Thursday 31 May 2018

Survey into impact of mental health on services to be revealed by Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner

Survey into impact of mental health on services to be revealed by Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner A major consultation into the treatment of people with mental health concerns by the police and criminal justice system has found gaps in the support available and an inconsistent approach between the organisations.

The full results of the Time 2 Listen report will be revealed by Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold on June 5.

The consultation, believed to be the first of its kind ever held in the county, involved more than 1,200 people who have either mental illness, autism or ADHD, as well as more than 260 professionals working in health, policing, criminal justice and the voluntary sector. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Misconduct doctor's 'force made pregnant woman scream'

Misconduct doctor's 'force made pregnant woman scream' A doctor who continued to "quite forcefully" examine a pregnant woman despite her "screaming" for him to stop has been suspended for misconduct.

Locum registrar Dr Abdelkarim Mohamed who worked at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust continued until a midwife pulled his hand away in 2016.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard he also failed to comply with hand hygiene rules.

He was suspended for nine months in a case which involved two other woman. BBC Northampton

Five ways patient data is saving the NHS

Five ways patient data is saving the NHS On Friday, two major changes to the way the NHS handles patient data came into force: the national data opt-out and the General Data Protection Regulation. Our latest briefing details how these changes bolster safeguards for patient data, as well as flagging some of the potential implications of the changes. There are many ways that patient data is saving the NHS and here we explore five. For more examples Understanding Patient Data has a bank of case studies. The King's Fund

NHS met unprecedented patient demand last year

NHS met unprecedented patient demand last year Despite experiencing the worst winter in a decade, frontline NHS staff and managers have risen to the challenge and cared for more patients than ever before. However, this surge in demand has affected the NHS’s performance in key areas, such as waiting times and its reliance on temporary workers. NHS Improvement

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Numbers of GPs who want out within 5 years at all-time high, finds survey

Numbers of GPs who want out within 5 years at all-time high, finds survey The number of GPs who say they are likely to quit direct patient care within five years rose to 39% in 2017 from 35% in 2015, according to a new survey carried out by University of Manchester researchers.

The figure rose from 61% in 2015 to 62% in GPs over 50. Among this group, the majority said it was highly likely (47%) or considerably likely (15%).

In contrast, 13% of GPs under 50 said there was a considerable or high likelihood of leaving direct patient care within five years and 45% reported that there was no likelihood. Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System

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NHS workforce health and wellbeing framework

NHS workforce health and wellbeing framework NHS England, NHS Improvement and NHS Employers have developed an NHS workforce health and wellbeing framework for all NHS organisations.

NHS doctor told by Home Office to leave UK and apply for new visa stranded for months with career in jeopardy

NHS doctor told by Home Office to leave UK and apply for new visa stranded for months with career in jeopardy An NHS doctor’s career is in jeopardy because the Home Officehas rejected his application for a visa four times after telling him to leave the country and reapply for a work permit following the breakup of his marriage.

Dr Nnaemeka Chidumije has worked in the NHS in Newcastle since 2014 and was training to be a surgeon when he was told he would have to leave the country because his spousal visa had been curtailed. The Independent

Faith-based groups 'increasingly stepping in to plug gaps in NHS'

Faith-based groups 'increasingly stepping in to plug gaps in NHS' More than 3,500 churches and 200,000 volunteers are helping overstretched NHS, says study

Faith-based organisations are increasingly stepping in to support the overstretched NHS, research has found.

More than 3,500 churches and 200,000 volunteers are working on health and social care initiatives that are “plugging the gap” left by funding cuts and limited resources, according to the Cinnamon Network, a charity that connects faith-based organisations. Continue reading... The Guardian

'A&E is no place for a crisis': Bradford leads the way in mental health care

'A&E is no place for a crisis': Bradford leads the way in mental health care A 24-hour response team in West Yorkshire is easing the pressure on emergency services

One consequence of the closure of so many mental hospitals since the 1960s has been the increase in the number of people being sent far from their homes when they have needed a bed to receive treatment. However, a scheme in Bradford is showing that you can stop such out-of-area placements altogether by strengthening community-based care and support.

“You can live in Lancashire and have to go to Cornwall for a hospital bed,” says Chris Dixon, clinical manager of the First Response crisis scheme. “It’s hugely detrimental to people’s mental health because it’s harder to recover when you are hundreds of miles from home and don’t have family and friends around you.” Continue reading... The Guardian

Seven years on from Winterbourne View, why has nothing changed?

Seven years on from Winterbourne View, why has nothing changed? | Saba Salman People with learning disabilities are still at risk of being abused and dying unnecessarily in institutions. This is unacceptable

This week is the seventh anniversary of BBC Panorama’s exposure of the systematic abuse of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View hospital in Gloucestershire.

The abuse viewers saw routinely taking place at the NHS-funded assessment and treatment unit (ATU), seemed like a watershed moment. A government investigation and official report promised that lessons would be learned and committed to transfer the 3,500 people in similar institutions across England to community-based care by June 2014. Yet the deadline was missed, and the programme described by the then care minister Norman Lamb, as an “abject failure”. Continue reading... The Guardian

Half of 999 patients to be assessed on scene amid rising hospital pressures

Half of 999 patients to be assessed on scene amid rising hospital pressures Half of 999 patients will be treated on the scene instead of taken to hospital, under NHS plans to save funds and reduce pressure on Accident & Emergency departments.

The measures by the country’s biggest ambulance service mean paramedics will use video to assess patients on the spot.

Images will be beamed to medics, to decide whether a visit to A&E is necessary, or if help could be provided by a GP or community service. The Daily Telegraph

NHS appeals for people with O and B negative blood to donate

NHS appeals for people with O and B negative blood to donate NHS Blood and Transplant today blamed low donations over the bank holiday weekend, as many chose to bask outdoors in the sizzling 86°F (30°C) temperatures instead. The Daily Mail