote to the media’s obsession with skeletal models and beachball-breasted glamour girls. Empowering women of non-Barbie proportions to feel good about themselves, the movement has attacked impossible beauty ideals that confront us in advertising, branding and beyond, criticising everything from the thigh gaptrend to green juice cleanses.
Its success has led to a series of positive changes, including the decision to ban the use of rail-thin models in several European countries. In the UK, body positivity has fuelled a backlash against the clean eating movement, with health experts linking questionable nutritional advice to a rise in eating disorders such as orthorexia. As glossy-haired treadmill unicorns continue to pout their way through Instagram with chia-seed recipes and colonoscopy recommendations, women are rejecting their raw food cleanses in favour of a balanced diet that includes the occasional doughnut. Continue reading... The Guardian
Scrap ALL operations next January and February, senior medics bark!
Scrap ALL operations next January and February, senior medics bark! The NHS should scrap all non-emergency surgery for two months over winter to prevent another crisis, according to senior medics.
Procedures such as hip replacements should not be planned during January and February to free up beds and avoid cancellations, the Society of Acute Medicine said.
It comes after NHS officials ordered hospitals to cancel tens of thousands of operations and outpatient appointments earlier this year due to winter pressures.
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the society which represents hospital doctors and nurses in acute medicine, said a routine ban on elective surgery at NHS trusts during the busiest months may be one way to ease pressure. The Daily Mail
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Procedures such as hip replacements should not be planned during January and February to free up beds and avoid cancellations, the Society of Acute Medicine said.
It comes after NHS officials ordered hospitals to cancel tens of thousands of operations and outpatient appointments earlier this year due to winter pressures.
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the society which represents hospital doctors and nurses in acute medicine, said a routine ban on elective surgery at NHS trusts during the busiest months may be one way to ease pressure. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Pre-planned operations ‘should be cancelled for two months each year’ Society of Acute Medicine
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