Northampton General Hospital: A&E's new unit 'on build schedule' A new emergency assessment unit being built at Northampton General Hospital is on schedule to open by the end of the summer, NHS bosses have said.
The 60-bed unit will help staff work out the most appropriate treatment for each patient and the hospital hopes it will ease pressure on emergency waiting times. BBC Northampton
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Busiest ever day for Northampton General Hospital as pressure on A&E rises
Busiest ever day for Northampton General Hospital as pressure on A&E rises More than 500 people visited Northampton General Hospital’s A&E department in January on its busiest day in history. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Spending on and availability of health care resources: how does the UK compare to other countries?
Spending on and availability of health care resources: how does the UK compare to other countries? How does health spending in the UK compares to other countries and how does the NHS measures up on some of the key resources this spending pays for? Using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, our new briefing compares spending on staffing, beds, equipment and medicine across 21 countries. The King's Fund
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Green Paper on Child Mental Health lacks ambition
Green Paper on Child Mental Health lacks ambition The Government's proposed Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health lacks ambition and will provide no help to the majority of those children who desperately need it, say the Education and Health and Social Care Committees in joint report.
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- Mental health plans 'failing a generation', say MPs BBC News
- Government plans to tackle mental health crisis 'will fail a generation' The Guardian
- Government's mental health plans to leave hundreds of thousands of children without needed support, MPs warn The Independent
Lack of therapy puts stroke survivors’ recovery at risk
Lack of therapy puts stroke survivors’ recovery at risk Stroke survivors’ recoveries are being put at risk due to a lack of rehabilitation therapy after they leave hospital, according to the Stroke Association.
Rehabilitation therapy, which includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, can help stroke survivors relearn basic skills such as how to walk, talk and even eat again so they can regain their independence.
NICE guidelines (i) recommend at least 45 minutes, five days a week of each type of rehabilitation therapy needed by stroke survivors for as long as it’s of benefit to them. However, the Stroke Association has revealed that, on average, stroke survivors only receive around a third of that.
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Rehabilitation therapy, which includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, can help stroke survivors relearn basic skills such as how to walk, talk and even eat again so they can regain their independence.
NICE guidelines (i) recommend at least 45 minutes, five days a week of each type of rehabilitation therapy needed by stroke survivors for as long as it’s of benefit to them. However, the Stroke Association has revealed that, on average, stroke survivors only receive around a third of that.
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NHS: How much does it spend on the private sector?
NHS: How much does it spend on the private sector? Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to private health companies following a report by the regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC). It found that while most private hospitals in England provided high quality care there were still 30% requiring improvement.
The CQC made the point that the independent health sector was important not just for privately funded patients or those with insurance but also many in the NHS because of contracts held with health service commissioners and trusts. BBC News
The CQC made the point that the independent health sector was important not just for privately funded patients or those with insurance but also many in the NHS because of contracts held with health service commissioners and trusts. BBC News
Junior doctors' job offers withdrawn after computer blunder
Junior doctors' job offers withdrawn after computer blunder Up to 1,500 junior doctors offered posts as registrars have had their job offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process.
Doctors say they have been left stressed and in limbo, and potentially out of pocket over plans to move home.
The Royal College of Physicians, which oversees recruitment, apologised for the "human error" and is working over the weekend to restart the process. BBC News
Doctors say they have been left stressed and in limbo, and potentially out of pocket over plans to move home.
The Royal College of Physicians, which oversees recruitment, apologised for the "human error" and is working over the weekend to restart the process. BBC News
NHS England pledges full coverage for perinatal mental health services
NHS England pledges full coverage for perinatal mental health services NHS England has announced plans to make community perinatal mental health services available to women in all parts of the country by April next year.
Funding for specialist community services and inpatient mother and baby units across England will allow at least 30,000 additional women to access perinatal mental health services closer to home.
NHS England has announced that £23m will be spent on rolling out services across the country to make evidence-based treatment and support available to all new and expectant mothers. Pulse
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Funding for specialist community services and inpatient mother and baby units across England will allow at least 30,000 additional women to access perinatal mental health services closer to home.
NHS England has announced that £23m will be spent on rolling out services across the country to make evidence-based treatment and support available to all new and expectant mothers. Pulse
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Private hospitals warned over failing safety and quality standards
Private hospitals warned over failing safety and quality standards Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt writes to 206 private providers across England after damning CQC report
Private hospitals have been given two weeks to come up with a plan to “get their house in order” on safety and quality or else face tough sanctions imposed by the government, the Guardian has learned.
On Tuesday, Jeremy Hunt will write to the chief executives of 206 private hospitals across England following a damning report into the sector by the safety regulator last month. Continue reading... The Guardian
Private hospitals have been given two weeks to come up with a plan to “get their house in order” on safety and quality or else face tough sanctions imposed by the government, the Guardian has learned.
On Tuesday, Jeremy Hunt will write to the chief executives of 206 private hospitals across England following a damning report into the sector by the safety regulator last month. Continue reading... The Guardian
Poor NHS care contributed to deaths of 13 people with learning disabilities
Poor NHS care contributed to deaths of 13 people with learning disabilities Treatment delays, neglect or abuse adversely affected patients, mortality review says
An NHS investigation into the deaths of 13 patients with learning disabilities has found that failures to provide adequate, safe and prompt care contributed directly to their deaths.
Detailed studies of 103 deaths in 2016-17 by the NHS Learning Disabilities Mortality Review found that in 13 instances the person’s health had been adversely affected by treatment delays, poor care, neglect or abuse. Continue reading... The Guardian
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An NHS investigation into the deaths of 13 patients with learning disabilities has found that failures to provide adequate, safe and prompt care contributed directly to their deaths.
Detailed studies of 103 deaths in 2016-17 by the NHS Learning Disabilities Mortality Review found that in 13 instances the person’s health had been adversely affected by treatment delays, poor care, neglect or abuse. Continue reading... The Guardian
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- The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Annual Report 2017 Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
- Failings in learning disability deaths, report finds BBC News
Being able to see the same GP is harder than ever, despite ministers’ pledges
Being able to see the same GP is harder than ever, despite ministers’ pledges Being able to see the same GP is rarer than ever, despite Government pledges to improve continuity of care, research has found.
Five years ago, ministers pledged to bring back the “personal link” between patients and doctors, promising that all older patients should be given a named doctor. The Daily Telegraph
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Five years ago, ministers pledged to bring back the “personal link” between patients and doctors, promising that all older patients should be given a named doctor. The Daily Telegraph
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- GPs working hard to provide continuity of care to their patients despite rising pressures, says College Royal College of General Practitioners
- Report highlights sharp fall in patients able to see own GP regularly The Guardian
Campaigners warn against sale of fields and green spaces which 'save NHS more than £100 million a year'
Campaigners warn against sale of fields and green spaces which 'save NHS more than £100 million a year' Parks and green spaces save the NHS more than £100 million a year, new research has found.
They provide wellbeing benefits worth a total of £34 billion annually, according to the Fields in Trust charity, which has urged the Government to ban local councils from selling school playing fields.
Its report, the first of its kind, warned that the sale of such valuable land was “completely short sighted” and would likely cost more money than is saved. The Daily Telegraph
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They provide wellbeing benefits worth a total of £34 billion annually, according to the Fields in Trust charity, which has urged the Government to ban local councils from selling school playing fields.
Its report, the first of its kind, warned that the sale of such valuable land was “completely short sighted” and would likely cost more money than is saved. The Daily Telegraph
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Breast screening scandal deepens as IT firm says senior health officials ignored its warnings
Breast screening scandal deepens as IT firm says senior health officials ignored its warnings The scandal over the breast cancer screening deepened today after the IT company involved hit back at suggestions that their software was to blame.
Senior sources at Hitachi Consulting said that they had created an algorithm following the exact specifications provided by health officials.
They also questioned why Public Health England (PHE) failed to act after the firm flagged up concerns in March 2017 that women were being denied scans. The Daily Telegraph
Senior sources at Hitachi Consulting said that they had created an algorithm following the exact specifications provided by health officials.
They also questioned why Public Health England (PHE) failed to act after the firm flagged up concerns in March 2017 that women were being denied scans. The Daily Telegraph
Meet the unsung army of selfless volunteers on whom the NHS depends
Meet the unsung army of selfless volunteers on whom the NHS depends They are the unsung heroes — a 78,000 strong army of selfless people who volunteer in hospital wards, cafeterias and around the community to help the NHS save millions of pounds every year. The Daily Mail
Decision to not make a drug for childhood cancer on the NHS is 'devastating', say charities
Decision to not make a drug for childhood cancer on the NHS is 'devastating', say charities Children with the same childhood cancer that killed Bradley Lowery will be denied a life-extending drug on the NHS after the health watchdog ruled it too costly.
Nice stressed that it wanted to recommend patients with neuroblastoma are given dinutuximab beta – but argued it is too expensive and may not work. The Daily Mail
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Nice stressed that it wanted to recommend patients with neuroblastoma are given dinutuximab beta – but argued it is too expensive and may not work. The Daily Mail
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